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some videos from Bhuddist Monastery in Takht e bhai

The following videos are very short because of the problem in uploading them to net. But hope it will give some basic idea of the location.

A brief description of NWFP (North West Frontier Province) of Pakistan

NWFP stands for northwest frontier province of Pakistan. In north side of the province is situated range of Hindukush mountains. To the south is Baluchistan and dera ghazi khan district of Punjab. NWFP falls into different divisions including District of Peshawar, District Hazara, Malakand Division and mountains and border of Afghanistan. Valley of Peshawar was always been more closely connected politically with eastern Iran (the ancient Arianan and modern Afghanistan). History finds that Iranians dominating the whole Indus Valley. Peshawar was also been closely connected politically with India in Muhammadan times, that’s is Ghazni, Mahmud Sabuktagin;s son, Mughal Emperors, Jalal udin and Chingiz Khan. Its population was mainly Indian by race during that period. Brief historical background of NWFP: Taxila, the capital of Gandhara, olden times Gandahara is now modern district Peshawar. Today Taxila ruins lies near the modern city of Islamabad in Pakistan. This city remaine...

My home Town, Mardan

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