Mathra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Mathra
Village
Mathra is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mathra
Mathra
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°06′23″N 71°28′43″E / 34.106446°N 71.478739°E / 34.106446; 71.478739Coordinates: 34°06′23″N 71°28′43″E / 34.106446°N 71.478739°E / 34.106446; 71.478739
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District

Mathra (like Muttra, a corruption of Mathura, the original name) is a village 40 km from Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was formerly also known as Mathra Kona.

Administrative area[]

Patwar circles of Mathra Qanungo Halqa is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA-2 (Peshawar-2) while Mathra Qanungo Halqa, excluding the patwar circles of Regi Uftazai and Regi Lalma, is part of NA-3 (Peshawar-3) For the KP Provincial Assembly, the entirety of Mathra Qanungo Halqa comes in PF-7 (Peshawar-7).[1]

History[]

In April 1926, one of the most famous policemen in India, Eric Handyside, Commandant, North West Frontier Police, was killed in action in Mathra during a routine operation to arrest two outlaws.[2]

Educational Institutes[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Report, Bureau (24 August 2002). "PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Officer’s Gallantry: Another Victim of Frontier Outlaws." The Straits Times, 30 April 1926, p.2.
  3. ^ "Govt: Degree College Mathra, Warsak Road, Peshawar". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Government Girls Degree College Mathra Peshawar". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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