Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass and sits mainly on the Iranian plateau along with the rest of the NWFP. Peshawar is literally a frontier city of South-Central Asia and was historically part of the Silk Road making it the oldest city in South Asia.

Peshawar is a rapidly growing city with a population of 2,982,816 with an additional 566,248 living in the suburbs of Hayatabad and Honda North. The current population growth rate of this city is 3.29 percent per annum, which is higher than the average of many ... (more)