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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Peshawar: capital of, North-West Frontier


The citylies just west of the Bara River, a tributary of the Kabul River, near the Khyber Pass.The Shahji-ki Dheri mounds, situated to the east, cover ruins of the largest Buddhist stupa in the subcontinent (2nd century AD), which attest the lengthy association of the town with Buddha and the religion founded about him.

Quetta Museum, Quetta


The Archaeological Museum at Fifa Road has a collection of rare antique guns, swords and manuscripts, etc. The Geological survey department has displayed a collection of rocks and fossils at their display centre on Sariab Road.