Mardan ( مردان) is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Mardan is the 19th largest city of Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe, although a significant number of Momands have settled there over the past years. It is the second most populous city in the province, located in the south west of the district at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of 283 metres (928ft).
Mardan District is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Mardan is the headquarters of the district. The district also contains the famous archaeological site of Takht Bhai, Jamal Ghari and Sawal Dher.
History
Ancient history
Mardan District is a part of the Peshawar valley the whole area was once part of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, the remains of which are scattered throughout the district.
The armies of Alexander the Great reached the Indus Valley by two separate routes, one through the Khyber Pass and the other led by Alexander himself through Kunar, Bajaur, Swat, and Buner in 326 BCE. After Alexander's death, the valley came under the rule of Chandragupta, who ruled the valley from 297 to 321 BCE. During the reign of the Buddhist emperor Ashoka (the grandson of Chandragupta) Buddhism became the religion of the Peshawar Valley. The valley saw the revival of Brahmanism after the Greeks took over in the time of King Mehanda. The Scythians and Indians followed and retained control of the valley till the 7th century CE.
ISLAMABAD ... Among them, four belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while all other 16 hail from Punjab ... All three hail from Lahore ... Shah Zeb who belongs to Mardan was released after he served nine months and 29 days in jail. Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2024. .
WOMEN in Pakistan happen to be the most vulnerable and marginalised section of society ... It is a bitter fact that more than 12 million girls are deprived of education in Pakistan ... Zakir Ullah. Mardan. Published in Dawn, February 27th, 2024. .
PAKISTAN, as things stand, cannot hope overcome its economic predicament unless it promotes a culture of research through essential measures ... profess-ionals, resources, programmes and leadership ... Mardan. Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2024. .
SenatorDilawar Khan holds a press talk in Mardan, on Saturday.—Dawn...Talking to journalists at the Mardan Press Club, he clarified that no one had pointed out the quorum in the house at the time of the resolution’s passage.
THERE are certain deficiencies in the curriculum and subject selection at the level of primary schools that deserve careful consideration ... Mansoor Ahmad. Mardan. Published in Dawn, January 4th, 2024. .
It came into existence in a frenzy of violence, which left over a million dead and some 13m displaced ... This was hardly unprecedented ... The writer teaches at Abdul Wali KhanUniversity, Mardan. Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2023. .
Advocate GeneralAamir Javed contended that the present petition had become infructuous as the impugned detention order of Mardan’s deputy commissioner had already been suspended after which the detainee was freed.
PESHAWAR ... The deputy commissioner’s order said the individuals might be detained and confined in CentralJailMardan for a period of 30 days from the date of arrest. Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023. .
THE fundamental principles of consti- tutional law enunciate the relationship between different state organs as well as that between the state and the citizen ... Thus, people should avoid it at all costs ... Mardan. Published in Dawn, August 23th, 2023. .
"Approximately 40,000 people including 3,000 printers, publishers and graphic ... "KP printers and publishers mostly rely on Punjab for printing materials after closure of Charsadda and Mardan paper mills.
... and literati, who serves as an associate professor of Sociology at the Abdul Wali KhanUniversityMardan, took the responsibility to recompile, edit and publish the book with some added research.