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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.

Mathra
Village
Mathra
Location in Pakistan
Mathra
Mathra (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 34.106446°N 71.478739°E / 34.106446; 71.478739
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District

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



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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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