Masho Khel
Masho Khel (Mashokhel)
ماشوخیل | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Masho Khel (Mashokhel) Location within Pakistan  Masho Khel (Mashokhel) Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′37″N 71°30′09″E / 33.91028°N 71.50250°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Peshawar District |
| Tehsil | Pishtakhara[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Local Government, Pishtakhara [3] |
| • Tehsil Chairman | Muhammad Haroon Sifat[4] |
| • Village Chairmen | Amjid Khan and Qari Waqas Khan |
| • Village Secretaries | Malik Rifaqat Khan and Saif Ul Islam |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 30,492 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (Pakistan Standard Time) |
| Postal Code | 24810 |
Masho Khel or Mashokhel (in Pashto and Urdu: ماشوخیل) is a historic village in the capital district of Peshawar in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The village is situated about 13 km south of the Peshawar cantonment.
The spoken language in the village is Pashto, and the people belong to the Pashtun tribe Mohmand.
The Sufi and philosophical poet of the 17th century, Abdul Hamid Baba, was from this village.[5]
Administrative division
Masho Khel is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA-30 Peshawar-III and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat PK-78 Peshawar-X. It falls under the jurisdiction of Badaber police station. There are two village councils in Masho Khel. The village comes under the local administration of union council (UC 58) Sheikhan, Tehsil Pishtakhara.[6]
Education
The literacy rate in Masho Khel is very low. The major reasons are poverty and limited access to schools. Masho Khel has a public high school for boys which, along with many other schools, was bombed by militants.[7]
For girls, a public high school has recently been built. There are also some private schools, but students usually attend schools in Peshawar city and the cantonment. A group of volunteers has been helping students under the name Maths Volunteers.
Healthcare
The village has no major hospital, and only the Basic Health Unit (BHU) is functional. However, there are a few private practitioners in the village. The nearest major hospitals, about 10 km away, are Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Khyber Teaching Hospital, and Lady Reading Hospital.
History
Masho Khel is well known for a historic event that took place in 1847, when the people of the village refused to pay revenue to Major George Lawrence of the British Raj.[8]
People
People of Masho Khel are mostly farmers and labourers. However, there are also a significant number of people working as teachers, civil servants, and armed forces personnel.
Major crops
The main crop farmed in the village is wheat. Other crops include maize, peas, sunflower, garlic, and a variety of decorative flowers.[9]
Sports
There are no proper grounds for sports. However, street cricket and volleyball are widely played in the village.
Major problems
Poverty, education, healthcare,[10] clean water,[11][12] and electricity load shedding are major issues in the village.
The rate of girls' education is very low, possibly due to the limited number of girls' schools. Only recently have the first middle and high schools been constructed for girls. Some primary girls' schools were bombed by militants.[7]
Nearby villages
Nearby villages include Suleman Khel, Gari Mali Khel, Mushtarzi, Mashogagar, Balarzi, and Badaber.
Notable people
The Sufi and philosophical poet of the 17th century, Abdul Hamid Baba, was from Masho Khel.[5][13]
References
- ↑ "Sub-Divisions and Tehsils in District Peshawar". Revenue and Estate Department of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "KP's new LG system: structure, powers, and voting process". SAMAA TV. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "The Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Tehsil Council Pistakhara". Geo News. 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- 1 2 Shafi, Arif Shafi (17 July 2013). "Lights, camera, inaction!: 'The works and life of Hameed Baba'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Shabir, Fahad (27 December 2019). "Pishtakhara, Peshawar City Given Status Of Sub-Divisions". Urdu point. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- 1 2 Zia, Asad Zia (15 January 2016). "Three years and counting: Boys in Mashokhel study under the sky; girls have no choice but stay home". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Sultan, Razia (2011). "Peshawar: An Integral Part of Competing Empires of Durranis, Sikhs and British" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of History and Culture. 31 (1). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Shinwari, Sher Alam (14 March 2020). "Florists doing roaring business as spring season sets in". Dawn. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ Khan, Mujib-ur-Rehman (2007). "Availability and utilization of primary health care services in the rural areas of district Peshawar-A case study". Sarhad Journal of Agriculture (Pakistan). 23 (4). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ Parvez, Adil (20 July 2018). "Lack of clean drinking water biggest problem facing NA-29 Peshawar". Geo News. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ Yousaf, Saeeda; Khan, Sardar; Sher, Hassan; Ahmad, Latif; Afridi, Ihsanullah; Khan, Deedar (2013). "Canal water treatment with rapid sand filtration". Soil and Environment. 32 (2). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ Ahmad, Riaz (22 October 2012). "18th century Sufi poet's grave in ruins". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2023.