The Capital and the largest city of the North West Frontier Province (N.W.F.P),
Peshawar, has enjoyed tremendous historical, Military and political importance because
of the Khyber Pass which has been a vintage point as a gateway for invaders of the
sub-continent.
Peshawar derives its name from a Sanskrit word 'Pushpapura', meaning the
city of flowers. Peshawar's flowers were even mentioned in Mughal Emperor Babur's
memoirs.