Masho Khel Peshawar
Masho Khel (in Urdu: ماشوخیل) is a famous and one of the oldest village in Peshawar and is about 13 km from Peshawar Cantt. Most people of Masho Khel live a simple life in houses made of mud. People are mostly religious and all are Muslims of one sect.
Famous For
Masho Khel is well known for the great Sufi and philosophical poet Abdul Hameed Baba Masho Khel [1]. His grave was rebuilt after being ruined by terrorist in 2012[2]. Masho Khel is also very famous for Mian Abdullah Jan, known as Baba G. Baba G was the uncle of Shaheed Mian Mushtaq Ahmad. Shaheed Mian Mushtaq was the district president of ANP and was assassinated by terrorists followed by killings of four member of one family[3] (Malik Sharafat and his family members) . There is also famous singer known as Zahir Masho Khel.
Administrative Division
Masho Khel is a part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA-29 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat PK-11. Masho Khel is under police station Badaber. There are two village councils in Masho Khel. Masho Khel is a part of Union Council (UC 87) Sheikhan.
Education
The spoken language in Masho Khel is Pashto. Masho Khel has a Govt. High School for male which was destroyed by a bomb. For female a Govt. High School has also been built recently which is closed to Masho Khel Bus stand. There are some private schools as well but students usually go to schools in Peshawar city and cantt.
People
People of Masho Khel are mostly formers and labors. There are some big families which are involved in politics. There are also a good number of officers (lawyers, CSPS, Teachers) in Masho Khel. Many people are serving the armed forces (Police, Pak army, FC). Some famous people are Misbah Ud Din, Fazal Kareem, Nazim Faiz Muhammad, Nazim Samin Jan, Dr. Niaz Ali Khan, Nazim Amjid Ali, Malik Sharafat (Late), Malik Imtiaz, Malik Masaood, Malik Tahmas (Late), Malik Rasool Khan (Late). Mr. Suhail Khan, who is commission of Malakand, Prof. Sher Wali[4], who is assistant professor of Botany in Islamia College Peshawar.
Major Crops
The largest area is under wheat crop. Other crops are Maize, Pease, sunflower, garlic and flowers that are used for decoration purposes.
Sports
Cricket and Volleyball are two games that are widely played in the village. These days Volleyball is getting more attention due some big tournaments arranged in the village. Kids play some other small games as well.
Politics
In Masho Khel almost every person is political. PTI, ANP, JUIF and PMLN are major political parties in Masho Khel. The current UC district and town Nazims are from PTI. The MNA Nasir Khan is from PTI but the MPA Salahu Din is from ANP who defeated the brother of current governor Shah Farman. In last local govt elections, the village council Nazims Amjid Ali and Kareem Khan were from ANP and PMLN respectively.
Major Problems
The people of this village are facing several basic problems like loud shedding of electricity and gas, clean water, girls education etc. On the average daily there is 18-20 hours load shedding. The gas disappears from sunset to sunrise. There is no general and proper system of clean water from the government. The Tube-well made govts are mostly not functional. Those who have many are installing their personal pressure pumps but the poor face serious problems. Water for the irrigation of the land above the Warsak canal is also another major issue [5].
The ratio of girls education is very low which could be due to the unavailability of many girls schools in the village. However recently, the first middle and high schools were constructed for girls. Some primary girls' schools were bombed by terrorists. Due to its geographic local, being near to Khyber Agency, once its biggest problem was the fear of terrorism. But that has been resolved after the Pakistan Army came to the village.
Nearby Villages
Nearby villages are Suleman Khel , Gari Mali Khel, Mushtarzi, Mashogagar, Balarzi and Badaber.
References
- ↑ Shafi, Arif Shafi. "Lights, camera, inaction!: 'The works and life of Hameed Baba'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Tribune, The Express (22 October 2012). "18th century Sufi poet's grave in ruins". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Tribune, The Express (7 April 2014). "On their own: Pamphlet threatens Masho Khel residents". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Scholar, Google. "Sher Wali". Google Scholor.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ↑ The Express, Tribune (6 June 2017). "Water crisis worsens for Peshawar villagers after Bara canal closure". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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