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Discover Sankar in Pakistan

Sankar in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town located in Pakistan - some 108 mi or ( 174 km ) North-West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sankar is now 10:47 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kabul, Basawul, Asmar, Asadabad, and Peshawar. When in this area, you might want to check out Kabul . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sankar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Pakistan Landslide - Save the Children

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In spite of continuous rain, high altitudes and the raging river Indus, Save the Children's emergency medical teams are reaching the affected communities with urgently needed aid. Travel in the area i ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Dir District

Dir District was a district of the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) of Pakistan between 1970 and 1996. It was part of Malakand Division. Dir District was created in 1970 after the princely state of Dir was abolished the year before. Dir District was 5,280 square kilometres in area and lay along the disputed border controlled by the Afghan nationalists. It is situated between Chitral and Peshawar. In 1996 the district was split into Upper Dir and Lower Dir.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.17 72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Dir District, Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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