Risalpur

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Risalpur (Urdu: رسالپور ) city is located in Nowshera District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Risalpur is located on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 15 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E^[1]. Risalpur is also known as Home of Eagles and Home of Sappers. Risalpur has several important educational institutions and industrial plants. The Risalpur Export Processing Zone is situated on the main Nowshera-Mardan road.

Pakistan Army's Risalpur Cantonment and Military College of Engineering are located at Risalpur. Pakistan Air Force Academy is also located in the city. Pakistan Railways' Pakistan Locomotive Factory is also located at Risalpur.

During British rule, the British Army's 14/20th Hussars were garrisoned for two years at Risalpur until 1933. It is stated that the 14th/20th Hussars stayed in Risalpur until 1933 in fact they never arrived for their tour of duty in India until early in 1934 and upon arriving from Egypt where they had previously been stationed for two years the disembarked in Karachi and immediately travelled to the North West Frontier Province of Risalpur and Nowshera and stayed there until late in 1936 whereupon they were transferred to Lucknow.

[edit] Incidents

On November 9, 2007, unknown miscreants fired three rockets that landed near Risalpur in Nowshera District, without causing any damage to life and property.^[2]