Parachinar - The Paradise On Earth

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Parachinar is the capital of District Kurram (Ex Kurram Agency FATA), the name Parachinar derived from a large Chinar tree at a place now encompassed by the headquarters of District Kurram. There was a tribe in District Kurram known as the Para-chamkani (Lisyani), which is remembered to hold meetings under a Chinar tree to discuss their community issues. Before, the district Kurram (Ex Kurram Agency) was referred to Tutki, and Parachinar as Tutki Bazar, the residents of Tutki were known as Tutkiwal.
Parachinar the land of bravery, the land of resistance, the second Karbala, the land of lions, the land of martyrs.
- Salaar E Shuhadaa Shaheed Allama Muhammad Nawaz Irfani