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Risalpur Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to the Risalpur city in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Risalpur Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to the Risalpur city in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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The Military College of Engineering (MCE) is an engineering college located at Risalpur in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was established by Pakistan Army. MCE conducts courses for officers which includes civil engineering, Transportation engineering, Structural engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Construction management, Mining engineering, Disaster Emergency Management, Water Resources Engineering & Water resource management degree for officers, technical cadets and civil students. College also offers Combat & other Military education and training courses for authorized personnel.
Cantonments in Pakistan are permanent military bases of the Pakistan Army, which are administered by Cantonment Boards under the control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department (ML&C), Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan. Cantonments are established under and governed by the Cantonments Act 1924.
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Presentation Convent High School, Jhelum, is a school located in Jhelum Cantonment. It was founded by the Presentation Sisters and is regulated by the Catholic Board of Education under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore.
Mardan Cantonment is located in Mardan, the second largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is the only cantonment in Mardan District and Mardan Division. It is the centre of one of the most renowned regiment of Pakistan Army - The Punjab Regiment. The cantonment has a large area for training and offices. Mardan once served as a base for British troops, who never managed to fully control the region's Pashtun tribes. Now it is home to the Pakistan Air Force Academy, at the Risalpur air base; and the Pakistan Army's School of Artillery and School of Armor and Mechanized Warfare.
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Risalpur Cantonment Railway Station is located in Risalpur, Pakistan. There is also a locumovtive factory in Risalpur, which was build with the help of Japan.
Nowshera–Dargai Railway is one of several abandoned railway lines in Pakistan. The line begins at Nowshera Junction and ends at Dargai. The total length of this railway line is 64 kilometers (40 mi). There are 10 railway stations from Nowshera Junction to Dargai.