The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: śhumāl maġribī sarhadī sūbha شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) (other informal names include Sarhad, Afghania as well as Pakhtunkhwa and Pakhtunistan) is the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. The NWFP is home to the majority Pashtuns (locally referred to as Pakhtuns) as well as other smaller ethnic groups.

The province which was founded in 1901 borders Afghanistan to the northwest, the Northern Areas to the northeast, Azad Kashmir to the east, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to the west and south, and Pakistani Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory to the southeast.

The principal language is Pashto (locally referred to as Pakhto) and the provincial capital is Peshawar (locally referred to as Pekhawar). The Government of Pakistan led by the Pakistan Peoples Party, to accommodate a demand by the Awami National Party, proposed the province’s name be changed to Pakhtunkhwa.