Peshawar

Bazar-i-Sarajan
Bazaar-e-Sarajan

Ghulam Kibria (60) an arms
case craftsman is busy in crafting a 30-bore pistol holder at the bazaar-e-Sarajan. After prohibit the arms and ammunition exhibit, the work of these craftsmen (Sarajan’s) are badly suffer. More then 2500 craftsmen are belongs to this five thousand years old manufacturing commerce, which is dying due to government ban causes
the reduced demand of their crafts.

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Teddy Bears
After growing exigency of the used clothes from western countries, now the populace picking-up
scratched soft toys and other kids playing items. The opportunity of
getting these eye-catching cheapest toys seems a big relief for those
who cannot meet the expense of buying these from classy shopping malls.
A view shows well-known Teddy bears along with other famous cuddly toys on sale from 100 to 150 Pak rupees (under 2 US dollars) at the Khanum Market, Kochi Bazaar at Church road.

Afghan Camp
A Refugee Camp
Behind the scène.
An afghan refugee woman is
holding a baby behind the fully-clad boundary wall of his tented residence at the Shamshatoo refugee camp, some 30 km south of the Peshawar. 

For ensuring their secrecy, most of the ten thousand populate of this new make shift camp are using detach cloth boundary around their tents. In exchange of a few words, a large number of the Shamshatoo camp inhabitants express their displeasure over the current living conditions and demand more support before coming hottest summer period, when the shortage of drinking-water makes life more miserable and gloomy here.

Rickshaw
An Auto Rickshaw
A backside posture of the
well-liked Auto-Rickshaw, which is decorated by a violent scene
painting, inspired of a Pashto language motion picture. Without caring about the traffic law’s, these kind of displays of vicious characters boldly but beautifully are very attractive and prominent feature of more then ten thousands auto-rickshaws in the provincial capital.

Green Tea
An Auto Rickshaw
A green tea (Qehwa) shop is
setup in a “Spring Food Festival” organized by the provincial government at the famous Chowk Yadgar. 

The festivity of food will
continue till the mid of May and is a part of spring festival (Jashn-I-Baharan). According to the Municipal Corporation Peshawar officials this food festival will convert into a permanent feature, where families can enjoy their evenings and might be a first food street of provincial capital.

Mohabat Khan Mosque
Mohabat Khan Mosque
Mahabat Khan is a well-known figure in the Mughal history of this region in the time of King Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Tradition associates his name with the construction of this biggest mosque in the city of Peshawar. In plan the mosque follows the orthodox pond in the middle and a prayer hall on the west.

The wounding walls of the mosque hall give bad impression of Muslims society and need instant attention of the concern authorities.

Replica of Kabaa
Replica of Kabaa
A picture seller holds the
model of Bab-e-Kabaa (Door of the Masjid-e-Haram) is selling outside the Mohabat Khan mosque here on Friday right after the Juma prays. 

The 20x30 size plastic finished and framed replica-selling price is 1200 Pakistani rupees, equal to (around 20 US dollars).

Dry Food Dealer
Dry Food Grains
A view shows of one of the
biggest stockiest and oldest dry food grains shop at the Clock Tower bazaar (Ghanta Ghar).

The dry fruit  season never ends. Mostly produced and smuggled from Afghanistan, the prices of these food grain items are recorded higher this time of the year.

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