I feel we have been focussing too much on too few cities. Even though a lot of the posts concern Pakistan as a whole there have been hardly, if any, on cities apart from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Hence, this is an attempt to look at the ancient city of Peshawar through pictures. Even though I have travelled widely inside Pakistan I must confess I have never been to Peshawar. Recently, Peshawar has been hugely affected by religious extremism as religion has played a huge role in NWFP’s politics. There are many images of women in bhurqas and of billboards with females blackened to hide the faces, however, this post is an attempt to reflect upon the city’s architecture, culture and history.
[I have used a new plugin to display the pictures in a particular format. Since this is the first time we are trying it on the blog it may not appear properly. If there are any problems with it please let me know]
