Old Peshawar

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Peshawar Fire Brigade (1920's Merry weather London Fire Truck), Peshawar, February 1966.

© Clive Ball

 

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Qissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar,
1971-72 (c).
© James M James

 

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A street and old houses in the ancient neighborhood of Peshawar , whose waterfalls and wooden balconies are witness to the stories and myths of the past .

 

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Grand Trunk Road Peshawar, Circa 1994.

As You Can See The Light Sky Blue Color Building Which Is Firdous Cinema. It Was Later Renamed Shabistan Cinema.

The Movie Theater Has Been Pulled Down Now And A Shopping Plaza Is Being Constructed On The Site.

Many old cinemas like Firdous (Shabistan), Falak Sair, Palwasha, Novelty, Metro, Ishrat, Sabrina, PAF and Capital Cinema have been demolished.

The building actually wasn’t white, it used to be light sky blue... the good old days...

 

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Dalip Kumar Visit Peshawar In 1997.

The Late Lieutenant General Arif Bangash And His Wife With The Famous Indian Actor Yousuf Khan Infamously Known As Dulip Kumar And His Wife The Actress Saira Bano At KPK Governor House. Arif Bangash Was Then Serving As Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa From 1996-1999.

Picture Courtesy - Fahad Bangash

 

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Khyber Medical College, Circa 1954.

In 1954, the foundation stone of Khyber Medical College, as faculty of Medicine, of Peshawar University, was laid by the then Governor General of Pakistan, Mr. Ghulam Muhammad. The College started functioning in 1955 with enrollment of fifty students with meager facilities.

 

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Saddar, 1963

 

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Qissa Khwani Bazaar Peshawar, 1971-72 (c).

 

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The Gallows At Peshawar Where Ghazis Are Hung, Postcard Photo, 1910's.

 

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Khaksar workers arriving in Shahi Bagh Peshawar, 1938 (c).

Khaksar was a social movement established by Allama Mashriqi in 1931 to free India from the British empire and establish a Hindu-Muslim government.

 

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Kirpa Ram & Bros General Drapers & Outfitters In Peshawar Cantonment, Circa 1930.

Stunning.Hard to believe that a showroom like this existed even then.

 

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Saddar, 1917

 

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1968

University Town, 1968

 

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Qissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar in 1960's

Dean's Hotel - Peshawar in late 1960's.

 

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