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Everyday life in Peshawar's 'Phattak bazar'

A child of school-going age selling polythene bags at the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A child of school-going age selling polythene bags at the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A child of school-going age selling polythene bags at the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A child searching for onion and other vegetables at a garbage site along the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Children selling secondhand shoes and other things at the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Boys play at the Hashtnagri Pattak, which drew fewer customers on Wednesday. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Secondhand shoes on sale along the along the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A ‘Hakeem’, at his stall of herbal recipes, awaits customers along the Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A pushcart vendor selling tikkas along the Hashtnagri railway tracks. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Policemen, who are usually accused of taking Bhatta from ‘suspected people’ and stall holders, on duty at the Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Vendors selling chicken on their pushcarts along Hashtnagri Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Encroachers move their stalls as a train crosses the Hashtnagri area. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Encroachers remove their stalls as a train crosses the Hashtnagri area amid excessive dust. PHOTO: EXPRESS

A train traversing the Hashtnagri area, forcing the encroachers to vacate the rail track. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A train traversing the Hashtnagri area, forcing the encroachers to vacate the rail track. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A train traversing the Hashtnagri area, forcing the encroachers to vacate the rail track. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Secondhand clothes put for sale at the Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A boy, with a stall selling used mobile phones, taking a nap (L). A woman selling secondhand clothes at the Pattak (R). PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

People searching for gemstone rings and other things put for sale by an elderly man at the Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Vendors selling fruits, usually on cheaper rates, at Firdaus Pattak. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A man along with his children awaiting customers at his stall selling used mobile phones and wristwatches. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A customer bargaining the price of shoes at a set up in the open along the railway tracks. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

An elderly man selling audio cassettes to make a living. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

An elderly man trying shoes at a stall set up along the railway tracks. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A child selling kheer on his pushcart, while using a tape recorder powered by a battery to catch attention of potential customers. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A view of the railway track from the Faqeerabad overhead bridge. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

A view of the business and everyday life along the Firdaus-Hashtnagri railway track in Peshawar.

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Falcon

Apr 15, 2012 - 10:05AM

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May be our ruling elite can give up some of their unnecessary expenditure on luxury and defense and allocate higher budget to education so that these kids can go to school.

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Aaliya Murphy

Apr 15, 2012 - 12:06PM

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If only this nation did justice to every citizen it owned. Pakistan is increasingly bent on the sole benefit of Punjab, with all the systems promoting insustainable elitism.

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