Hippies in Peshawar - 1972 (Pixel Art)
I recently bumped into an article from DAWN where I came across a picture of two hippies in Peshawar, Pakistan (reference on the right). It also said “Pakistan was an important destination that lay on what was called the ‘hippie trail’ (1/2)

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We're joining the conversation on to show you what water means to us - since ancient times have harnessed the power of water as
Images: Vitruvian waterwheel & aqueduct; artesian waterwheel works

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Peshawar in 1867.

A Chromolithograph by William Simpson. Simpson described Peshawar as a raw frontier town, "with predatory classes of men" and that that to live at Peshawar was to inevitably experience an attempt on one's life.

https://t.co/BZ9fsIV4de

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"Aapki favourite... Peshawari"
Will always remember them with a smile. ❤️💔❤️

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Islamia College, Peshawar, 1920s.

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DYK that from 1838 to 1842 Peshawar was governed by the 🇮🇹 Italian General Paolo Avitabile, known as Abu Tabela? From 1827 Avitabile had been Commander in Chief of Maharajah Ranjit Singh's army, reorganized into a successful fighting force. His house in Peshawar is being restored

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The Qissa Khwani Bazaar (Pashto:قصه خوانۍ بازار,"Story-tellers' Bazaar") is a  in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincePakistan
On 23 April 1930 ,400 unarmed khudai khidmatgar protesters were killed by British forces in Qissa Khwani bazar massacre

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Check out Takashi Ninja Warrior by Peshawar's Games - it's out on Android and it's rocks! They're part of the amazing new games talent coming from Pakistan who stole the show at Digital Youth Summit

https://t.co/aEgztodaeH

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Just before the days when wheels roll on dusty roads, here is late 19th C official carriage with caption “Travelling Camel Carriage from Lahore to Peshawar, Governor General's Camp],1858–61
Unknown Source: https://t.co/FYuPLxvwa8

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A Kuchi family moving to Peshawar plains at the approach of cold weather, 1910 (c). Postcard photo.

https://t.co/v2P2yNfXye

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'A learned man of Peshawar', 1905 . By Mortimer Luddington Menpes.

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Group of thugs (models?), Peshawar, 1860. Photo by Bourne and Shepherd.

https://t.co/2FKLgpVS6F

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Hindu Chandra Singh Garhwali of Garhwal Rifles Refused to Fire On Muslim Pashtuns of Khudai Kidhmatgars In Qissa Khawani Bazaar In Peshawar

Today Pakistan Army Opened Fire On Innocent Muslim Pashtuns

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Qissa Khwani Bazaar (Pashto: قصه خوانۍ بازار "Story-tellers' Bazaar") is a bazaar in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
The place of Birth of Legendary Indian Actor Dilip Kumar (1922)
Site of massacre of 400 unarmed Khudai Khidmatgar in 1930

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Today is and in recognition of this here are some images of how engineers work with water to provide us with energy, drainage and a clean supply. Town supply 1864, Drainage of the Fens 1862, artisan waterwheel 1948 Peshawar, Aqueduct by Vitruvius 1511.

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