Shopping In Peshawar

sofianoor · Aug 13th, 2009, 12:09 PM

How bad is the situation in Peshawar right now? Are people still going out to shops, restaurants etc? Or do people stay indoors mostly?
Thank you.

Black Mamba · Aug 14th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Sofia things are not good but they are not as bad as portrayed by media. I spend a month in Peshawar a couple of weeks back and alhumdulillah, situation is not that bad.

People do go out to restourants and markets. There are just few areas like ring road or peshawar to charsadda motorway I would suggest to avoid late night. Other then that I dont think there is any problem.

ASA · Aug 26th, 2009, 12:21 AM

and since you left its much better now...

flyinkiwi · Aug 26th, 2009, 12:24 AM

As long as you stay away from crowdy places, I think you be fine

. In saying that, I saw no issues while I was there in March anyways....

Iyla · Aug 26th, 2009, 01:58 AM

i always hate going to peshawar. it is truly such a backward city. so dirty and the men there are cruel and make the experience of going there horrible. dont mean to cause anyone any offence esp if you are from there. but just speaking my mind because whenever i go through i leave with a headache! lol.

but it is crowded and more alive than ever despite all that has happened.

flyinkiwi · Aug 27th, 2009, 02:16 PM

^ you sure you aint going to Dharra and not Peshawer?

sheyn · Aug 27th, 2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iyla

i always hate going to peshawar. it is truly such a backward city. so dirty and the men there are cruel and make the experience of going there horrible. dont mean to cause anyone any offence esp if you are from there. but just speaking my mind because whenever i go through i leave with a headache! lol.

but it is crowded and more alive than ever despite all that has happened.

Maybe its the places you go to.......

I've always found them to be very courteous of women !

Whenever I've travelled to Peshawar I've been treated with respect and courtesy by the menfolk. They will always make way for you , if there is a queue they always let the women go ahead and even offer to help if they find a woman alone in a place where there are too many men.

marwati · Sep 27th, 2009, 04:48 AM

^
U Speak truth... we pashtuns give lot of respect to womenfolk compared to others... bt at the same time fashionably dressed woman shud ready herself for staring frm every one in peshawar

marwati · Sep 27th, 2009, 04:52 AM

we r accustomed to bomb blasts in peshawar.. only croweded bazaars and military places here r prone to blasts.
by the way peshawar is best for shopping bt one shud take care as its people r 2 mumber means r tagmaar.

Shak killS · Oct 5th, 2009, 06:41 AM

its been 10 years I have been to Peshawar now, i have visited this city about 4-5 times, it has its own culture, and like the city and its people. there are bad apples everywhere.
I have been to this city for stopovers or just bit of Shopping from Karkhana Bazar and Chappal Kebabs.

on one occasion bus a conductor tried to charge me more as i wasnt a local and didnt understand pushto. the poor conductor hassled by the fellow passengers on this and he has to return the excessive fare

if they can be nice to a man from Punjab, I doubt it very much they mistreat a woman.