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The Last Years On The Pavement

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: She has reached an age when most people hope to spend their days surrounded by family, resting after a lifetime of work. Instead, she sits quietly beside a few handmade brooms, waiting for someone to stop.…

The Story of Peshawar’s Ice-Cream Uncle

Fakhar-e-AlamPeshawar: As the morning sun bathes Peshawar in golden light, 35-year-old Malyar Khan starts the engine of his brightly decorated ice-cream vehicle and sets off on another long day. With temperatures soaring across Khyber…

The Last Wax Master of Peshawar

Fakhar-e-AlamPeshawar: In the fading light of a narrow street in Peshawar, 75-year-old artisan Riaz Ali bends carefully over a sheet of cloth, drawing delicate patterns with molten wax while, just a few feet away, his grandsons scroll…