Political footwear in vogue in Peshawar as cobblers link sandals to politicians on September 23, 2016PESHAWAR: Until recently, Nooruddin Shinwari’s shop was one of the nearly 600 that sold Peshawarichappal in the Jehangir Pura Bazaar in the old city. There was nothing to set him apart from others who have been selling the sandal popular among local men. But then Shinwari made Peshawari chappal for Imran Khan whose party Pakistan-Tehrik-i-Insaaf […]
Carpet industry in dire straits as Afghan weavers leave Pakistan on August 30, 2016PESHAWAR: With the Afghan carpet weavers leaving as Pakistan pushes for repatriation of Afghans, local and Afghan carpet traders and manufacturers are concerned that the carpet industry here would collapse without skilled workers. Peshawar’s fabled carpet markets are already beginning to wear a deserted look because the local carpet-industry is almost entirely manned by Afghan […]