APCNA visit to Peshawar

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O Peshawar, Pakistan - Winter o 2011

The MemoirsAPCNA membersvisit to Peshawar inWinter of 2011.

The Inner City Tour .Chowk Yaadgar . QissaKhwani Bazaar

Masjid Muhabbat KhanTrip to Amankot

The Kabul RiverIslamia College Peshawarmore!!!

APCNA Annual Winter MeetingPeshawar, Pakistan - December 2011


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Memoirs of PeshawarMy soul is restless in search o the beautiul;As the breeze yearns or the scent o owers.

Your beauty is like the sun drying up the dew;Dawn breaks, and turns my tears to laughter.

When I contemplate your beautyMy heart marvels at your sight.

Te image o your aceMakes my soul sing like a bird.

Within this rail body my soulLies visible, like pure wine in the glass.

Once my search discovered your radiant beautyMy spirit moved spinning day and night like the sun.

In search o your cheeks I became a nomad;My soul wanders as ar as India and Khorasan.

rom Te Poetry o Rahman Baba: Poet o the Pashtuns,

translated by Robert Sampson and Momin Khan


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We have visited many cities and toured many towns in the past but we all eelthat nowhere have we been greeted with greater hospitality and warmth thanPeshawar. APCNA last visited Peshawar in 2007 and again this last year. rue to the

tradition, we were delighted each and every day o our stay in this city o the mosthospitable people in December o 2011.

Our hosts once again proved wonderul. We are especially thankul to Dr. Hazullahand Dr. Adnan Gul and their team. Dr. Adnan Gul arranged a wonderul guided touro the walled city o Peshawar. Our guide, Raheel was vey kind to take us through thebusy streets o Peshawar, passing through Sarraa Bazar, Qissa Khwani Bazar, ChowkYadagar, Ghanta Ghar, Koocha Sethian, Masjid Mahabat Khan and more.

Our APCNA colleagues, Arshad Rehan and Naeem Khan also deserve our thanksor the wonderul time we had in Peshawar. Te trips to Amankot, Kabul Riverat Nowshera and Islamia College are some o the many occasions that will remainetched in our memory orever. Te most sumptuous traditional dinners at Naeemand Arshads places were simply wonderul. Words simply cannot do justice so hereare some o the memorable moments in pictures. We present to you, the memoirs oPeshawar lets raise a cup oQehva to celebrate and enjoy the memories



Te inner city tour was all onoot. Tere was no hassle orproblems. We touched uponthe many landmarks o the

historic city. During our lastvisit in 2007, we had visited theBala Hisaarort so this time itwas great to see the inner city oPeshawar

Inner City Tour

PeshawarWe thank Drs. Hazullah, Adnan Gul and their team or arranging an excellentguided tour to the walled city o Peshawar where our guide, Mr. Raheel took usthrough the busy streets, passing through Sarraa Bazar, Qissa Khwani, ChowkYaadgar, Ghanta Ghar, Koocha Sethian, Masjid Mahabat Khan and much more

All the pictures are original taken byAPCNA members

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Inner City Tour Peshawar

Wamique and Salman with our guide Raheel



Te amous dry ruit shops o Peshawar

Pekhawar kho Pekhawar dae Kana

(Peshawar is Peshawar, the only one)


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Inner City Tour

Koocha Sethian

Peshawar

Wamique and Salman



Dr. Naeem Khan accompanied us on this parto the tour. Tis was indeed a true historical

journey. While walking through the streetso the inner city you suddenly encounter thishistoric building. Its two minarets are visiblerom ar but the actual masjid somewhathidden behind the street shops.

While visiting this historic mosque, we weredelighted to see the Imam who true to thetraditions o Peshawar, invited us to hisstudy or a cup o tea. Te room was ull obookshelves with rows upon rows o religiousand historical texts and encyclopedias.

Inner City Tour

Masjid Muhabbat KhanTe Masjid built in 17th century in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa,Pakistan. It is named ater theMughalgovernor o Peshawar Nawab MohabbatKhan who served under Emperors Shah Jehan andAurangzeb and who wasthe grandson o Nawab Dadan Khan (who had been governor o Lahore).

Te Mosque was built in 1670s. Its open courtyard has an ablution poolin the middle and a single row o rooms around the sides. Te prayer halloccupies the west side anked by two tall minarets.

We were invited to Imamslibrary or a cup o tea

ource: Wikipedia but all the picturese original taken by APCNA members




Te masjid was built in the 17th century. Te innerarchitecture and the calligraphy on the walls is amazing andvery well maintained.



Masjid Muhabbat Khan

With the Imam o Masjid Mahabat Khan in his library



Te evening stroll through the city was a real delight. Most welcoming peoplewith unsurpassable hospitality. Everyone insisting on inviting you to a cup

o tea It was wonderul to interact with these lovely people


Sitting with eldershaving evening teain the busy bazaar

Shuhadah-e-AzadiA memorial to the martyrs o reedom who

laid their lie in the struggle against theoccupying British Empire at this very site

in 1930


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Priceless !A priceless moment. Pure and innocent souls. Even in ourbrie interactions with the people, you could get a sense thathatred and destruction is oreign to these people. Te heartsweep at the calamity brought on by oreign undamentalistphilosophy


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Kabul RiverKabul River, the classical Cophes, is a 700 km long river that starts in theSanglakh Range o the Hindu Kush Mountains in Aghanistan and endsin the Indus River near Attock, Pakistan. It is the main river in easternAghanistan and is separated rom the watershed o the Helmand by theUnai Pass. It passes through the cities o Kabul, Chaharbagh and Jalalabadin Aghanistan beore owing into Pakistan some 25 km north o the Pak-Aghan Border crossing at orkham. Te major tributaries o the KabulRiver are the Logar, Panjshir, Kunar, Alingar, Bara and Swat rivers.

Te Kabul River is little more than a trickleor most o the year, but swells in summer dueto melting snows in the Hindu Kush Range.

Its largest tributary is the Kunar River, whichstarts out as the Mastuj River, owing rom theChiantar glacier in Chitral, Pakistan and aterowing south into Aghanistan it is met by theBashgal river owing rom Nurestan. Te Kunarmeets the Kabul near Jalalabad. In spite o theKunar carrying more water than the Kabul,the river continues as the Kabul River ater thisconuence, mainly or the political and historicalsignicance o the name.

Visit to Kabul River

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Source: Wikipedia



Kabul River Peshawar

Sunset time in Nowshera

On the bridge met the welcoming aces



Visit to Kabul River December 24, 2011

Te Guard House


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Kabul River Peshawar

Te Bridge on the River Kabul

Arshad Rehan busy taking pictures andWamique enjoying the stroll over the bridge


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AmankotWhile we wanted but could not visit the Khyber pass or the internationalborder at orkham, the visit to Amankot village proved a superb alternative.Arshad Rehan arranged with his riends Jamal, Rashid, Jameel, Aasim andWaqar to invite us to a most wonderul lunch at the traditional Hujra o the

late Umar Khan o Amankot. Te weather was perect with a crisp sunnywinter day. Tis village is situated about 30 kilometers rom Peshawar on theright bank o the river Kabul.

he hosts greeted us most warmly. Te hugehujra had the most relaxing traditional chaarpaisand reclining chairs. Te background providedby the traditional barbecue being prepared witha wonderul aroma was just surreal.

We were treated to some o the most wonderul Peshawaristyle mutton and chicken tikka. It was accompanied byKarahi Goshtand resh cut salad. And o course, what wenoted was that no Peshawari/Pukhtun menu is completewithout delicious yogurt (plain or Raita) and steamingreal tandoori naan.

Te lunch was ollowed by another Pathan delicacy,Masalaay daar Gurr made with nuts and black pepper.

Tere was also Gajjrela or those still having room in their

Visit to Amankot

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by Dr. Arshad Rehan

stomach and to nish it all, traditional Qehva. Sippingthe delicious Qehva, sitting on the traditional chaarpaisin the crisp winter aternoon sun, seemed like a momentrom out o this world (Wajid made sure that he callJaved who had let in the morning or Islamabad and tellhim what he was missing.)

Ater the lunch, it was time to visit thelush sugarcane elds and a Gaanrai,the traditional place where Gurr ismade rom raw sugar. Te process hasremained the same over ages exceptthat the sugarcane is now crushedwith diesel-powered kolhu


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AmanKot Peshawar

Wajid and Wamique enjoying the ood

Naeem Khan

Arshad Rehan and his riends who were our hWamique and Naeem - 2nd plates and counting ...

No time to look at the camera

With our hosts in Amankot


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Visit to Aman Kot

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AmanKot Peshawar

Naeem Kh

Nadeem Ar

Te Hujra and the Front Lawn

Naeem and Wajid ater a big meal

Wajid, Nadeem, Naeem


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Ater a very delicious ood it was time to relax ...

Visit to Aman Kot

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Our Host


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AmanKot Peshawar

Wajid and Naeem thinking about the next m

No beepers, no pagers ...

Rizwan washing hands rom the well wate

Te perect aternoon

Nadeem Aridi and Arshad Rehan


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Visit to Aman KotDecember 24, 2011

Tere was also Gajjrelaor those still havingroom in their stomach

and to nish it all,traditional Qehva.Sipping the deliciousQehva, sitting on thetraditional chaarpais

in the crisp winteraternoon sun, seemedlike a moment rom outo this world.


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AmanKot Peshawar

Te perect aternoon


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Sugar Cane, the countryside, the kids ...

Way Back from AmanKot

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Te Hosts

Nadeem and Wamique with


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AmanKot Peshawar

Te Kid working on the re in urnace

Enjoying every momenttill the last drop...

Evening setting in ...

Te raw but sweet moment

Sugarcane Farm, Gurr, Workers ..


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Sugar Cane, the countryside, the kids ...

Way Back from AmanKot

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All in a days work ...

Just a

smallmis-step


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AmanKot Peshawar

Nadeem down to the basics ..

Enjoying every momenttill the last drop...

Wajid and Gunna

Nadeems exciting adventure into the mud


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Tis is my Pakistan ...

Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Ban Ke amanna Meri

Zindagi Shamma Ki Surat Ho, Khudaya Meri ...


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AmanKot PeshawarTe Children at the

sugar cane arm



Islamia CollegeIslamia College is a renowned educational institution located in the city oPeshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province o Pakistan. It was oundedin October 1913 by regional leader Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyumand then Chie Commissioner o the province Sir George Roos-Keppelin an efort to provide quality education to the regions youth. oday, thecollege educates its students in arts, humanities and modern sciences. In1950 University o Peshawar was ounded as an ofshoot o Islamia CollegePeshawar, with the later being associated to the university as a constituentcollege.

In 1901 ater its separation rom the Punjab, therewas only one college (Edwards College) in whole

province. Tis scarcity o quality educationalinstitutions orced local youth to travel to arawayregions o the country (British India) in pursuit ohigher education. Tis same lack o educationalopportunities in the region motivated Nawab SirSahibzada Abdul Qayyum and Sir George Roos-Keppel to establish an institution that would notonly cater the academic needs o the region butalso produce leaders rom the region.

Visit to Islamia CollegeDecember 26, 2011

Tanks to Arshad Rehan or such wonderul tour


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Islamia College Peshawar

Way to Student Hall

Chuakidar outside the main building

Arshad Rehans Umar our little host

Way to Main Building

Century old College Hostels



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Islamia College Peshawar

Te new block

Wamique, Umar and Rizwan

In ront o old College Hostels



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Arshad and Wamique with the lower staf at Khyber

Cricket Match in Progress at the Islamia College


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Khyber Medical College Peshawar

Wamique and Rizwan with Umar at Khyber


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We thank all those who contributed in bringing outthis publication o APCNA. Te APCNA members

trip to Peshawar was indeed a memorable visit and thispublication has attempted to capture the moments.

In preparing or this publication we have gathered somehistorical inormation using Wikipedia, however, all

the pictures used in the publication are all originals andtaken by APCNA members.

For articles credits, thanks to Dr. Mohammed

Hafzullah, Dr. Syed Wamique Yusu, Dr. ArshadRehan and or photo credits we thank Dr. ArshadRehan, Dr. Naeem Khan, Dr. Wajid Baig and Dr.

Rizwan Karatela.

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