Old pictures of Pakistani Cities

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42 The Mall, Peshawar in 1920s
RB Holmes seated inside car, with wife and Mervyn Holmes and domestic staff etc.

(Photo courtesy: Farrukh Husain)
 
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A century old: This graceful building, soon to complete 100 years, was originally constructed in 1925–26 on land nestled below Peshawar’s iconic Balahisar Fort.

The site was once bounded by a Sikh temple to the south, a Hindu temple to the east, the Kafila Serai of the Municipal Committee to the west and other serais such as Serai Kirpa Ram and Serai Murli Mal to the south, along with various other old city structures.

It first opened as Khalsa High School for Boys - Peshawar City, a Sikh-run institution open to students of all faiths. In 1949, it was transformed into Frontier College for Women, marking a new chapter in the educational history of the region.
 

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