Board Bazaar market

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Anti-encroachment drive in northwest Pakistan forces hundreds of Afghans out of ‘mini Kabul’

Peshawar’s famous Board Bazaar was established in the 1980s after the arrival of Afghan refugees due to the Soviet-Afghan war
Authorities say many immigrants had occupied empty lots, railway land around the marketplace over the years, prompting action

By WASIM SAJJAD · 23 October 2023