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After seven-year closure, business not as usual in once bustling Bara Bazaar
PESHAWAR: Once the capital of smuggled goods, Khyber Agency’s militancy-hit Bara Bazaar reopened this month after seven years for business.
Cheerfully tapping a beat on his silver pot, Sehar Gull, a cooked rice seller, is happy despite the dramatically decreased volume of his business. Though his shop is destroyed and he borrowed to restart his business, he is happy that Bara Bazaar has reopened.
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