I would love to visit Pekhawar

[Amir al Ghaznavi]

For those of you who are from there, is the situation good for foreigners to visit/?

[Dreamer]

For those of you who are from there, is the situation good for foreigners to visit/?

ummm can be dangerous.... ppl kiddnapp if they knw ur foriegn as they they will do anything 2 get some ransom

[Shehbaz Khan]

What is the purpose of your visit?

[Michin Khel]

For those of you who are from there, is the situation good for foreigners to visit/?

A person from afghanistan is not foreigner in peshawer, staso khpal khaar de.

Peshawer is safe to visit....but keep yourself away from busy bazars like qisa khwani, khyber or saddar.

[Shehbaz Khan]

Much better actually but don't forget to keep your identity with you. I mean your ID Card, Passport, Driving liscence with you else you will face too much trouble while moving here and there and as already said 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' So you just need to dress like a common Pakhtun out here, make yourself a part of the city and that's all =)

[eccentric]

Recently one of my friend, who lived peshawar for 10 years had to pay 500 rupees to police for being an Afghan. Though he himself is a Yousufzai Pashtun, who can speak proper pashto.

[AnGaaR]

If they catch u and know that u r an afghan they will label you with diff names..
if you have foreigner passport,never show it to police or they will call you as alfayda (qayda) lol
wear normal afghan dress and act more like you are one of peshawari people.
the worse is police.. if they catch u then they will rob u .

I am going in some months and during my last few visits i never found it difficult for myself.
while coming back to dubai the police didnt let me leave peshawar and i had to try 4 times. the 4th time i paid 1000 and they let me fly.
One told me.. Majir yai? i said na majir nayam pakhtoon yem.. he said.. chei pakhton yai no bia maza.. 2nd time i met the same police and he said u cant go..
3rd time the borading guy said.. how come u got visa of USA and Dubai? whats ur profession? i said i am a student.. he kept talking and finally he said that the flight left.. try tomorrow.. so 4th time i paid 1000 to a police and he helped me get out of the damn airport.
There were 3 afghans sitting aside holding Afghan passports and they were not allowd to fly too.

sometimes its difficult to get out of the airport so better come by car via torkham and fly back from kabul not Peshawar or Islamabad.

Never keep cash with u .. i mean not more than 2000 or 3000
Once they catch you with foreign currency,they will take alot from u.
Best of Luck

[khushal]

A person from afghanistan is not foreigner in peshawer, staso khpal khaar de.

Peshawer is safe to visit....but keep yourself away from busy bazars like qisa khwani, khyber or saddar.

We can cross the border with no problem but they wont allow us to fly to pashawar without visa
zmo khpul khar da, panjab ne walai da

The police are all theives, they will rob you. try not to draw attention to yourself especially to the police. If you have a US, UK passport, the police wont bother you too much but watch out for the locals, they might kidnap you for ransom, the police might be involved in it. It is better if you know somebody there vs going there alone.

[AnGaaR]

We can cross the border with no problem but they wont allow us to fly to pashawar without visa

you can get a visa from kabul.. pay 3000 bribe and they will give u visa in 1 day lol

[AnGaaR]

In Peshawar being an Afghan is an insult. They look down at you.

Not only peshawar
some look down at u even in PF
no matter what,they will still call u Majir

you will find alot of stupid guys over there who act like some of our members in the forum but lets not forget that these stupid people dont represent the good people of peshawar.. peshawar has people like tor khan,feroz afridi , bls and many others who never count u as a Mahajir.. Yaaaaa you will find some stupid junk ones who will label u with different names

[BLS_1919v2.0]

Basically Angaar covered it well. As long as you wear pashtun/Afghan kaalii and pick up on the peshawree dialect it should be good. However police na zaan saatha ttol rishwathkhwaar dee...yaw neem pa kae kha. Otherwise Peshawar is a good city, nice food, hospitality and it was where I lived.

[Amir al Ghaznavi]

heres another issue

I am 6"7, now Im sure there are tons of tall Pakhtuns, but I have KHARIJI written all over my pretty face

And my Pashto is spoken in a Canadian accent lol

It is therefore, IMPOSSIBLE, not to draw attention to myself

[Laila]

I have been wanting to go to Peshawar since i left it, 16 years ago. I do not remember Hayatabad at all, though it is my birthplace. I plan to visit in the near future. My mother worked in a medical hospital there, she wants to visit sometime in the next 2 years.

I still have my relatives there.

I guess just try to fit in with others, dont make yourself stand out as a foreigner. Try to stay in good places, at the right time. Dont go during the summer, I have heard the heat is bad, especially when it causes black outs.

[Laila]

heres another issue

I am 6"7, now Im sure there are tons of tall Pakhtuns, but I have KHARIJI written all over my pretty face

And my Pashto is spoken in a Canadian accent lol

It is therefore, IMPOSSIBLE, not to draw attention to myself

DO NOT TALK AT THE BAZAARS. I can honestly tell you that right now. Dont speak lol. People can smell Khariji, they can smell foreigners, they can smell money, they automatically know you are not from nearby just by how you look. I learned the hard way lol

[Admin Khan]

heres another issue

I am 6"7, now Im sure there are tons of tall Pakhtuns, but I have KHARIJI written all over my pretty face

And my Pashto is spoken in a Canadian accent lol

It is therefore, IMPOSSIBLE, not to draw attention to myself

Amira, most Pashtuns are extremely tall, naturally well-built, and strong. All you have to do is change your style of walking, wear traditional Pashtun clothes, and try to put a serious face on, I'm sure you will be fine. Are you also visiting the motherland?

P.S
Grow your hair.