Jahan Zeba is a 53-year old unmarried woman living in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She refused to marry a man chosen by her family Arranged marriages are a tradition in Pakistan, where the family chooses a suitable match for their daughter. Jahan chose to live an independent life. Her income depends on the two cows she owns. (credit:Seema Gul)
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Men pass through a busy market of Saidpur village in Islamabad, where the locals buy their daily vegetables and fruits. People greet the shopkeepers as they continue on their way. The look on the boy’s face as he gazes at the shop is pleasing. (credit:Seba Rehman )
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In the famous summer resort of Murree, an old man sits at the door of a shop at the mall waiting for someone to give him money. The woman entering the shop wants to give him money, but he is looking into the camera to get his photo taken. (credit:Rizwan Bhittani)
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The Imam, or worship leader, performs Azan, the Islamic call to prayer, at a local mosque at Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He makes this call five times a day to gather people to the mosque to pray. (credit:Saeed Ullah )
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Baseer runs a pottery workshop in Jamrud, Khyber Agency, in FATA. He works on a machine pedaled by his feet. Some of his pots are used for drinking water; others are for kids to collect coins called khazana, treasure, in the local language. To get the money out, the children have to break to pot. (credit:Muhammad Khalid Afridi )
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A mother and daughter work in the fields at a village in the Swat valley. The mother cuts grass, and the 10-year-old daughter carries it for their cattle to eat. This is part of their daily work. (credit:Irfan Ali )
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In Mohmand Agency, a teacher reads the lesson to her students. The government-run girl’s primary school does not exist anymore, as it was destroyed in a bomb attack by the militants who oppose education for girls. Now these girls come to our house and my mother teaches them at home. (credit:Hina Gul Mohmand )
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A woman returns home after fetching water in a village in Mohmand Agency (FATA). It is a woman’s task to collect and carry water for domestic use. Village houses usually do not have a direct water supply. (credit:Alamgir Khan )
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After school, boys head home in Murree. These two brothers hold hands, expressing friendship and bonding. (credit:Faryal Mohmand )
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An evening election rally in Islamabad Pakistan captures the enthusiasm of the party supporters. This was a huge rally that was a challenge to photograph. (credit:Muhammad Umair )
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A woman sits on a street corner in the old city neighborhood in Peshawar, waiting for a passerby’s attention. She does not have any other source of income and is forced to sit and beg. (credit:Ammad Ahmad Khan )
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Fourth Grade students play on the monkey bars during recess. Some of the students from this school in Saidpur Village, Islamabad, enjoying climbing the metal frame while others like to sit on top of it. The children believe if the hand from the bars, they might grow taller. (credit:Huma Gul )
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A young man stitches decorative seat covers and curtains at the truck art market in Rawalpindi, where he works at his master’s shop for more than twelve hours a day. (credit:Noor Za Din )
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This 50-year-old mechanic is known for being able to fix any car problem. Captured during a moment in his busy day, he soon continues his work with dedication. (credit:Hanifullah )
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It’s lunch time for the laborers at the truck art market in Rawalpindi. Inside the workshop they use a bench as a makeshift lunch table. They sit together and share the food they bring from home. (credit:Azmat Ullah )
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Children playfully work on their homework after school. They sit in the fields in the evening near their house in a village near Peshawar. (credit:Shah Jehan )