Poor Little Girl

Poor Little Girl

Blowing Dandelion

Being a kid and the resident of rural area, the life was very simple for me. There was no concept of television, computer and other accessories, which our young generation is using  to kill there time. I used to go to nearby fields with my cousins. Some of our hobbies were playing guli-danda (a local game), collecting wildflowers and blowing dandelion seed heads. Blowing dandelions was a great fun and pastime for us. A lot of my childhood memories are attached with dandelion. These day dandelion is not only a fun for kids, but also an interesting object for photographers. Here is a picture of little girl Aany blowing dandelion clock.

Blowing Dandelion

Girl With Water Pitcher

Bringing clean water in pitchers was a part of our tradition some time ago, when there were lack of water wells. Bringing water was the duty of women. For this purpose they had to go to common well of the village or near by river. The best times were early in the morning and after noon. Generally a woman had to carry two to four pitchers, one in her hand and the remaining on head. In the southern areas of NWFP, particularly in district karak, still women had to bring water in clay made pitchers. During in my university life in Gomal University D.I.Khan, while travailing from Peshawar to D.I. Khan, the women walking by road side in a row, with water pitchers, always attract my attention.

Girl With Pitcher

A Refugee Girl

This small refugee girl is from Bajaur Agency, who migrate from Bajaur due to military operation in the area. She is waiting for her 10 years old brother, who is trying to catch fish. She is using the empty mineral water bottle to store fish. On the whole the Bajaur refugees living a very miserable life.

A Refugee Girl