Westfeild Peshawar

You won't get very far, because there's a big board decreeing, in no uncertain terms, "Foreigners not allowed beyond this point." Even as you wind your way to that stage, you come across the most unreal sights. When you're pleasantly surprised by the shops openly advertising the sale of liquor, which is prohibited in Pakistan, and even hashish, which is prohibited in most parts of the world, the driver of the car, a local, tells you sharply not to get any ideas about stopping. Before disappointment sets in, you see the reason as plain as day. Just beyond the liquor stores is the famed gun market. Both sides of the road are lined by shops that have ammunition hanging like vegetables in a market. Pistols of various vintages, shotguns and the bigger stuff – Kalashnikovs and their poorer Chinese cousins – are bought and sold without the bother of licenses or permits. What's more, buyers like to test their merchandise (it's not as if there's a warranty) before they buy them, so it's not unusual to hear gunfire.

Fridges, firearms and fake shampoo