PESHAWAR: The Eid shopping activities on Tuesday reached to its peak as great rush of buyers is being witnessed in almost all markets and shopping arcades of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa capital, which continued after Iftari till late night.
As just few days remaining in Eidul Fitr, the people accompanied by children and families comes out for shopping soon after iftari and are found busy in shopping of shoes, suits, ready-made garments and other items for Eid celebrations.
To attract customers, most of the shopping markets have artistically been decorated and illuminated with colorful lights and buntings looking festive look during night. In some areas of Provincial Capital shops remain open till Sehr times as the buyers kept on coming to the market soon after the Iftar.
Most of the ladies and kids love to buy imported garments and artificial ornaments. These dresses are mostly imported from Dubai, Singapore, China and Thailand as Eid special offers.
Some fashionable shopping markets like Hayatabad shopping malls, Deans Trade Centre, Tipu Sultan Road markets, Peshawar Trade Centre, Shaheen and Meena bazaars, Qassa Khwani and Karkhano Market are stuffed with variety of foreign goods for the forthcoming eid shoppers.
"The fervor of Eid shopping has reached to its peak in Peshawar as majority of buyers are coming for shopping during night while some will probably visit on Chand Raat," Mursalin Turbai, a shopkeeper of garments at Deans Trade Centre told APP.
Asked about high prices, he said the customers, who are demanding quality products, have to pay more for it. He said buyers often complaint about high prices and mostly are making bargains. Sharif Khan, a shopkeeper in Qisakhwani bazaar said that great rush had been witnessed on shopping of bangles and henna last year and that is why I converted my book shop into bangles and henna shop this year, adding Eid fever returned to Peshawar.
In Jahingirabad area, majority of new shopping arcades are full of famous foreign goods to cater to the demand of the affluent buyers. "I often go to Dubai for Eid shopping but now majority of imported items such as cloth and cosmetics are now available in Peshawar. Therefore, this time I decided not to go abroad for shopping," Ehsan Khan, who was busy in shopping in CT Tower said.
The sale of Punjabi garments which has lot of variety and colours are also attracting buyers, Imran Khan, another shopkeeper said. He said he was selling Arong and Punjabi lehnga between Rs. 2000 and Rs.3000 each as eid special offer. It is hoped that the eid shopping activities would further gain pace in next three days.
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