PESHAWAR:Wearing 250 tolas of gold on the street of Peshawar is not mean feat but 21 years old Saleheen Khan does it with swag.
A reseident of Peshawar, a wealthy pashtun does not own gold store and nor his family trade in the royal metal but he still cover himself in gold jewellery.
“Since my early childhood i liked wearing gold jewellery”, However with a limited allowance he could not afford to be decked in gold and instead wore artificial pieces.
“I started saving my pocket money,and bought gold ring when i was in class 3.Then i collected others items such as gold rings chains necklaces and bracelets.He however admitted to facing the opposition from his family members what they called his eccentric passion .
He also said that he faces many difficulties in purchasing gold jewellery as majority of traders have gold design for woman.
“In our society gold is mostly jewellery worn by woman but the trend of man wearing ornaments is not very common”he said
Saleheen Khan,s friend also say that it is uncommon for men to wear gold jewellery in their culture and society.
Saleheen says that he travels to Dubai to purchase most of his jewellery because “pieces available in Pakistan often have gold mixed with impure metals”.
