Life Seeking Pleasure In Depths Of Despair
A Pakistani child, whose family was displaced by 2010 floods from a village near Multan, sleeps in a hammock attached on to a bed in a makeshift tent in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Pakistani men who were displaced by 2010 floods from a village near Multan, plays […]
Children Are The Same No Matter Where They Are
ISLAMABAD — Afghan refugee children enjoy a swing ride in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
Roadside barbers in Pakistan
A huge number of barbers in Pakistan can’t afford to pay rent and get shops for their business. Instead they have turned to another way of doing their business. A large amount of roadside barbers can be seen throughout Pakistan, including big cities such as Karachi. They can be found under the flyovers, at footpaths, […]
“Camel Is Our Breadwinner”
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani Abdul basheer Khan, 36, who sells camel milk on a roadside feeds the camels with his son Raha, 6, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
Train Derailment Claims Two Injuries in Karachi
KARACHI — Heavy machinery is used at the site of a train accident in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on April 3, 2012. At least two passengers were injured as one compartment of a passenger train derailed when it run on a wrong track in Karachi on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Arshad> news@theasian.asia
Who Could Endure This Much Deformation?
This combination of two undated photos provided by the family shows on the left, Fakhra Younus, some time after an acid attack twelve years ago, allegedly carried out by her then-husband, an ex-lawmaker and son of a political powerhouse; and on the right, Younus sometime before the attack. Younus, who had endured more than three […]
Pakistanis Celebrate 72nd ‘Pakistan Day’
LAHORE, Pakistan (Xinhua) — Pakistani people wave national flags during a ceremony marking the 72nd Pakistan Day at the International Indo-Pakistan Wagah Border in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on March 23, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> news@theasian.asia
No Pure Water to Drink in Pakistan
A Pakistani boy uses a hand-pump to collect water in outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 21, 2012 on the eve of the UN World Water Day. According to the World Bank, about 70% of Pakistan’s total population do not have safe potable water to drink. <Photo: Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> news@theasian.asia
Little Beggars on the Street in Pakistan
A little girl pushing a wheel chair-ridden disabled girl at the busiest market without fear of any accident on Dec 19. 2011, Karachi, Pakistan. These girls are among the thousands of beggars brought from different provinces of Pakistan by the well-organized mafias who earn huge amounts daily. Such disabled beggars could be seen everywhere in […]
“Camel is our Lifeline”
People milk a camel in Sadar Bazar area of northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 17, 2012. Approximately 200 families of Nomads people live in northwest Pakistan, most of them live by selling camel milk on roads. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> news@theasian.asia
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