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  • Young men enjoy the pleasures of a recently opened Dream World Resort private club in the Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  Such clubs, requiring membership fees in excess of Rs 100,000, are increasingly popular with the new Karachi middle class that demands spaces and entertainment for itself.  Though located on the very edge of the current city limits, the club has a long waiting list for membership.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052208_003.jpg
  • A view of the business district in downtown Karachi.  Once a small but important port city under British rule, Karachi today is considered one of Asia's fastest growing megapolis', its growth being fueled by a new middle class that came about because of the rise of the IT and telecommunications industries in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052108_037.jpg
  • A view of the business district in downtown Karachi.  Once a small but important port city under British rule, Karachi today is considered one of Asia's fastest growing megapolis', its growth being fueled by a new middle class that came about because of the rise of the IT and telecommunications industries in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052108_032.jpg
  • A view of what was once the heart of the city of Karachi - the traditional districts of Karachi may no longer be the engine of its growth, but they continue to encapsulate the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural traditions of this city.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052108_092.jpg
  • A view of the business district in downtown Karachi.  Once a small but important port city under British rule, Karachi today is considered one of Asia's fastest growing megapolis', its growth being fueled by a new middle class that came about because of the rise of the IT and telecommunications industries in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052108_050.jpg
  • Outside the famous Empress Market in Karachi's Saddar area.  Once the heart of Karachi's shopping life, such neighborhoods  are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and
    AR_Stern_Pak_051908_042.jpg
  • A view of what was once the heart of the city of Karachi - the traditional districts of Karachi may no longer be the engine of its growth, but they continue to encapsulate the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural traditions of this city.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051808_038.jpg
  • A view of the business district in downtown Karachi.  Once a small but important port city under British rule, Karachi today is considered one of Asia's fastest growing megapolis', its growth being fueled by a new middle class that came about because of the rise of the IT and telecommunications industries in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052108_064.jpg
  • A view of what was once the heart of the city of Karachi - the traditional districts of Karachi may no longer be the engine of its growth, but they continue to encapsulate the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural traditions of this city.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051808_132.jpg
  • Outside the famous Empress Market in Karachi's Saddar area.  Once the heart of Karachi's shopping life, such neighborhoods  are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and
    AR_Stern_Pak_051908_037.jpg
  • Young men enjoy the pleasures of a recently opened Dream World Resort private club in the Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  Such clubs, requiring membership fees in excess of Rs 100,000, are increasingly popular with the new Karachi middle class that demands spaces and entertainment for itself.  Though located on the very edge of the current city limits, the club has a long waiting list for membership.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052208_005.jpg
  • A view of the business district in downtown Karachi.  Once a small but important port city under British rule, Karachi today is considered one of Asia's fastest growing megapolis', its growth being fueled by a new middle class that came about because of the rise of the IT and telecommunications industries in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052108_063.jpg
  • at a pool hall in a Karachi slum
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_033.jpg
  • street scene in Karachi's electronics market
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_066.jpg
  • Rizwan Beyg, one of Pakistan's most successful fashion designers, directs a model wearing one of his more european designs at a fashion shoot on the outskirts of Karachi
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_049.jpg
  • at the Edhi Center, North Karachi - a resident plays with one of the children temporarily housed at the center - the child is considered danerous to himself, hence the rope that is used to restrain him
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_C_006.jpg
  • Fashion model Fawzia has her Rizwan Beyg outfit adjusted during a fashion shoot on the outskirts of Karachi - dozens of women's fashion magazines have fueled a growing modeling, fashion photography and fashion industry in the country
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_048.jpg
  • inside a garment factory in karachi
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_037.jpg
  • street scene in Karachi's downtown financial district
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_065.jpg
  • street scene in karachi's financial district
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_049.jpg
  • the infamous orangi township slum seen from a nearby mountain top - karachi is expect to be become a mega-city i.e. more than 20 million inhabitants, within the next 5 years
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_046.jpg
  • abdul sattar edhi in his boultan market, karachi office - the same location where he first began his work
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_034.jpg
  • new commercial and residential developments on karachi's sea front as local tourists enjoy the evening sea breeze and sights
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_050.jpg
  • at a garment factory in karachi - a day wage worker and young apprentice
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_042.jpg
  • street scene in Karachi's downtown financial and electronics district
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_048.jpg
  • a view of the karachi slum of orangi town - orangi is believed to be the largest slum area in asia
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_047.jpg
  • At a fashion shoot on the outskirts of Karachi, model Fawzia wears one of Rizwan Beyg's latest collections
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_038.jpg
  • at the sattar edhi center in north karachi - abandoned, injured or just mentally ill patients receive basic health treatment at the center
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_035.jpg
  • street scene in Karachi's financial and business district
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_064.jpg
  • at a garment factory in karachi, a worker grabs a quick rest during a 12-hour work shift
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_043.jpg
  • at a pool hall in a Karachi slum
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_035.jpg
  • a view of orangi township on the outskirts of karachi - orangi is believed to be one of the largest slum developments in all of asia
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_063.jpg
  • in a garment factory in karachi, a day-wage worker steals a break from his normal 12 hour work day
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_044.jpg
  • young homeless, abandoned or mentally ill children at the Sattar Edhi Women's Home in north Karachi
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_041.jpg
  • street scene in Karachi's electronics market
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_050.jpg
  • In the alleyways of a Lyari marketplace in Karachi - such neighborhoods retain their hussle and bussle, but are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and better hygienic produce.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_120.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_004.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_085.jpg
  • In the old Saddar bazaar in Karachi, Pakistani dentists continue the tradition of street dentistry first bought to this city by Chinese immigrants.  Many such businesses continue to refer to themselves as 'China Destist" and some even retain the original Chinese names.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051908_050.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_220.jpg
  • Young Pakistanis at a dance club in Karachi - a thriving pop music and youth culture scene, influenced by a new generation of Pakistanis who are studying, working and living abroad, is one of the most obvious examples of the social and cultural changes taking place in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051708_038.jpg
  • Shopping malls, cars and new highways are redefining the face of the city of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.   This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.  And they are the principal drivers of the future of this city.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_145.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_006.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_149.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_045.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_026.jpg
  • Young Pakistanis at a dance club in Karachi - a thriving pop music and youth culture scene, influenced by a new generation of Pakistanis who are studying, working and living abroad, is one of the most obvious examples of the social and cultural changes taking place in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051708_045.jpg
  • Indigents find a space to sleep and rest at a sufi shrine in the city of Karachi - such shrines offer refuge and food to the poor and needy and to the millions who come from villages across the country to seek the saints' blessing.
    ar_pak_2007_004.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_116.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_065.jpg
  • Young Pakistanis at a dance club in Karachi - a thriving pop music and youth culture scene, influenced by a new generation of Pakistanis who are studying, working and living abroad, is one of the most obvious examples of the social and cultural changes taking place in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051708_097.jpg
  • In the alleyways of a Lyari marketplace in Karachi - such neighborhoods retain their hussle and bussle, but are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and better hygienic produce.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_109.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_085.jpg
  • Karachi city scene, with the tomb of the nation's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in the background.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_279.jpg
  • In the dhobi ghats of old Karachi.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_210.jpg
  • In the alleyways of a Lyari marketplace in Karachi - such neighborhoods retain their hussle and bussle, but are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and better hygienic produce.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_173.jpg
  • Shopping malls, cars and new highways are redefining the face of the city of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.   This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.  And they are the principal drivers of the future of this city.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_115.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_050.jpg
  • Young Pakistanis at a dance club in Karachi - a thriving pop music and youth culture scene, influenced by a new generation of Pakistanis who are studying, working and living abroad, is one of the most obvious examples of the social and cultural changes taking place in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051708_110.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_226.jpg
  • At Karachi's famous Clifton beach waterfront, families and young enjoy the pleasures of the evening air and the waters of the Arabian Sea.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_123.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_083.jpg
  • Young Pakistanis at a dance club in Karachi - a thriving pop music and youth culture scene, influenced by a new generation of Pakistanis who are studying, working and living abroad, is one of the most obvious examples of the social and cultural changes taking place in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051708_014.jpg
  • Local tourists at a sea side kiosk in Karachi
    ar_pak_2007_021.jpg
  • Young hindu children play inside the Hindu mahallah (neighborhood) in the old part of the city of Karachi.  The mahallah is adjacent to the Swami Narayan Temple, one of the oldest Hare Krisna temples in the country.  <br />
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There are nearly 3 million Hindus in Pakistan, a majority Muslim country that contains many important locations and temples of Hindu heritage.  The Hindu minority though faces a life of great uncertainty and discrimination particularly during the last 2 decades of political islamisation of the country.
    ar_pak_2007_015.jpg
  • In the alleyways of a Lyari marketplace in Karachi - such neighborhoods retain their hussle and bussle, but are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and better hygienic produce.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_097.jpg
  • In the alleyways of a Lyari marketplace in Karachi - such neighborhoods retain their hussle and bussle, but are no longer the drivers of the culture ane economic life of the city.  few of the new middle and emerging middle class come here as more modern shopping centers have opened up across the city and provide greater variety, air-conditioned convenience and better hygienic produce.
    AR_Stern_Pak_060308_170.jpg
  • Ice cream vendors surround families enoying a day at the beach at Karachi's famous Clifton Beach waterfront.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052508_044.jpg
  • New housing developments in Gulshan-e-Jouhar neighborhood of Karachi.  The new middle class, fueled by the growth in the IT, telecommunications and service/banking industries, is pushing the rapid growth of the city in new directions and changing the very face and culture of the city itself.  This new class, consummerist, career oriented and merchentile, remains religiously conservative but demands all the trappings and comforts of modern life.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052008_002.jpg
  • Young Pakistanis at a dance club in Karachi - a thriving pop music and youth culture scene, influenced by a new generation of Pakistanis who are studying, working and living abroad, is one of the most obvious examples of the social and cultural changes taking place in the country.
    AR_Stern_Pak_051708_070.jpg
  • Victim: Ataullah Nabil..Survivor: Abdul Aziz Khan and Nasreen Khan
    Rafiqui_JPP_Baldia Fire_okt 26 2012_...jpg
  • At The Edhi Home, young homeless and/or mentally ill boys are given shelter
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_040.jpg
  • Photographer Arif Mahmood works with Pakistani fashion model Fawzia during a photo session featuring the latest Rizwan Beyg collection
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_047.jpg
  • At the Edhi Home (Super Highway) - the facility, the largest in the country, houses young children, mentally ill, drug addicts and the abandoned.  it remains the only facility of its kind in the country.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_C_007.jpg
  • Pakistani fashion model Fawzia works with photorapher Arif Mahmood dressed in the latest Rizwan Beyg collection
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_039.jpg
  • Pakistani model Fawzia takes a break between photo sessions at a  fashion shoot showing off Rizwan Beyg's latest collection
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_046.jpg
  • Pakistani fashion model Fawzia jokes around with the photographer between shoots while wearing one of Rizwan Beyg's latest collections
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_040.jpg
  • At the Sattar Edhi Home - homeless men in their ward
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_036.jpg
  • at the sattar edhi home, homeless men wait to know whether they will be admitted to the facilities - sattar edhi's organization is still the only nation-wide welfare and social services organization attending to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable elements of Pakistan society
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_039.jpg
  • abdul sattar edhi takes one of many emergency telephone calls during his hours at his office
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_038.jpg
  • At Folio 3, a Pakistan based software development firm that also has a large number of religiously conservative software developers on staff
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_C_008.jpg
  • Pakistani fashion designer Rizwan Beyg (glasses), works with a model during a fashion photo shoot, as assistants wait and help.  Rizwan Beyg hit the world stage when he was invited to dress Princess Diana during her visits to Pakistan.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_045.jpg
  • abdul sattar edhi taking a rest in his private sleeping quarters outside his offices
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_037.jpg
  • Karachi 2007
    ar_pak_2007_011.jpg
  • At a charity event in Dubai members of Pakistan's elite come out to play and display.  The lives and social life of the Pakistani elite are increasingly divided between cities like London, Dubai, Bombay and Karachi with social, cultural, professional and personal events taking place in any one of these cities depending on seasons and status.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052308_039.jpg
  • At a charity event in Dubai members of Pakistan's elite come out to play and display.  The lives and social life of the Pakistani elite are increasingly divided between cities like London, Dubai, Bombay and Karachi with social, cultural, professional and personal events taking place in any one of these cities depending on seasons and status.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052308_293.jpg
  • Karachi 2007
    ar_pak_2007_033.jpg
  • Karachi 2007
    ar_pak_2007_025.jpg
  • At a charity event in Dubai members of Pakistan's elite come out to play and display.  The lives and social life of the Pakistani elite are increasingly divided between cities like London, Dubai, Bombay and Karachi with social, cultural, professional and personal events taking place in any one of these cities depending on seasons and status.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052308_295.jpg
  • At a charity event in Dubai members of Pakistan's elite come out to play and display.  The lives and social life of the Pakistani elite are increasingly divided between cities like London, Dubai, Bombay and Karachi with social, cultural, professional and personal events taking place in any one of these cities depending on seasons and status.
    AR_Stern_Pak_052308_260.jpg
  • Karachi 2007
    ar_pak_2007_010.jpg
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