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  • Inside an old mosque in the port city of gwadar in balocistan, pakistan.  gwadar has been in the news recently because of the port being constructed here with the help of the chinese.  it is hoped that major trade can start to flow through this port shortly and offer chinese and central asian countries a route directly to the middle east and east africa.
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  • An air of desperation and anxiety pervades Pakistan?s northern areas and Kashmir.  The scars of the earthquake are as yet, if ever, to heel and the threat of the winter already approaches.  Suddenly life no longer seems to hold to a familiar pattern, nor the future what had been planned.  30 days after the earthquake disaster entire communities remain cut off from the country, possibly thousands of dead remain buried, medical needs remain unmet and millions are living in camps spread throughout the area.  The tenuousness of the situation exists despite a massive logistics and personnel deployment by the Pakistan Army, international NGOs, private charities and individuals.  A region known for its startling beauty has been left with what Salman Rushdie ?an awful majesty?.  The glorious mountains, the clear streams, the luminescent sky and vivid forests of Northern Pakistan are now mere garlands to a human tragedy, as they stand indifferent, and unaffected by the millions struggling to survive amidst it.<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_063.jpg
  • An air of desperation and anxiety pervades Pakistan?s northern areas and Kashmir.  The scars of the earthquake are as yet, if ever, to heel and the threat of the winter already approaches.  Suddenly life no longer seems to hold to a familiar pattern, nor the future what had been planned.  30 days after the earthquake disaster entire communities remain cut off from the country, possibly thousands of dead remain buried, medical needs remain unmet and millions are living in camps spread throughout the area.  The tenuousness of the situation exists despite a massive logistics and personnel deployment by the Pakistan Army, international NGOs, private charities and individuals.  A region known for its startling beauty has been left with what Salman Rushdie ?an awful majesty?.  The glorious mountains, the clear streams, the luminescent sky and vivid forests of Northern Pakistan are now mere garlands to a human tragedy, as they stand indifferent, and unaffected by the millions struggling to survive amidst it.<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_059.jpg
  • An air of desperation and anxiety pervades Pakistan?s northern areas and Kashmir.  The scars of the earthquake are as yet, if ever, to heel and the threat of the winter already approaches.  Suddenly life no longer seems to hold to a familiar pattern, nor the future what had been planned.  30 days after the earthquake disaster entire communities remain cut off from the country, possibly thousands of dead remain buried, medical needs remain unmet and millions are living in camps spread throughout the area.  The tenuousness of the situation exists despite a massive logistics and personnel deployment by the Pakistan Army, international NGOs, private charities and individuals.  A region known for its startling beauty has been left with what Salman Rushdie ?an awful majesty?.  The glorious mountains, the clear streams, the luminescent sky and vivid forests of Northern Pakistan are now mere garlands to a human tragedy, as they stand indifferent, and unaffected by the millions struggling to survive amidst it.<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_062.jpg
  • An air of desperation and anxiety pervades Pakistan?s northern areas and Kashmir.  The scars of the earthquake are as yet, if ever, to heel and the threat of the winter already approaches.  Suddenly life no longer seems to hold to a familiar pattern, nor the future what had been planned.  30 days after the earthquake disaster entire communities remain cut off from the country, possibly thousands of dead remain buried, medical needs remain unmet and millions are living in camps spread throughout the area.  The tenuousness of the situation exists despite a massive logistics and personnel deployment by the Pakistan Army, international NGOs, private charities and individuals.  A region known for its startling beauty has been left with what Salman Rushdie ?an awful majesty?.  The glorious mountains, the clear streams, the luminescent sky and vivid forests of Northern Pakistan are now mere garlands to a human tragedy, as they stand indifferent, and unaffected by the millions struggling to survive amidst it.<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_055.jpg
  • desperation marks the faces of men attempting to receive tents at a pakistan army distribution center<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_053.jpg
  • An air of desperation and anxiety pervades Pakistan?s northern areas and Kashmir.  The scars of the earthquake are as yet, if ever, to heel and the threat of the winter already approaches.  Suddenly life no longer seems to hold to a familiar pattern, nor the future what had been planned.  30 days after the earthquake disaster entire communities remain cut off from the country, possibly thousands of dead remain buried, medical needs remain unmet and millions are living in camps spread throughout the area.  The tenuousness of the situation exists despite a massive logistics and personnel deployment by the Pakistan Army, international NGOs, private charities and individuals.  A region known for its startling beauty has been left with what Salman Rushdie ?an awful majesty?.  The glorious mountains, the clear streams, the luminescent sky and vivid forests of Northern Pakistan are now mere garlands to a human tragedy, as they stand indifferent, and unaffected by the millions struggling to survive amidst it.<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_056.jpg
  • An air of desperation and anxiety pervades Pakistan?s northern areas and Kashmir.  The scars of the earthquake are as yet, if ever, to heel and the threat of the winter already approaches.  Suddenly life no longer seems to hold to a familiar pattern, nor the future what had been planned.  30 days after the earthquake disaster entire communities remain cut off from the country, possibly thousands of dead remain buried, medical needs remain unmet and millions are living in camps spread throughout the area.  The tenuousness of the situation exists despite a massive logistics and personnel deployment by the Pakistan Army, international NGOs, private charities and individuals.  A region known for its startling beauty has been left with what Salman Rushdie ?an awful majesty?.  The glorious mountains, the clear streams, the luminescent sky and vivid forests of Northern Pakistan are now mere garlands to a human tragedy, as they stand indifferent, and unaffected by the millions struggling to survive amidst it.<br />
    rafiqui_pakistan_assign_061.jpg
  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. Landless peasants in the fields at dawn - most farmers in this area are on tenant farming agreements with the Pakistan Army military farms
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  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. dawn light over fields in okara - most of the farmers working on these fields are landless peasants with tenant farming agreements with the Pakistan Army
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  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. A group of women tenant farmers prepare to go out into the fields for the day's planting - most of the farmers in this area are landless peasants on tenant farming agreements with the Pakistan Army
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_025.jpg
  • Men put up political posters prior to the February 18th elections in the coutnry - the Pakistan People's Part (PPP), Benazir Bhutto's party - is expected to do well in the aftermath of her assasination
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  • pakistan army soldiers on patrol in the foothills of the mountains around the town of mingora, swat.  the army is fighting self-proclaimed islamic militants who have carried out a number of bombing attacks against government and civilian targets in the region
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  • The Central Mosque. Remains.<br />
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  • 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
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  • The search for the once precious.  Balakot<br />
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  • pakistan army soldiers man a mountain side post - the army continues its search for militants in the area of swat - there are nearly 30,000 soldiers now in this once idylic tourist area
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  • the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack against the Pakistan Army headquarters in Mingora, Swat.  the attack left most of the building in ruins, killed over 15, and sent a message to the 30,000 strong force that the militants were going to continue their campaign against government and civilan targets
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  • Pakistan People's Party supporters gather at Liaqat Bagh (gardens) in Rawalpindi, the site of Benazir Bhutto's assasination, 40 days after her death to leave wreaths of flowers and offer prayers
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  • a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) worker carries a political poster prior to the February 18th elections - Benazir's assasination is expected to help the PPP gain a strong position
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  • One hundred thousand limb repair operations.<br />
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  • At Folio 3, a Pakistan based software development firm that also has a large number of religiously conservative software developers on staff
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • Balakot.  No longer.<br />
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  • Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters have their pictures taken in front of a poster of Benazir Bhutto on the occasion of the 40th day of mourning after her assasination.
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  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. Supportors of the punjab provincial assembly candidate mehr abdul sattar foot at a rally in support of his candidacy - abdul sattar is the first man from a landless community to contest a seat at the provincial assembly level
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  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. At a political rally for mehr abdul sattar foot - abdul sattar is the first member of the landless peasant community who has attempted to run for a provincial assembly seat in punjab.  his ability to win is crucial to the issue of the landless being discussed at the highest governmental and judicial levels
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_022.jpg
  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. A group of landless peasants in okara take out a political rally in support of their candidate, mehr abdul sattar foot - abdul sattar is the first landless peasant to run for a seat in the provincial assembly
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_C_005.jpg
  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. Landless farmer at dawn at work in a field
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_024.jpg
  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan, 2008. A roup of landless peasants prepare to take out a political rally in support of their candidate - one of their own, mehr abdul sattar foot, who is in fact the first political candidate for the punjab provincial assembly from this community of the landless
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_024.jpg
  • Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. 2008. Supportors of Mehr Abdul Sattar, (currently being held in prison on concocted 'terrorism' charges), a landless peasant running for a punjab provincial assembly seat, drive through local villages prior to the february 18th elections
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_025.jpg
  • At a bus stand outside the Shamshatoo refugee camp for Afghans.  Hundreds of thousands of Afghani refugees and their families continue to live and conduct business in Pakistan.  An entire generation of refugees was born and raised in Pakistan and await only an official recognition of their status.
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  • Outside a mosque in the port city of Gwadar.  Once a part of the sultanate of Oman, Gwadar was given to Pakistan in 1958.  However, it retains its Arabic culture, and is also home to a large population of descendents of African slaves who transited through this town.
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  • Street scene in a market in quetta, pakistan.
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  • In the refugee market at the entrace of the infamous Jalozai Refugee camp on the outskirts of Peshawar.  Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees and their families continue to live and operate businesses inside Pakistan.
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  • Street scene in the alleys of the old city of lahore in pakistan - men gather around an elder to seek advice
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  • Waiting for food distribution at a shrine in the city of Multan.  Multan is the center of Sufi Islam in Pakistan with dozens of shrines dotting the cities landscape.  Those seeking the blessings of the saint will frequently order the preparations of meals for the poor and needy, hundreds of whom flock to such shrines for this free food.
    ar_pak_2007_005.jpg
  • Scene outside the Shamshatoo refugee camp for Afghan refugees.  Traders load up to take goods to the main markets of Peshawar while others wait for their transports to take them to jobs in the city.  Hundreds of thousands of Afghanis continue to live and conduct their businesses in Pakistan.
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  • Outside a local mosque in the back alleys of the port city of Gwadar.  Once a part of the Sultanate of Oman, Gwadar was given to Pakistan in 1958 but still retains strong elements of its Arabic character and culture.  It is also once of the towns in the Makran region where people of African descent can still be found.  It is also home to a unique Islamic sect called the Zikris
    ar_pak_2007_014.jpg
  • At a school for refugee children in the Jalozai refugee camp for Afghans.  Hundreds of thousands of Afghani refugees continue to live in Pakistan, with an entire generation or perhaps two being born and raised in the country.
    ar_pak_2007_038.jpg
  • Young boys mend fishing nets in the seaside town of Jiwani.  Lying close to the border with Iran, Jiwani is departure point for many Balochi families visiting relatives on the other side of the international border between Pakistan and Iran
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  • 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.
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  • Boys play amongst fishing nets in the seaside town of Jiwani, a few hours drive from the Pakistan-Iran international border
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  • 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.
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  • in mingora, swat, the hunt for militants contines and nearly 30,000 Pakistani army soldiers are involved in a hunting operation across the mountains and villages in the region.  despite the heavy military presence, the militants continue to strike at government and civilian targets, veiling their campaign in the language and rhetoric of islam.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_051.jpg
  • students attend an evening arabic prononciation class with their teacher at the darol uloom sarhad madrassa in peshawar
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  • outside a local mosque in the city of mingora, swat
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  • 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
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  • Portrait: Maulana Paracha
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  • Funeral for the victims of militant violence - islamic militants have been carrying out a terror campaign in the region of Swat targeting primarily government and army targets, but inevitably causing a large number of civilian casualties
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_C_001.jpg
  • On March 1st 2008 a suicide bomber struck a funeral gathering in Mingora, Swat.  The funeral, for a Police District Superintendent killed earlier by militants in the tribal area, was being held in a 'safe' compound.  Over 50 people were killed and 150 nursing serious injures.  the militants continue their campaign against government and civilian targets despite the presence and actions of nearly 30,000 Pakistani Army soldiers in the aera.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_057.jpg
  • On March 1st 2008 a suicide bomber struck a funeral gathering in Mingora, Swat.  The funeral, for a Police District Superintendent killed earlier by militants in the tribal area, was being held in a 'safe' compound.  Over 50 people were killed and 150 nursing serious injures.  the militants continue their campaign against government and civilian targets despite the presence and actions of nearly 30,000 Pakistani Army soldiers in the aera.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_055.jpg
  • scene outside a local mosque, mingora, swat
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_054.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
  • 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
  • street scene in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_042.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
  • Pakistani fashion model Fawzia works with photorapher Arif Mahmood dressed in the latest Rizwan Beyg collection
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_039.jpg
  • at a pool hall in a Karachi slum
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_033.jpg
  • playing cricket, considered the national sport, along the walls of the grand badshahi mosque in the old city of lahore
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  • Students hang out in the court yard at the Lahore College of Arts, a progressive, liberal fine arts institute in Lahore
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  • Students at the Lahore College of Arts - a progressive, liberal fine arts college in the city of Lahore.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_016.jpg
  • a local barbar shop in a peshawar bazaar
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  • bazaar scene, peshawar,
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  • peshawar market street scene, in front of a cinema
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  • At a funeral for victims of the March 1st suicide bombing attack that killed over 50 and left 150+ seriously injured.  Militants in the region of Swat have continued their campaign against the government, destroying in the process, not just the tourism industry here but also the social fabric of this once idylic tourist region
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_001.jpg
  • street scene in Karachi's electronics market
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  • street scene in Karachi's downtown financial district
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  • in one of the bazaars in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_061.jpg
  • outside a palmist's shop in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_057.jpg
  • children at play in the back alleys of the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_056.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
  • 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
  • Photographer Arif Mahmood works with Pakistani fashion model Fawzia during a photo session featuring the latest Rizwan Beyg collection
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_047.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
  • children play outside the Islamabad slum called 'France Colony'
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_036.jpg
  • at a pool hall in a Karachi slum
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_035.jpg
  • women come out to place their votes on February 18th 2008 - the election changed the face of Pakistani politics, eliminating the Islamists as a political force and placing the dictatorship of General Musharraf in a weakened position
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_033.jpg
  • playing cricket along the walls of the badshahi mosque in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_028.jpg
  • a child sits and waits for the start of classes at a local school in a landless peasant village in okara, punjab.  a lack of government schools has forced the villages to fund this one with their own private funds
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_023.jpg
  • Young students/women hang out in the court yard at the Lahore College of Arts - a liberal fine arts college in Lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_021.jpg
  • Students at the Lahore College of Arts, a progressive, liberal fine arts college in the city of Lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_020.jpg
  • peshawar street scene
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_014.jpg
  • a classroom at the darol-uloom madrassa sarhad peshawar
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_006.jpg
  • street scene in karachi's financial district
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  • a street side restaurant in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_045.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
  • abdul sattar edhi in his boultan market, karachi office - the same location where he first began his work
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_034.jpg
  • friends hang out on a corner in the Islamabad slum called 'France Colony' - the slum is home to domestic workers and other menial job holders
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_031.jpg
  • madrassa students engage in a theology discussion outside the dormroom facilities of the daral-uloom sarhad madrassa in peshawar
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_004.jpg
  • students at the darol-ulloom sarhad madrassa at a tea break between classes - madrassas typical offer residential facilities to students
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_B_003.jpg
  • On March 1st 2008 a suicide bomber struck a funeral gathering in Mingora, Swat.  The funeral, for a Police District Superintendent killed earlier by militants in the tribal area, was being held in a 'safe' compound.  Over 50 people were killed and 150 nursing serious injures.  the militants continue their campaign against government and civilian targets despite the presence and actions of nearly 30,000 Pakistani Army soldiers in the aera.
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_076.jpg
  • At a funeral for victims of the March 1st suicide bombing attack against the Pakistani Police - militants have maintained their campaign of suicide bombing attacks against military, police and civilian targets in the region of Swat, a campaign that has destroyed the economy and social cohesion of this once peaceful and idylic holiday region
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_071.jpg
  • a young boy plays in the court yard of the wazir khan mosque in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_062.jpg
  • street bazaar scene in the old city of lahore
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  • street scene in the bazaars of the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_054.jpg
  • at the entrance of the famous delhi gate, one of 12 gates that offers entrance into the old city of Lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_053.jpg
  • at a garment factory in karachi - a day wage worker and young apprentice
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_042.jpg
  • local merchants take a lunch break at a street side vendor's kiosk in the old city of lahore
    Rafiqui_Pakistan_A_030.jpg
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