A Pakistani activist from the group Pasban lights oil lamps during a vigil for victims and those affected by hurricane Sandy in the US, in Karachi on October 31, 2012.—Photo by AFP

A child and two women warm themselves around a fire to avoid the morning cold, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, early Wednesday.—Photo by AP

A young balloons seller Majid Khan, with his father walks back to home after his work on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday Khan earns $3.1 during six-hours works.—Photo by AP

A boy is silhouetted against sunset as he watches his friends playing cricket at a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday.—Photo by AP

People cross a little stream on the outskirts of Islamabad.—Photo by Reuters

A boy blows a balloon on the outskirts of Islamabad.—Photo by Reuters

Kishor, a one-year-old homeless boy, sleeps in a hammock along a sidewalk in Karachi.—Photo by Reuters

Vendor Harris Khan, 26, smokes a cigarette while waiting for customers on a roadside in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.—Photo by AP

Rafiq Ahmad, 37, mixes mud and sand to be used to make clay pots with his feet at his workshop in Lahore.—Photo by Reuters

A beam of sunlight shines on Faizan, 22, a labourer working in a factory molding parts of irons, in Karachi.—Photo by Reuters

A girl laughs as she holds her sister at a on the outskirts of Islamabad.—Photo by Reuters

Boys sit under shawls that are hung for drying during the dyeing process on the banks of river Jehlum in Srinagar.—Photo by Reuters