Ibrahim Hyderi fishing harbour

Published December 7, 2012
Fishermen unload baskets of fish from a boat in Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Fishermen unload baskets of fish from a boat in Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Men load fish nets onto a boat before they depart for a catch at the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Men load fish nets onto a boat before they depart for a catch at the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Boys cut and clean fish as they sell them along the harbour in Ibrahim Hyderi, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Boys cut and clean fish as they sell them along the harbour in Ibrahim Hyderi, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
A fisherman carries a basket while wading through the waters of the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
A fisherman carries a basket while wading through the waters of the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
A boy cuts and clean fish as he sells them along the harbour in Ibrahim Hyderi, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
A boy cuts and clean fish as he sells them along the harbour in Ibrahim Hyderi, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Fishermen knit fish nets while sitting in their boats in the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Fishermen knit fish nets while sitting in their boats in the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
A labourer loads ice blocks onto a fishing boat before it departs for a catch in the Arabian Sea from the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
A labourer loads ice blocks onto a fishing boat before it departs for a catch in the Arabian Sea from the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Sona Bibi, 70, displays a photo of her son Abul Kalam, 22, at her home in Ibrahim Hyderi, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012. Adul Kalam, who is a fisherman, was detained by Indian authorities while fishing in Indian waters some ten months ago.
Sona Bibi, 70, displays a photo of her son Abul Kalam, 22, at her home in Ibrahim Hyderi, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012. Adul Kalam, who is a fisherman, was detained by Indian authorities while fishing in Indian waters some ten months ago.
Fishermen walk past standing boats in Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Fishermen walk past standing boats in Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Fishermen rest in their room near the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.
Fishermen rest in their room near the Ibrahim Hyderi fish harbour, some 17 km (11 miles) from Karachi December 7, 2012.

Ibrahim Hyderi is an old fishing harbour on the coastal area near Karachi where fishermen families live in poverty and unhygienic conditions. - Text and photos by Reuters

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