Pakistan: Through the lens

Dawn.com Published January 30, 2012
Brides-to-be line up before taking vows during a mass wedding ceremony in Karachi January 29, 2012. A total of 50 couples from the rural coastal area of Karachi took wedding vows during a mass ceremony, funded by non-government organizations. ? Reuters Photo
Brides-to-be line up before taking vows during a mass wedding ceremony in Karachi January 29, 2012. A total of 50 couples from the rural coastal area of Karachi took wedding vows during a mass ceremony, funded by non-government organizations. ? Reuters Photo
A man attends to the crocodiles near a pond at the shrine of Manghopir, on the outskirts of Karachi January 26, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A man attends to the crocodiles near a pond at the shrine of Manghopir, on the outskirts of Karachi January 26, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Family members of marrying couples celebrate during a mass wedding ceremony in Karachi January 29, 2012. A total of 50 couples from the rural coastal area of Karachi took wedding vows during a mass ceremony, funded by non-government organizations. ? Reuters Photo
Family members of marrying couples celebrate during a mass wedding ceremony in Karachi January 29, 2012. A total of 50 couples from the rural coastal area of Karachi took wedding vows during a mass ceremony, funded by non-government organizations. ? Reuters Photo
A girl silhouetted against the setting sun swings while playing at a park in Lahore January 25, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A girl silhouetted against the setting sun swings while playing at a park in Lahore January 25, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A child stands on the back of an auto rickshaw and watches other children play in the outskirts of Islamabad January 24, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A child stands on the back of an auto rickshaw and watches other children play in the outskirts of Islamabad January 24, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
Family members carry the shroud-draped body of 62-year-old heart patient Chaudhry Mohammad Gulab to his burial from his residence in Lahore on January 27, 2012. The government in Pakistan's Punjab province is scrambling to recall contaminated drugs that have killed over 100 people in the last month; local media cited provincial health officials on Friday. Gulab's health started to deteriorate after he was prescribed a new medication by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) on January 18, his younger brother Chau
Family members carry the shroud-draped body of 62-year-old heart patient Chaudhry Mohammad Gulab to his burial from his residence in Lahore on January 27, 2012. The government in Pakistan's Punjab province is scrambling to recall contaminated drugs that have killed over 100 people in the last month; local media cited provincial health officials on Friday. Gulab's health started to deteriorate after he was prescribed a new medication by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) on January 18, his younger brother Chau
A man with a henna-dyed beard keeps himself warm near a fire while sitting inside a makeshift shelter during snowfall along a roadside in Quetta January 24, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A man with a henna-dyed beard keeps himself warm near a fire while sitting inside a makeshift shelter during snowfall along a roadside in Quetta January 24, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
Mohammad Jahangir Aftab weeps while standing over the unseen body of his younger brother, 62-year-old heart patient Chaudhry Mohammad Gulab, outside their residence in Lahore January 27, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
Mohammad Jahangir Aftab weeps while standing over the unseen body of his younger brother, 62-year-old heart patient Chaudhry Mohammad Gulab, outside their residence in Lahore January 27, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A man uses a grinder to repair a tyre for reuse, on a roadside in Faisalabad January 29, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A man uses a grinder to repair a tyre for reuse, on a roadside in Faisalabad January 29, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A man loads fresh white radish from a field on a donkey-cart before supplying them to a market for sale in the outskirts of Faisalabad January 27, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A man loads fresh white radish from a field on a donkey-cart before supplying them to a market for sale in the outskirts of Faisalabad January 27, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
Blacksmith Mohammad Imran, 78, hammers hot iron to make a blade to grind corn stalk for use as animal feed, at a workshop in Faisalabad January 26, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
Blacksmith Mohammad Imran, 78, hammers hot iron to make a blade to grind corn stalk for use as animal feed, at a workshop in Faisalabad January 26, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A man fixes wooden grips on knives at a workshop in Quetta January 26, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo
A man fixes wooden grips on knives at a workshop in Quetta January 26, 2012. . ? Reuters Photo

Presenting you a collection of images from various parts of Pakistan. Displaying people at work and leisure; each surpassing a different episode in the past week. — Photos by Reuters

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Ali
Jan 30, 2012 10:22pm
Beautiful Pictures !
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tav murthy
Jan 31, 2012 09:07am
wonderful pictures showing the wealth of pakinstan to the world
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Zara
Jan 31, 2012 11:37am
Very nice album.
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Blitzer
Jan 31, 2012 09:49pm
These pictures are beautiful! Thank you, Dawn. Please make this a regular thing.
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