Surviving in the slums

Published May 31, 2011
12-year-old Naeem sells gulab jamun in the streets of Karachi, to earn about 300 Pakistani Rupees ($3.50) per day. ? Photo by Reuters
12-year-old Naeem sells gulab jamun in the streets of Karachi, to earn about 300 Pakistani Rupees ($3.50) per day. ? Photo by Reuters
Nazmeena Asghar, 6-year-old, and her brother Heyyat, 5-year-old, wait for their Islamic religious lesson in a slum area at the outskirts of Islamabad. ? Photo by AP
Nazmeena Asghar, 6-year-old, and her brother Heyyat, 5-year-old, wait for their Islamic religious lesson in a slum area at the outskirts of Islamabad. ? Photo by AP
Slum children attend an Islamic religious class at the outskirts of Islamabad. ? Photo by AP
Slum children attend an Islamic religious class at the outskirts of Islamabad. ? Photo by AP
A disabled man begs for money at a market. ? Photo by Reuters
A disabled man begs for money at a market. ? Photo by Reuters
Radha sits beside her two-year-old sister Kiran as they beg along the busy street in Karachi. ? Photo by Reuters
Radha sits beside her two-year-old sister Kiran as they beg along the busy street in Karachi. ? Photo by Reuters
Free food is distributed to the poor by a non-governmental organization in Karachi. ? Photo by AP
Free food is distributed to the poor by a non-governmental organization in Karachi. ? Photo by AP
A vendor sells goldfish at roadside. ? Photo by AP
A vendor sells goldfish at roadside. ? Photo by AP
A girl looks on while playing inside a rickshaw in a slum area. ? Photo by AP
A girl looks on while playing inside a rickshaw in a slum area. ? Photo by AP
Elderly men look out from a mosque situated in a slum area. ? Photo by AP
Elderly men look out from a mosque situated in a slum area. ? Photo by AP

They are Pakistanis, and they live in the slums. What makes them different from you?

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