Through the lens: Operation Lyari

Hussain Afzal Published May 5, 2012
Policemen firing at the criminals.
Policemen firing at the criminals.
The shattered glass of an APC.
The shattered glass of an APC.
Policemen firing at the criminals.
Policemen firing at the criminals.
The statue of an eagle on a tower, called Cheel Chowk in Urdu.
The statue of an eagle on a tower, called Cheel Chowk in Urdu.
An APC near Cheel Chowk.
An APC near Cheel Chowk.
The chained APC, at Cheel Chowk, the APC is facing Afshan Lane, another battle ground during the operation.
The chained APC, at Cheel Chowk, the APC is facing Afshan Lane, another battle ground during the operation.
Another policeman standing near Kalakot Police Station's vehicle.
Another policeman standing near Kalakot Police Station's vehicle.
A policeman in front of APC during the Lyari operation.
A policeman in front of APC during the Lyari operation.
Policemen from almost all the stations of Karachi participated in the operation.
Policemen from almost all the stations of Karachi participated in the operation.
Policemen in alert position at Ghaas Mandi area.
Policemen in alert position at Ghaas Mandi area.
Hundreds of policemen were called on duty in the week long operation in Lyari.
Hundreds of policemen were called on duty in the week long operation in Lyari.
Afghan garbage collector children waiting for firing to stop.
Afghan garbage collector children waiting for firing to stop.
A slit used to fire through behind sand bags where police were taking cover.
A slit used to fire through behind sand bags where police were taking cover.
A close view of an APC.
A close view of an APC.
Hundreds of policemen were called on duty in the week long operation in Lyari.
Hundreds of policemen were called on duty in the week long operation in Lyari.
Policemen waiting for orders from the higher authorities.
Policemen waiting for orders from the higher authorities.
These policemen were called from Kashmore, Sindh.
These policemen were called from Kashmore, Sindh.
The Lyari operation was jointly launched by Sindh Police, CID and Frontier Constabulary (FC).
The Lyari operation was jointly launched by Sindh Police, CID and Frontier Constabulary (FC).
A policeman firing at the criminals.
A policeman firing at the criminals.
A police man in the front line from the shattered glass of an APC.
A police man in the front line from the shattered glass of an APC.

On Friday April 27, police launched an armed operation against banned outfits of Lyari. The clashes between police and culprits claimed the lives of many high profile police officers and ordinary people while also wounding dozens of residents. However the area is now relatively calm after the ceasefire of 48 hours. A look at what Lyari was like during the operation. - Photos by Hussain Afzal, text by Suhail Yusuf

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Lubna Naveed
May 06, 2012 01:27pm
We all hope and pray that this genocide will stop soon, these people , who are criminals should be brought to justice not at the expense of poor daily wage earning masses living in Lyari.
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Hamza
May 06, 2012 07:22am
Those attacking police are not innocent. And yet the so called shareef brothers give it a political touch and say its against people of lyari.
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