Pakistan in focus

Dawn.com Published May 14, 2012
A Pakistani watermelon vendor, gestures while waiting for customers, on a roadside in the Pakistani border town of Chaman, Pakistan, Thursday, May 10, 2012. ? Photo by AP
A Pakistani watermelon vendor, gestures while waiting for customers, on a roadside in the Pakistani border town of Chaman, Pakistan, Thursday, May 10, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani children, who fled their villages with their families due to fighting between security forces and militants in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur, enjoy a ride on a merry-go-round at a makeshift entertainment park set up in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 11, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani children, who fled their villages with their families due to fighting between security forces and militants in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur, enjoy a ride on a merry-go-round at a makeshift entertainment park set up in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 11, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani brothers, from right, Harith , Farouq, Ishaq and Mohammed Khan, arrange bricks in a brick factory where they work with their father, not pictured, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani brothers, from right, Harith , Farouq, Ishaq and Mohammed Khan, arrange bricks in a brick factory where they work with their father, not pictured, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. ? Photo by AP
A Pakistani girl cools off in a water channel in Lahore on May 11, 2012. Heatwave conditions in Pakistan have brought temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celsius in many parts of the country. ? Photo by AFP
A Pakistani girl cools off in a water channel in Lahore on May 11, 2012. Heatwave conditions in Pakistan have brought temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celsius in many parts of the country. ? Photo by AFP
A man is silhouetted against the setting sun as he walks with his camel in the outskirts of Karachi May 11, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters
A man is silhouetted against the setting sun as he walks with his camel in the outskirts of Karachi May 11, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters
Pakistani farmer Enayat Mohammed, 65, splashes water on his buffalos to cool them off as the temperature rises, on the outskirts of Gujranwala, in Punjab province, Thursday, May 10, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani farmer Enayat Mohammed, 65, splashes water on his buffalos to cool them off as the temperature rises, on the outskirts of Gujranwala, in Punjab province, Thursday, May 10, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani fishermen pull their net out of the sea onto the beach in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Photo by AP
Pakistani fishermen pull their net out of the sea onto the beach in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Photo by AP
Pakistani Jaafar Sakhawat, 8, who works in a brick factory, takes a break sitting on a pile of damaged bricks, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani Jaafar Sakhawat, 8, who works in a brick factory, takes a break sitting on a pile of damaged bricks, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani women wash their laundry at a water point on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Pakistani women wash their laundry at a water point on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. ? Photo by AP
A Pakistani is silhouetted as he rows a boat at Rawal Lake on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. ? Photo by AP
A Pakistani is silhouetted as he rows a boat at Rawal Lake on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. ? Photo by AP

Pictures from around Pakistan, from fishermen in Karachi to watermelon vendors in Chaman.

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May 14, 2012 07:02pm
Pathetic, shameful and say a lot about the governance allowing child labor
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Legand
May 15, 2012 04:31am
Fabulous
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insaan
May 14, 2012 02:05pm
Wow? the first picture in from Pakistan?? and the trader is a muslim?? is he doing a "Namste"?.
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Saurabh
May 14, 2012 08:34am
Nice!
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sofi
May 14, 2012 01:19pm
amazing...
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Hindu
May 23, 2012 12:43pm
Great!
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Indian
May 23, 2012 12:50pm
Beautiful yar! As a hindu i want to visit Katas raj temple in pakistan..
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Veronett
Aug 14, 2012 11:55am
Beautiful images! Thankyou
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