To Live & Die in Karachi

Robbery and murder suspects handcuffed in chains wait for their hearings at the City Courthouse
JOHN STANMEYER / VII

Robbery and murder suspects handcuffed in chains wait for their hearings at the City Courthouse. Corruption is pervasive, with lawyers, judges and prosecutors all bribable, and justice is arbitrary

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