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Fahad Desmukh

I am a reporter based in Karachi, Pakistan, and have been a regular contributor to The World since 2010.I particularly enjoy reporting on stories about the intersection of popular culture, politics and technology in Pakistan.I am fascinated by the free-software movement and kung-fu cinema.
Pakistani soccer fans celebrate a Brazil victory in Lyari, one of the oldest and most densely populated parts of the city, plagued by street crime, drugs, and unemployment.
Sports
Some of Brazil’s most fanatic soccer fans are in a Pakistani slum
A child is immunized against polio at a makeshift clinic in the poor Karachi neighborhood called Hijrat.
Environment
Pakistani health officials are having a tough time getting parents to vaccinate their kids
Ali Gul Pir, Talal Qureshi and Adil Omar in a screenshot from from #KholoBC video.
Lifestyle & Belief
Pakistani artists say their country’s YouTube ban is about politics, not religion
Hallelujah performs at an annual prayer event in Kasur, Pakistan.
Arts, Culture & Media
Hallelujah? Christian rock is gaining popularity in Pakistan — under the radar
Arts, Culture & Media
Baloch Women Taking More Prominent Role in Fight for Independence from Pakistan
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Burgers’: The New Power Brokers in Pakistan?
Conflict & Justice
Murder of PTI Senior Official Zara Shahid Hussain Rocks Karachi
Development & Education
Pakistan’s Election Symbols
Conflict & Justice
Ban on Cell Phone Use in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
The Parsi Community in Karachi, Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
Blasphemy Case Against Pakistani Girl Dropped
Conflict & Justice
Pakistani Government Joins Anti-Islam Film Protest
Arts, Culture & Media
Cotton Fabric ‘Lawn’ is Fashion Craze in Pakistan
Lifestyle & Belief
Standup Comedy in Pakistan Gains A Following
Global Politics
Urban Violence and Land Grabbing in Karachi
Conflict & Justice
The Political Comeback of Pervez Musharraf
Global Politics
The Growing Clout of Pakistani Sports-Star Turned Politician Imran Khan
Arts, Culture & Media
Will Pakistan’s Urdu Script Be Lost in Texting Translation?
Development & Education
Pakistan Truckers Applaud Shut Down of US Afghanistan Supply Route
Global Politics
Pakistanis React to NATO Airstrike at Border Post
Conflict & Justice
The Role of Transgenders Changes in Pakistan
Arts, Culture & Media
Truck poetry in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
Gangsters help Pakistan community
Global Politics
Pakistani politician murdered
Environment
Ongoing flood crisis in Pakistan
Global Politics
Displaced people in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
Balochi separatist music
Global Politics
Pakistan relief effort
Global Politics
Pakistanis mostly unconcerned over Wikileaks