Karachi Vice. Life and Death in a Contested City, Paperback - Samira Shackle

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction....

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction.

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