From the archives – Karachi vice: inside the city torn apart by

From the archives – Karachi vice: inside the city torn apart by killings, extortion and terrorism

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We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2015: Amid the mayhem that has turned parts of Karachi into no-go zones, reporters risk their lives to make sense of a crime wave that is virtually an insurgency. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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