In 1990, he crossed the ‘Line of Control’ for arms training with an aim to liberate Kashmir. But little did he know that he would not be recognised as a militant but a drug addict. As he sits in a corner of a dimly-lit room, the ashes of smoke swirl in open air. A feeble looking Gulzar in loose blue jeans and a hand-woven baggie sweater gives his character a clumsy appearance. But, he doesn’t give any impression of suffering [...]

Sajjad Bukhari is an educated 30-year-old businessman who belongs to the country’s repressed and shrinking middle class. He gives us an intimate glimpse of his life which, like millions of other Pakistanis, is a mixture of problems, ambitions, traditions and hopes.

A photo essay on one of the world’s most ancient new year festival

Incluso antes de que el conflicto empezara en Libia, la imagen del mandatario libanés Muammar Gaddafi estaba marcada de por acusaciones de tiranía, brutalidad y autoritarismo. Hay una opinión general de que el antiguo coronel del ejército libanés administraba sus asuntos con mano dura sin lugar para el disentimiento. Sin embargo, la reivindicación de una revolución en busca de la democracia y la justicia derrocando el régimen de Gaddafi por las revueltas populares en los países vecinos de Túnez y [...]