Karachi Under The Knife

Local residents shout slogans on a street during an operation by Pakistani paramilitary rangers against criminal gangs in a troubled area of Karachi.

During the operation, paramilitary soldiers stopped residents from entering the area without properly frisking them and their vehicles.

Paramilitary soldiers cordon off a street during the operation.

Paramilitary soldiers patrol the streets in a troubled area of Karachi.

Pakistani security troops arrest suspects during a crackdown operation against target killers and the extortion mafia.

Paramilitary soldiers guard men with covered faces as they sit at the back of a ranger's van after being detained during a house to house search.

Pakistani security personnel visit a troubled area during the crackdown operation.