Niloufer Siddiqui applauds Vice's guide to Karachi:
Complete with a catchy soundtrack, a heavy dose of sarcasm, and a fair share of cursing by Alvi and Usmani, the documentary effectively showcases the numerous problems which are facing Karachi simultaneously. Sectarian strife, ethnic tension, extreme poverty, mafia, drugs and a political situation dominated by political parties who regularly turn to violence and targeted killings – you name an ailment, Karachi suffers from it.
While the documentary fails to adequately address the nuance of most of the topics covered (any elaboration on the nature of religious extremism in the city is particularly lacking, with blanket references to the “Taliban”), the level of access Alvi was provided into areas that have been deemed “no go” is both remarkable and admirable.
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