Mohammed Hanif reflects on his life in Karachi, Pakistan:
Foreign journalists visiting Karachi use the word “resilient” about this city and often tell their audiences: There was a killing spree yesterday, but people have shown resilience and are out on the streets. As a citizen, I know that after a traumatic event, people don’t decide that they must go out and show the world how resilient they are. They go out and pretend everything is normal because they need to make a living. But then visiting journalists also need to make a living.
(Photo: Local residents gather at the site of an overnight bomb explosion in Karachi on September 19, 2012. The death toll from twin bomb blasts in Karachi rose to seven as police said they suspected the attack was targeted at members of a minority Muslim sect. By Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images)
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