Media ID: 55312144
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Isfandiyar Shaheen (R) and Shaharyar Ahmed, principals and co-heads of growth equity for Cyan Capital, talk during their visit at Karachi’s Empress Market on August 1, 2013. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2013 | Business
Karachi, Reuters—With its brisk kidnap industry, dirty politics and robust murder rate, Pakistan’s commercial capital, Karachi, is an unlikely destination for a pair of go-getting financiers fired with the follow-the-money ethos of Wall Street. But the...
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Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (C) salutes supporters outside the airport upon his arrival in Karachi on March 24, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ ASIF HASSAN)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2013 | World
Karachi, AFP—Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after more than four years in exile, defying a Taliban death threat to contest historic general elections. Hundreds of well-wishers gathered at Karachi airport, beating drums,...