These kids from Lyari will put most Pakistanis to shame
Kids from Lyari talk about what they would do if they became the president of Pakistan
Kids from Lyari talk about what they would do if they became the president of Pakistan SCREENGRAB: BENJAMIN ZAND/FACEBOOK
When BBC reporter Benjamin Zand came to Karachi, everyone told him to avoid Lyari, the city’s "most dangerous" neighbourhood. However, that only made him want to see the area even more.
“When I was in Karachi, Pakistan, nearly everyone I spoke to told me to avoid a neighbourhood called Lyari - Karachi's "most dangerous" area. I was told a whole number of things would probably happen to me,” Zand wrote on his Facebook page.
Lyari filmmaker wins first prize at Bahrain's International Youth Creativity Awards
Throwing caution to the winds, the British-Iranian went to Lyari and had a chance to speak to “probably the most impressive kids I think I may ever have met”.
“I asked them about Lyari's negative connotations. Just have a listen to them, this is just a short clip,” the reporter and filmmaker for BBC said.
When asked how they would change Lyari if they became the president of Pakistan, the kids had the best response.
"It's not important to be president or someone big to make a change, we can change as well," said one adorable little girl.
From what it appears, Zand who was named Young Talent of the Year at the 2016 Royal Television Society Journalism Awards, had a mighty good time in Pakistan. He also posted a video of him taking a bus tour of Karachi.
In Lyari, young female boxers punch through gender barriers
You can watch the clip here. However, the full documentary and all the other videos will be released in a couple of months, Zand shares.
[fbpost link="https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.zand/videos/1433233330035830/"]
Lyari’s young boys and girls see a way out
Hours after Zand posted the video, Twitter poured in its love:
“When I was in Karachi, Pakistan, nearly everyone I spoke to told me to avoid a neighbourhood called Lyari - Karachi's "most dangerous" area. I was told a whole number of things would probably happen to me,” Zand wrote on his Facebook page.
Lyari filmmaker wins first prize at Bahrain's International Youth Creativity Awards
Throwing caution to the winds, the British-Iranian went to Lyari and had a chance to speak to “probably the most impressive kids I think I may ever have met”.
“I asked them about Lyari's negative connotations. Just have a listen to them, this is just a short clip,” the reporter and filmmaker for BBC said.
When asked how they would change Lyari if they became the president of Pakistan, the kids had the best response.
"It's not important to be president or someone big to make a change, we can change as well," said one adorable little girl.
From what it appears, Zand who was named Young Talent of the Year at the 2016 Royal Television Society Journalism Awards, had a mighty good time in Pakistan. He also posted a video of him taking a bus tour of Karachi.
In Lyari, young female boxers punch through gender barriers
You can watch the clip here. However, the full documentary and all the other videos will be released in a couple of months, Zand shares.
[fbpost link="https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.zand/videos/1433233330035830/"]
Lyari’s young boys and girls see a way out
Hours after Zand posted the video, Twitter poured in its love: