Land Mafias and the Battle for Pakistan's Booming Real Estate

Maps of Orangi town and a picture of the late Perween Rahman, former head of the Orangi Pilot Project, a non-government organisation (NGO) that pushes land claim titles for Karachi's poor, are displayed on a wall at the NGO's office in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Rahman's murder in 2013 exposed the dark underbelly of real estate development in one of the world's fastest-growing megacities. Karachi is home to about 15 million people, two large seaports and Pakistans financial infrastructure, making it the country's economic powerhouse. Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg via Getty Images