Article 5AJW6 Fishermen fear Pakistan’s new ‘city for the elite’ will end their way of life

Fishermen fear Pakistan’s new ‘city for the elite’ will end their way of life

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Shah Meer Baloch Bundal island
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A proposed island megacity off Karachi puts precious wetlands - and the millions of jobs that depend on them - at risk

On the island of Bundal, off Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast, people gather in their thousands, as they have done for decades, to honour their saint, Baba Yousaf Shah.

As the sun shines on the festivities around the shrine, colourful flags flutter energetically as the air fills with the vibrant clamour of music, singing and feasting.

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