Children play near a pond
Scenes of the refugee settlement; according to UNHCR, it houses approximately 505 registered families
Girls at an Afghan refugee settlement at a madrassa, where they study the Koran
A view of the isolated I-12 Afghan refugee settlement, located on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
An elder poses for a portrait with his son
A girl in the I-12 Afghan settlement plays during the early morning
A little girl sleeps in a colony in Islamabad for landless Pakistanis. Like Afghans, Pakistanis living in informal settlements are vulnerable to discrimination and abuse, and in recent years several areas housing both Pakistanis and Afghans have been demolished to make way for development and high-rise apartment complexes
A mother and her child at the I-12 settlement pose for a portrait. According to a recent report by UNICEF, Pakistan has one of the worst newborn mortality rates in the world, with almost 1 in 20 children dying before they are one month old. If a woman is a refugee with little access to healthcare, becoming a mother is even more dangerous
Mud homes shelter the thousands of Afghan refugees who have settled in I-12
Boys at the I-12 settlement ride a traditional donkey carriage used to transport goods
The Koran is taught to young girls at the I-12 settlement. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there is only one government school in I-12, where 71 Afghans and 79 Pakistanis are enrolled
In the lead-up to national elections, political signs were scattered everywhere on the streets. Here, Pakistan Tehreek- e-Insaf (PTI) and Muttahida Majlis-e- Amal (MMA) signs hang in front of the Wasir Khan mosque in the walled city of Lahore. The Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan became the prime minister of Pakistan and led PTI to emerge as the single largest party in parliament last year