VICE Guide to Karachi with Suroosh Alvi : Pakistan's Most Violent City (Part 1/5)
Sure, we hear about violence in Pakistan all the time, but in 2011, more than three times as many people were killed in Karachi than the number of people killed in American drone strikes in the tribal areas. VICE explores the seedy underbelly of this ultra-violent metropolis of more than eighteen million people, and meet the players who make Karachi one of the craziest cities on earth.
Hosted by VICE Founder Suroosh Alvi
Follow @SurooshAlvi on Twitter: twitter.com/#!/surooshalvi
Part 1/5: bit.ly/Karachi-1
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They presented the video as a 60s bollywood movie
Srikant Shubham You should see the musical
Lol 😄😄😄
They are living in 60's
Well said
The intro is awesome
"I don't trust others. I only trust myself and my Kalashnikov." - Wise man
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@@MadhuBalanRajan nikal loru..
Avtomat Kalashnikov, you can always rely on it since 1947.
@@power13 not necessarily as they jam so they're quite unreliable if anything
ISLAM IS BEST RELIGION 😇
IAM an Indian Muslim but IAM happy that my great grand father took a right decision to not shift his home to pakistan at the time of particion
sala fake account
Bhai I am really sorry . Tum bhi jaante ho kuch madarchod to rehte hi hain na. In jaiso k haath me desh chala jaye na to doosra pakistan ban jaaye. Bohot narrow mindset and low family values se aate hain ye log. And this is tru for both Hindus and Muslims .Ignore them bro. They dont represent our country and never will. They are inherent loosers. Just look at his ugly face and you can tell he is a psycho. We are one bro. Jai Hind.
@ and Allah and Mohammad are pig eating bastards
@ Bhai main tumhari problem samajhta hu par ek ek sawal poochhna hai tu janam se hi hi bakchod hai ya bas yunhi ho gaya?
@ You really are so stupid to think that way. I myself am a hindu and I think after your little crazy demonstration of your behavior. Your parents didn't teach you well enough. Shame on you. You are neither a Hindu nor a Muslim. You are just a shame for India.
Now I got from where Kashmiri learned stone throwing skills on police 😂😂😂😂😂
Mayorr R 😂😂😂
😂😂👍
All these stone pelting lessons comes straight outta Pakistan 😂
Lol so ur police can’t handle stone pelters. Weak!!
Cause fuck the police
Grand Theft Auto 6: Karachi Think about it, cross-country map with many factions: corrupt politicians, warlords, Taliban, terrorists, innocent people, bad people, conservatives, Islamofascists, underground metal heads, druggies, etc...
who is an underground metalhead? i almost bursted out laughing.
Bung Hole Every country has metal music, but in places like Pakistan they are not mainstream scene and are underground scene. Throw in some stereotypical stuff, they can serve as a gang in GTA 6.
John Fellower This is the best option ever. Never done before in a game. I wud cry in tears if this amazing idea ever came. I'd pay $200 just for this and I'm from Karachi lol XD but raised in Vancouver stand up!
John Fellower India has that too- Delhi
most popular gta ever
That intro was fucking awesome haha
mrNOuploads i came just to watch it
mrNOuploads please refrain from abusive language Thank you
@@markquan8974 ....
2:07 that guy literally went like "no problem. Inshallah boys played well" .
It's amazing how bad the condition was in Karachi 8 years ago, and how much it has improved in the last few years. The gangs are almost dead, the target killing is almost non-existent. As someone who has lived and worked in Karachi, it was a relief to be able to walk outside without any fear. Karachi really has changed greatly in the last few years. It will probably never reach its glory of the 60s and 70s again but the beautiful city of Karachi, the city of lights is recovering.
Thank you Rahil Sir
Karachi is still a shithole Wtf are you talking about
Chacha bus ker ab tumare chacha tumar abu taliban firse agaye hai jo kashmir ka sapna dikha ker firse tumari marege
Yeah that's hard to believe but that's good
Deaths declined from 2500 per year to 1700 per year.. an improvement, but still 6 times higher than Mumbai, which has comparable population.
lol, the guy from vice seems so disappointed there are no dead people in the riot. They were all "damn, tiny riot, no dead people, dafuq are we even doing here?"
Go to the tribal areas in the mountains of Pakistan if you want to see dead people laying everywhere
Cláudia Vieira 😂
@@o.k.wproductions1581 hey learn to talk to lady you filthy pig
@@tamalsengupta5377 Bruh tf 😂😂
@@xxxxxx5868 - Being able to see an entire face makes Madem horny. Normally he only gets to look at an eye-slit.
0:09 10/10 Would set self on fire with Molotov again.
whats the song at 20 seconds?
The Transpanzer 😂😂
Lmao didnt catch that one 😂
Caught that, went a whole 3 feet too. Ahahha what a dumbass.
Me in CSGO
"I don't trust others, I trust myself and my Kalashnikov." yes bruh, thats it
ik its a dumb question but whats a kalashnikov?
Wabi Sabi Allahua-kbar 47
@@seema6997 company which make most famous rifles AK47
@@whooshifgay gay shree ram 47
WELCOME TO ENGLAND
I understand what you did there
Birmingham
Englandistan* Make a correction there.
Londonistan
Soon
even somalia people would be scared to take a visit of this cesspool
deepak62456 bro this is old In 2013 opreation karachi lyari is now under control many politicians are arrested Uzair Baloch who was don of Lyari is arrested by rangers MQM and PPP political parties their criminal wings are vanished .. Karachi is peaceful now
Haha says the Indian 75% of your country still to this day practices OPEN-AIR DEFECATION.
Jeet maybe you should try cleaning the Ganga as it is used as a toilet by Indians
Somalia was already safe except some communal violence! All I see is u Indian s making somalia look bad which u don't even know anything about it!
Waffen-SS as a somali I do t think Somalia is better then USA, but compared to Pakistan its better
Gangs of Wasseypur type area
@Shreyan Laha woh movie ki baat kar raha hai
Shreyan Laha ye pehle ki baat hai ab pakistan bilkul peaceful hai 13 saal ke bache cycle krte rehte from area to area and its totally secured
@@perxeu5433 bhai kin ko batanay ki koshish kar rahay ho , ye log esi hi videos daikh daikh kar khush hotay hen, kyun unki khushi kharab kar rahay ho
@@hjedits657 nahi bhai, it's glad to know that there's peace now.
"I don't trust others, I trust myself and my Kalashnikov" -the politician
0:08 When you accidentally right-click instead of left-click when throwing a molotov in CS:GO
Nice
The intro is awesome.
Marc Creter It was classic Bollywood style But I'm wondering Why Bollywood for Pakistan ? Pakistanis wont be so pleased about it 😅
@@HarshRajAlwaysfree I thought Bollywood was Indian and Pakistan
@@xxxxxx5868 🤣🤣😂😂
what song is that? love it
Im from Pakistan, spent my whole childhood in Karachi. Its really bad, but not this bad lol..anyways, awesome video..a lesson for all the first world countries to appreciate what they have AND what they don't.
***** I heard it's downed down a bit now.
Андрей За́йцев your the one bringing up illiteracy you must be smoking budj 😂😂 spastic
Андрей За́йцев iliterate like orthodox christians
I agree....we. believe you
Aditya B. Too dumb........ Ain’t gonna comment
I just wanna thank the reporter for making this as entertaining as it was
Seriously. Editing on point!
City guide to Karachi Music: RD Burman
Yeah, but what song of his?
that guy at 4:30 Zafar Baloch got killed in a gangland shooting last year
***** yep. Type in zafar baloch. It should come up with his story
Anil Nair he is in dubai now
ThatIndian Dude iii
Most of them are killed now. Karachi is much better place without them. Peace
My grandfather made the right decision to come to India 🙂
Yeah......RSS HINDUS CAN LIVE PEACEFULLY IN ENDIA........ENDIA IS FOR U.........
@PEACEFUL WARRIOR JAAHIL PUSHTOON AUR BALOACH MUSLIM HAIN AIK BAAR MODI KO KPK AUR BALOCHISTAN MAIN TOU LAOO KASHMIR KY LOOG TU KUCH BB NI HAIN....WO HAAL KARAIN GY USKA KA RAAT KO SOO BI NI PAYE GA GALIYAAN SUN KY..........TUM GHATIYAA HINDUS SE BAAT KRNA BB ZILLAT HAI........AUR AHMEDIS HAMRY NABI KO AKHRI NI MANTY....ISILIYE WO SAUDIA ARAB MAIN BB MUSLIM NI HAIN.....JAHIL BARAHMIN RSS HINDU.........
RSS is an organisation that is accepting to all.
Fuck you then go to hell
Lmao where cows are safer than women 😂
Pakistan is a peaceful country. we live hear happily... . . . . . . . = Osama bin laden.
This documentary is from 2012. Although street crime like theft and mugging is still a problem, things are far better now in Karachi than in 2012.
You ignorant fools don't know.......USAMA BIN LADEN WAS BEST WARRIOR IN 1990'S FOR AMERICA AGAINST SOVIET UNION.........AMERICA FUNDED MUJAHIDEEN AND AFTER 2001 THEY BECOME TERRORIST..............WOW.......SO JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE MATTER U IDIOTS DON'T KNOW................
@Dark Assassin Ahahaha......U mean that false flag by America to invade iraq and other countries to take over control on oil........Everybody know the drama behind that attack no one involved except..... u know who..........
Pakistan is peaceful country,are u kidding me. Hahaha lol
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Pained to see my fellow indians appreciating the risk and amazingness of the documentary, but rather bashing pakistan as if we live in Switzerland.
Damn. Somebody who actually made a sensible comment.
Compared to them we are.
@@shubhamksingh-ti4em lol
@Wrishi Jayan ok live here 🤨
@@manansethi2865 India has its problems but I don't think anywhere in India you see this level of violence
-Will they shoot at us? -oh yeah yeah -Will they *SHOOT* at us?!!?!? -yeah yeah
😂😂
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@being human i lost everything xoxo
@being human thats was so fun xoxo thanks bro
When its been 10 minutes and no one has yelled "ALLAH AKBAR" or murdered someone *Insert meme of guy sitting in class with veins in his forehead not able to hold it in*
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I still remember when my dad used to say that your school is off today cause theres another protest going by mqm 😂
lol faltu ki strikes
@@yankhan6671 he was in my city his fellows are now dead say thanks to Rahil sir we love you forever
Ek chumi iddar 😭
My friend was visiting Karachi as a child, and was in the house of family who lived there with her dad, and they heard what she thought was fireworks, and so she asked her dad if they could go outside and look at them, and he was like “hahah, nooo, not right now.” Years later she realized that they where actually gun shots
The beginning looks like something taken out of Jackass. "Hey I'm Johnny Knoxville and this VICE Guide to Karachi!"
0:10 dude just set himself on fire 🤣
😂😂😂
I really like the art style at the introduction part keep it up with the nice atmosphere, vice!
Should do a 10 year anniversary video on Karachi. Supposedly the situation's improved a lot in the last couple of years (went from 6th to 70th most dangerous city and vloggers seem to not be in danger at least). I'm sure Vice would find some of the dodgy areas though.
Status of Karachi 2019 1 ) Targeted killings dropped by 93% 2) MQM leading terrorist party kicked out 3) uzair baloch and so many people like him arrested or killed 4) corrupt politicians are facing judicial charges 5) rangers and army is well taking care of things 6) CPEC will eventually give a real economic boost to this city over all situation is very good compare to 2011
Bsdk cpec tumhari behen betiya Neelam karvayega china ko ch qoum😆😆
Well its back to imploding nowww😂😂😂😂😂
Well how's everything goin now the, huge leader🥴 / ertugrul 2.0 imlun Khan? Maybe he'll do some good for Karachi? Khud saari bachodiyan karo Baad mein MQM pr naam daal do ke unhone kia hai sab kuch Pathan Sindhi balochi saare Shareef hai 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
Fast forward 2023 • khayalo ki tapish • entire economy fucked up
Terrorist attacks on MFing police headquarters bruh. 🤣
I've seen So many vloggers tavel to pakistan in 2018 and even growing today 2019 showcasing the beautiful country.. mouth watering food.. and the amazing humility of Pakistanis.. respect from Philippines
I like how they presented the documentary. These type of docs are usually starts with intense mood, but the presentation here with some 60s bollywood filmy style, funky yet on the point
5:40 "there is no one there though" lmao had me on the floor!!
Thank you for uploading this. I lived in Karachi for five years from 1986 to about 1991. Yes even then there was a lot of violence but equal to that there was little beautiful gems spread all over if you just knew where to look. I treasure the good and beautiful memories. Maybe it felt extra intense and beautiful due to the danger? :)
I love that intro at 1:30
I love this channel, feels like some Netflix series.. His voiceover is amazing
Now in 2021 its just peace 100 % peace in Karachi
No it ain't. I watch a video about Karachi and it was made in 2021, and women and children were getting murder every few seconds in this city. Why would anyone want to live in this terrorist dreadful place.
@@daxtonhincher3290 I don’t know who showed you that I have lived in this my entire life and yeah it used to be real bad several years ago but now its alright.
dude, i remember these inhumane time but i'm happy that its not like this now since MQM Mafia was kicked.. oh my sweet idiot country.
i understand idiot but what about sweet
@@superonovar9784 oh my god the komedy king is here.
The character introductions were extremely chaotic.
On the night I stayed there in Sept. 1995, 12 were killed in the city. I was glad to fly off to "safe" NYC.
Update on Karachi now (2020-2021): I was a kid at those time and used to listen from my elders that "halat kharab hai shehr ke " ( city's condition is not good) But seeing now, Karachi is recovering . Target killing, cross firing, snatching has reduced to greater degree . It's a very speedy transition but thank God being a girl I can now go around the city without a person for my protection ☺️
Snatching is on its peak
I know old memories when i was a kid in 2011 or 2012 suddenly the school was closed due to mqm hartaal this happens too much and i loved it
Amazing intro !
Wow is this pace real? Sounds like something out of a dystopian book. Crazy shit goes on on the other side of the world.
I was in Karachi last week and none of this shit happens it's really over exaggerated
Aqsa Qureshi Yea I figured out Vice does that alot after I watched the video on the Alberta oil sands.
Well the situation has greatly improved now
This was 8 years ago even at that time karachi was at 54 Most dangerous city and new york is 3 most...new york is still one of the top 10 most dangerous city but now karachi is one of the peace full city...
White tourists: Karachi is very peaceful Vice: Hold my Kalashnikov
timeframe this was 7 years ago now its safe
@Jericho Jezza 😄.. It is more than safe now bro. Not even a single person dies due to riots and chaos. Terrorism has eliminated completely. There is peace and only peace in karachi. But these days you'll find only corona there.
Yall don't never get scared traveling to these dangerous places.
hey, if you can live there you can travel there. Just change your name from Raymond before landing LOL
Wow I thought karachi was a good city but the violence reminded me of documentaries about bad parts of middle east
+Syed Ahmed happy to hear that ✌️ :)
+Syed Ahmed raheel sharifs work :)
I Saw This Video In Feb,2023... Feels Goosebumps For Exploring our Past History of Karachi... Exactly all manners are based on true one Stories.. What a Content.....
The Music made this video even better!
Does there REALLY have to be 5 different parts? It's not like it's being broadcasted on television, there's no adverts. I don't even know if the other 4 parts of this documentary are on KZhead, so I guess I'll have to spend an unnecessary amount of time searching for it. >:-\
WATCH IT ON THEIR SITE. they have the entire thing.
DESCRIPTION.... -_-
During the time this was uploaded KZhead couldn't handle long documentaries, so they had to split these into 5 parts.
Back when vice was good
@Charmineder Bad ass*
Oh my god, can someone please tell me wich song is playing from 1:36 to 2:16, when every personage is introduced? Please, it sounds so groovy
the intro to all the people in the beginning with the music just sends me
Vice makes the worst travel guide videos.
lol
*best
Best* u mean
What are they supposed to report on? How cushy the fabulously wealthy country of Pakistan is?
u shouldn't even watch all this " flash man " with a unicorn picture or whatever.. 😂😂
I am from Karachi and all this rarely ever happens and only happens in deep in the slums why do people only look at the bad side is pissed
It used to happen
@Muhammad Midwest i know i am from karachi as well
video is from 2012 and now its 2019 and Karachi is now a peaceful city
Like the whole Pakistan
Love the music and presentation of video
To be honest it's a lot safer nowadays but don't go to Lyari
What's lyari? What's going on there now?
@@hv.b.r Corruption and death
@@hv.b.r dude search liyari's population it's mind blowing and its full of violence I'm a Pakistani and I wouldn't advice you to go there tho things are much calmer now because of the operations of rangers but you never know
Scouts Captain it’s safe bhai
Cape Crusader it’s basically the Baltimore of Pakistan.
6:36 me and the class protesting at the teacher for low valutation on the exam that we all know we didint studied for
i have subscribed this channel only because of the host. He has awesome sense of humor
Wow.. what a brilliantly made Documentary
It's been 8 years , and look how much is changed in 8 years. From terror and violence into a growing, prosperous economy.
Yea very growing. Mumbai is richer than Pakistan, just search dude and don't tell me because we have huge population it is richer. It don't work that way. Also see gdp per capita
Absolutely,I am resident from Karachi and seriously, I felt that Karachi is much better than it's past thanks to Pakistan military and law enforcement forces!
Vice is amazing bro.
Thomas Wilburn not anymore
*was
Yo they still making good documentaries, it's just mixed with shit ones now
@@xxxxxx5868 no they become shit SJW feminists liberals took over
o man what a era was that i am just 7 year old at that time and i see that all thing at tv with my family
even i see that all own side
I saw this documentary 8 yrs ago. That intro was awesome.
5:53 dude lights up his own shirt too 😂😂😂
dude at 5:33 lit himself on fire, mission failed we'll get em next time.
This is the best series by vice too dope 🔥🔥🔥🔫🔫🔫 alvi is a kewl guy heading to a volcano and the other guy the guide is too dope af
man that sound design and cinematography.. this guy should be making a movie
"I don't trust others, I trust myself and my Kalashnikov."
AND MY RPG !
5:40 "There's no one there though" LMAO
😂😂😂
I'm watching this video after six years and everything is look like a worst nightmare but now by the grace of God Karachi regain it's peace and now many foreign news paper tourist and vloggers list Pakistan as a one of the best place to visit in 2019
Very informative......
Karachi is now considered lot safer then any other city and now it's left Delhi and even the whole Philippine
Karachi looks like a bad bollywood movie.
are we not gonna talk about the guy just casually selling milkshakes xD
You can make a whole web series out of this
nice place! love it...
nice with regards to the number of murders,rape,homicide,bomb blast and other similar antisocial activities that interest you.. LOL..
MM Sounds awesome, I wanna see some action
It sure is a lot nicer than Detroit!
10/10 would love to visit again
What drugs are you high on
Im from México and I do really want to trip to Pakistán :DDDDDDDDD
chincho meka pss bienvenido hermano.pakistan no es como sale en la prensa.esta bien protegido por el ejercito
+Sikh Scythian anda vete a contruir baño antes de hablar que cagais en las calles😂😂😂pissdrinker Beucase in india people dont have tiolets haha
I'm from Mexico too n I really want to go to Pakistan !!!!!! I love Pakistan .
it will be a mission terrorists everywhere
chincho meka i will be happy to guide you! 😊
1:33 best speach human need
Aaah, it's been 8 years now, and karachi has changed a whole lot ❤️
#FREE_BALOCHISTAN.
#freekashmir and #freekhalistan
baloch says .: free kashmir and khalistan
#FREE_KASHMIR
@A Sharaawy Free Kashmir!
@A Sharaawy lol indians calling Baloch "hairy". That's so ironic and funny.
I'm from Karachi and I never knew Karachi was like this I feel like a badass for surving
You probably live in the safe rich parts. You’re not a bad ass at all
Awesomely made video!! Coming from a Pakistani American. Keep up the great work Vice.
Really interesting video.
I am from quetta balochistan😂 If u are fan of SCARFACE or GOODFELLAS ,,, trust me a whole season of netflix can be made in this place 😂😂 Now there is peace in karachi lyari But 10 years. Back it was honestly GTA in real life , It is the city of DONS and CRIMINALS who are supported by locals because they provide locals with facilities and food
Now these words used in Gaming centre or shops
what is that song at 1:36? idk what it is, but please tell me if you can! thanks
Take it out (of me) by Nawtiks
Dang thank god im in mo and don't have to worry so much about survival good info video
I really miss old VICE gave us an insight to these countries and wasn't afraid to show the hard truth, or get out there for their perspective
0:08 This man set himself on fire lmao
Before you make any judgments, please listen to the narrator carefully. He says that this is Lyari (a slum that you don't wanna go to). Its not KARACHI, its a small area of it. Like any other city of the world, Karachi too has its good and bad.
You are absolutely right. I've heard that its the most prosperous city in pakistan. But these details are mostly ignored for the sake of shock factor.
We have similar areas in Delhi as well
+fukYeah Manali Fuk Yeah Manali & Himachal Pradesh
fukYeah Manali I love Manali & all of Himachal Pradesh
Abhinav Chauhan I never said anything about areas of Delhi where people carry ak-47 & firebombs, Delhi's a good city
2022 now and karachi is almost unrecognisable never had any idea it looked like this pakistan has improved alot
That was awesome. I love vice
This video is 8 years old. KARACHI is now a very peaceful city thanks to the law enforcement agencies
""There's no one there tho..."" i lost my shit
Thank you for this video vice this video is too much helping for Pakistan Rangers iam thankful to you 💓💓
The music and visuals did it for me lol 🔥🙏😂