Some of Pakistan's more affluent residents enjoy a lifestyle that is far removed from the conflict and instability often associated with the country by observers abroad. To show this other side of Pakistan, Reuters photographer Zohra Bensemra took pictures of men and women involved in a wide range of activities and professions. Her subjects, including a pilates instructor, a textile entrepreneur, and a rock singer, offer a very different perspective of life in the country.
Kickboxing And Porsches In 'The Other Pakistan'
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Sana Mir, the captain of Pakistan's women's cricket team, at her home in Lahore. Mir was enrolled in a university engineering program, but left to pursue her passion for cricket.
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Mir (center) sits with a physical therapist (left) and a teammate during a training session for the 2014 International Cricket Council World Twenty20 competition in Muridke.
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Ansa Hasan, a marketing manager at Porsche Pakistan, gestures outside the Porsche showroom in Lahore as she prepares for an upcoming event.
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Rock climber Nazia Parveen (right) jokes with her trainer Imran Junaidi in Islamabad. Parveen, who comes from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, says she wants to change the image of women in her home region. She says that nothing is impossible for a woman who is focused on her goals.