Pakistan has long been an international hub for the illegal kidney trade, but medical and local authorities complain they have been unable to act against the practice, frustrated by ineffective enforcement policies and what they perceive as a lack of political will to crack down.
High and dry: Pakistan's penchant for hash
[Article] Niaz Ali is a deeply religious man: He prays five times a day and visits the mosque as frequently as possible. But he also loves to smoke hashish -- lots of it. In conservative Pakistan many are surprisingly open to using cannabis, with the spongy, black hash made from marijuana grown in the country's tribal belt and neighbouring Afghanistan the preferred variant of the drug.
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Lighting up, in deeply conservative Pakistan. These men are smoking hashish and lots of it. It's forbidden by their Muslim faith but, in a country where alcohol is banned, smoking marijuana is often a grey area.Niaz Ali, hash Smoker:"When I was young, I started smoking with friends one day. The next...
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