A look into Pakistan through the lens of photographer Sohail Karmani - in pictures

Portrait of a cockfighter in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

Two band members in discussion in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

A car mechanic reads a newspaper during a break in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

A village woman prepares a meal in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

A woman and her children keep warm in a slum in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

A man takes a cigarette break at a hardware store in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

A worker lifts a large bundle at a vegetable market in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Courtesy Sohail Karmani

Although New York University Abu Dhabi professor Sohail Karmani is of a Pakistani origin – his parents left Pakistan for the UK in the 1950s – he had never been there before, and decided to visit the country of his ancestry in 2010, considering its proximity to the UAE.

“I went there for the first time knowing nothing about the country, with no expectations,” says Karmani.