In pictures: The destruction of Islamabad’s slums

A Pakistan Air Force C-130 flying over destroyed mud houses of Afghan refugees razed by authorities in the slums of Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

A Pakistani Christian woman walking with her children in the slums of Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

An Afghan refugee riding on a donkey-cart loaded with his belongings that he salvaged from the ruins of his mud house destroyed by the authorities in the slums of Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

An Afghan refugee loading bricks on a donkey-cart after authorities razed his house. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

Pakistani Christian tailor Akram Mashi making dresses at his shop in a slum in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

An Afghan refugee woman sitting around her belongings after authorities razed her home. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

Pakistani woman Mirjan standing in the rubble of her destroyed house at a slum area of Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

The authorities in Pakistan’s leafy, affluent capital have declared war on the slums, largely populated by Christians and Afghan refugees, saying they are illegal and havens for militants. The move has destroyed the homes of some of the city’s most vulnerable.