Situated near the mouth of the Indus River, Karachi serves a vital role in connecting the western regions of India with the rest of the nation - both via its natural harbour and extensive railway connections. This spirit of integration is reflected in its demography as well - with thousands of migrants from every far corner of the country represented, the city is one of India's major population hotspots, and military-industrial centres, being close to the frontline of the frozen conflict that looms heavily over the entire region.

Karachi is also a hotly contested flashpoint between the Pakistan Movement and anti-partition organisations in alliance with the Indian National Congress - though if this contest should ever leave the realm of the entirely political, the city's diversity might be turned against it. As history has shown, the brotherhood of neighbours can be sacrificed at a moment's notice to the bloodlust of a mob...