Ishrat Khan practices riding a motorbike as others watch her, during a training session as part of the “Women on Wheels” program organised by the traffic police department in Lahore, Pakistan, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Nida Mehboob/Reuters)





Humaira Rafaqat, a senior traffic warden, teaches women how to ride a bike while wearing an abaya, during a training session as part of the “Women on Wheels” program organised by the traffic police department in Lahore, Pakistan, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Nida Mehboob/Reuters)





Pakistani Army soldiers stand guard over a shipping container used to block the road leading to the parliament house, to prevent an anti-government protest rally by supporters of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demanding the release of Khan, in Islamabad, Pakistan on November 26, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A farmer waters rose plants at a field on the outskirts of Lahore on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)





People gather around a fire to beat the cold in Lahore, Pakistan, 10 December 2024. The Pakistan Meteorological Department reported continental air dominating most parts of the country, predicting cold, dry weather, frost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Upper Punjab plains, and shallow fog in South Punjab and Upper Sindh during morning hours. (Photo by A. Hissain/EPA/EFE)





Laborers process sugarcane juice to produce “Gud” (jaggery) at a production unit in Mirpurkhas village, Sindh, Pakistan, 11 December 2024. Gud, a traditional unrefined sugar, is made from sugarcane juice that is boiled in a large iron container while being continuously churned and stirred. The thickened syrup is then left to cool and harden before being sold. Often consumed with or after meals, Gud is also used as a natural sweetener in tea or milk. (Photo by Nadeem Khawer/EPA/EFE)





Pakistani farmers boil sugarcane juice and roll balls by hand to make the traditional sweet called “Gurr”, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, December 15, 2024. (Photo by Mohammad Sajjad/AP Photo)





Models present creations by fashion designer Basit Sipra during the Neo HUM Bridal Couture Week, in Lahore, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)





A woman and her children keep themselves warm near a fire on a cold winter morning along a street in Karachi, Pakistan on December 27, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A craftsman prepares cow feet at a shop in Karachi, Pakistan, 02 January 2025. The dish, a local favorite in Pakistan and particularly popular in Karachi, has seen demand and prices soar as the cold season intensifies. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)





A vendor prepares to load roasted corn onto carts at a market in Lahore on January 9, 2025. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)





A Hindu bride attends a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, 12 January 2025. Over 100 Hindu couples participated in a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) on 12 January, aimed at alleviating the financial burden of wedding expenses for economically disadvantaged families. This event, part of an annual tradition established 16 years ago, involves a selection process where applicants are shortlisted based on their income and social status. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA)





Saleem Bagga, seen by some as a lookalike of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, poses for a selfie with a customer while selling kheer, a traditional South Asian rice pudding, along a road in Sahiwal, Pakistan on January 13, 2025. (Photo by Nida Meboob/Reuters)





A Pakistani vendor sells peanuts at a peanut market in Peshawar, Pakistan, 23 January 2025. Demand for dried fruits has increased with the onset of winter. Tourists from all over Pakistan come to Peshawar to purchase dried fruits and other items due to price differences between regions of the country. (Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA/EFE)





A Pakistani journalist wearing a chain lock takes part in a protest rally against the amendments of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), in Islamabad, Pakistan, 31 January 2025. The controversial PECA amendments, making changes to the country's cybercrime laws that would criminalize 'fake news' on social media platforms, passed by the National Assembly this week have been criticized for potentially restricting press freedom. (Photo by Sohail Shahzad/EPA/EFE)





A police officer and health workers visit homes during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Peshawar, KPK province, Pakistan, 03 February 2025. A police officer was killed on Monday in Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while securing a polio vaccination campaign. He was attacked by two assailants on a motorcycle, underscoring security challenges for health workers in Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently launched a nationwide anti-polio drive aimed at vaccinating millions of children, reaffirming the nation's commitment to eradicating polio, a disease that has resurged in volatile regions despite a 99 percent reduction in cases since 1994. The World Health Organization continues to support Pakistan's efforts toward the final stages of polio eradication, emphasizing the need to secure vaccination teams in targeted areas. (Photo by Bilawal Arbab/EPA/EFE)





Health workers sit on snow during a polio vaccination drive in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's Neelum Valley on February 4, 2025. The Pakistani Taliban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled on February 3 to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year of rising cases. (Photo by Sajjad Qayyum/AFP Photo)





Pakistani navy carry flags of foreign countries participating during the multinational naval exercise AMAN-25 in Karachi on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP Photo)





Pakistan Naval soldiers carry national flags of participating countries arrive during the opening ceremony of the five-day multinational exercise hosted by Pakistan's Navy, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)





A vendor sells flowers during Valentine's Day in Peshawar, Pakistan, 14 February 2025. Valentine's Day, which traditionally is celebrated worldwide on 14 February, is considered to be un-Islamic in Pakistan. (Photo by Bilawal Arbab/EPA)