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Crime House Cleaners
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  • Length

    05:00 mins

  • Education Subject Areas

    Social Studies

  • Reference Number

    0700744NG

  • Title

    Crime House Cleaners

Crime House Cleaners

Considered by the Economist as "the world's most dangerous place" in 2008, host Diego Buñuel ventures to Pakistan to uncover the truth about a country that has the rest of the world on edge. Diego catches the nightly showdown between Indian soldiers and Pakistani border guards to lower their flags - the vibrant show attracts a crowd whose enthusiasm could rival the most intense football fans. In Karachi, Diego stops by a religious school called a madrasa - where students' every move is monitored - before visiting a factory responsible for sewing the latest styles of dominatrix wear and hitting the Karachi party scene where the liquor flows and dancing is in full swing. On set at a popular political show, Diego is surprised to find the nationally televised show is hosted by a cross-dressing man - proof again that there are two very different sides of this Islamic country. In Lahore, Diego meets the owner of Pakistan's largest set of beauty salons whose stylists are turning their lives around after falling victim to acid burn attacks. Finally, Diego stops by a five-star resort nestled between a Taliban-controlled valley, the Afghan border and Kashmir.

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