Background: IN A WEEK WHEN THE EASTERN WING OF PAKISTAN HAS MOVED STEADILY TOWARDS SECESSION OR VIOLENT CONFLICT, LIFE IN THE WESTERN WING, MORE THAN 1,000 MILES AWAY ACROSS THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, GOES ON MUCH AS BEFORE.

THIS FILM, SHOT THIS WEEK IN THE KARACHI AREA, UNDERLINES TWO CRUCIAL ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY'S PRESENT CRISIS, THE COMPARATIVE WEALTH OF THE WEST PAKISTAN AND ITS PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL REMOTENESS FROM THE TENSE SITUATION IN THE EAST.