Modern pressures burden Pakistan's donkey business
Modern pressures burden Pakistan's donkey business

Droves of braying donkeys were once the backbone of Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi, but growing upkeep costs and the surging sprawl of the city are putting them out to pasture.

"We continued the work of our fathers, but I want my kids to study and do something else," said Mohammad Atif, the warden of a donkey called Raja -- meaning "King".