The first of a five part series. The camera follows a group of officers in a raid on a suspected heroin dealer's house in a slum area. The suspect is female and a mother of six: she is beaten before being brought back to Gulshan for interrogation. Meanwhile, in a nearby alley, an unidentified man is seriously wounded.

About Karachi Kops
Filmed round the clock over three months this documentary series follows the daily lives of the staff of the Gulshan-e-lqbal police precinct of Karachi, Pakistan. Karachi has seen an upsurge in violent crime, reflecting Pakistan's increasing economic and political decline. Law enforcement in Pakistan is unable to prevail where corruption, desperate poverty, and authoritarian tradition are so intertwined.