In 2012, the deadliest industrial fire in world history took place in Karachi. 255 workers from the Ali Enterprise factories perished in this dramatic disaster. This Pakistani jeans manufacturer worked for the German group KIK. The tragedy arouses controversy: is it the symbol of the misdeeds of globalization or the consequence of local realities, namely the mafia-like behavior of Pakistani political parties? This is the captivating 8-year-long investigation led by Laurent Gayer, CNRS research director at CERI-Sciences PO, in Armed capitalism – Caïds et patrons à Karachi, published by CNRS editions.
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“In Karachi, mafia and political class, relay of bosses’ domination”
