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Riots in Karachi following the arrest of Imran Khan.

1 October 2026

Cities Ablaze: Tales of the December 2007 Riots in Karachi

About this event

01 October 2026 from 17:30 until 19:30

Room S1

28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007, Paris

This event is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Organized by

CERI

17:30- 19:00 : Book discussion of Laurent Gayer and Waseem Yaqoob, Quand la ville brûle. Sur les traces d'une émeute. Karachi, 2007-2023, Paris, Anamosa, 2026.

19:00-20:00 : Book signing with Laurent Gayer at the Sciences Po bookshop, 187 Bd Saint-Germain, 75007 Paris.

Cover of the book by Laurent Gayer and Waseem Yaqoob, When the City Burns: In the Wake of a Riot. Karachi, 2007–2023, Paris: Anamosa, 2026.
Cover of the book by Laurent Gayer and Waseem Yaqoob, When the City Burns: In the Wake of a Riot. Karachi, 2007–2023, Paris: Anamosa, 2026. (credits: Laurent Gayer, Anamosa)

Speaker: Laurent Gayer (CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS)

Discussant: Christophe Jaffrelot (CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS)

Scientific coordinator: Christophe Jaffrelot (CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS)

Cover image caption: Riots in Karachi following the arrest of Imran Khan. (credits: L. Gayer, 2023)

About this event

01 October 2026 from 17:30 until 19:30

Room S1

28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007, Paris

This event is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Organized by

CERI