Karachi's phantom attacker: Unmasking a city's unsolved fear

In 2017, a wave of fear swept through Karachi as a mysterious attacker began targeting women in broad daylight, injuring them with a sharp object.

Despite CCTV footage and a government-issued reward, the culprit was never found. Schools closed, panic spread, and the attacks stopped as suddenly as they began.

Who was behind them? What drove him? Nukta’s Senior Correspondent Faisal Khan investigates one of Karachi’s most unsettling and unsolved crime sprees.