Both of these ethnic/lingual groups have misplaced sense of entitlement without a parallel sense of responsibility
MQM and ANP have been in government, how much did that help?
The way I see it (and pardon me for being blunt) both Pashtuns and Urdu Speakers have this racial superiority complex, they cannot tolerate any other. As far as rights are concerned both of them get the same rights and treatment like any other in Pakistan. So what rights are they asking for? Preferential treatment or a more pampered treatment is what they want?
Are you both guys just comparing US and Pashtuns having same racial mindset or having same status vis a vis each other ? I THOROUGHLY disagree....
Pashtuns have their own provinces - US DOES NOT HAVE
Pashtuns are in HUGE NUMBER in Army - US ARE NOT
Pashtuns police their own towns - US DOES NOT (Karachi police stations doesn't have US officers) . Police is non local here (Sindhis + Pashtuns)
Pashtuns ENJOY power of bureaucracy (Current PM is Pashtun) - US does NOT
Pashtuns are known for their hot headedness and GUN STUFF - US is not known for that (Urdu SPEAKING ARE KNOWN AS SOFT SPOKEN AND POLITE)
HUGE CULTURAL DIFFERENCE B/W TWO
HUGE DISBALANCE B/W SOCIAL/POWER STATUS enjoys by both.
If US were intolerant - Karachi would have had never been called
MINI Pakistan
Dead bodies would have sent to other provinces from Karachi if US weren't tolerant
Mind you...Karachi is safe for Punjabis and Pashtuns only due to US - otherwise Sindhis don't like Punjabis and Pashtuns both (water dispute and decades old rivalry)