As I already mentioned in another thread, I got a very good offer from a reputable multinational company in Pakistan a few weeks ago, & I took it. I just had my first week of work in Sindh.
Hyderabad, Sindh has been a very interesting experience for me. It is a big city that has grown tremendously from the last time I saw it. And it continues to grow. At the company plant, there are a lot of Sindhis, as well as "Urdu speakers" & various other ethnic groups as well. A few foreigners. A LOT of Sindhi Hindus, many at very good positions (Dileep, Sunil, Raj, Dhanush, Anand; a couple of Chauhans, can't remember their first names) in the company. We are all friends at the company regardless of religion & ethnicity, & there is a great work environment. There is a lot of "upgradation" & new construction work at the plant, so there's a lot of cool stuff. We eat together, go to work together, work together. A lot of ladies as well, some of them cute (especially the ones sitting at the front desk counter).
Hyderabad has a bigger issue of ethnic tensions (Sindhi vs "Urdu speakers") than any religious ones. The good thing is that these ethnic tensions hardly ever transform into real confrontations. Unfortunately, there has been a bit of segregation in a few parts/neighborhoods of Hyderabad by ethnicity. It is unfortunate, as I've met a lot of wonderful Sindhis here, & made some very close Sindhi friends. Petty fighting & fueling of emotions of the common man using ethnic warfare is a sad phenomena.
Although Sindh has been an extreme PPP stronghold & continues to be, a lot of Sindhis have started realizing that the present Zardari regime has brought nothing but disaster to this country.
I'll post up some pictures of Hyderabad, it has some reflections of Karachi to it, but it's got a lot of (its own individual) character as well, & it is a very very interesting city.
Hyderabad, Sindh has been a very interesting experience for me. It is a big city that has grown tremendously from the last time I saw it. And it continues to grow. At the company plant, there are a lot of Sindhis, as well as "Urdu speakers" & various other ethnic groups as well. A few foreigners. A LOT of Sindhi Hindus, many at very good positions (Dileep, Sunil, Raj, Dhanush, Anand; a couple of Chauhans, can't remember their first names) in the company. We are all friends at the company regardless of religion & ethnicity, & there is a great work environment. There is a lot of "upgradation" & new construction work at the plant, so there's a lot of cool stuff. We eat together, go to work together, work together. A lot of ladies as well, some of them cute (especially the ones sitting at the front desk counter).
Hyderabad has a bigger issue of ethnic tensions (Sindhi vs "Urdu speakers") than any religious ones. The good thing is that these ethnic tensions hardly ever transform into real confrontations. Unfortunately, there has been a bit of segregation in a few parts/neighborhoods of Hyderabad by ethnicity. It is unfortunate, as I've met a lot of wonderful Sindhis here, & made some very close Sindhi friends. Petty fighting & fueling of emotions of the common man using ethnic warfare is a sad phenomena.
Although Sindh has been an extreme PPP stronghold & continues to be, a lot of Sindhis have started realizing that the present Zardari regime has brought nothing but disaster to this country.
I'll post up some pictures of Hyderabad, it has some reflections of Karachi to it, but it's got a lot of (its own individual) character as well, & it is a very very interesting city.
