When the Mohajirs initially came into Pakistan, Jinnah made Urdu the national language of Pakistan, the language of the Mohajirs, even though they comprised of only 8% of the total population of Pakistan.
Oh Please, there aren't any Mohajirs! We are all equal Pakistani! Some people are just into this fact, and into a complex! Stop calling yourelf a Mohajir but a Pakistani, then see the difference in yourself!
That was an extremely unpopular decision. Then most of the Mohajirs went to Sindh (& more specifically Hyderabad & Karachi) as opposed to spreading themselves over the country. They brought a lot of development to Karachi & Hyderabad, but because there was such a huge influx into these cities, the Sindhis felt threatened by them, & there was a bit of a power struggle as the Mohajirs started outnumbering the Sindhis. The Mohajirs were thought of 'Indian' anyways, not really Pakistani. There was a lot of discrimination against the Mohajirs, & they had to face a lot of hardships.
That was insanity, decades ago. Sorry for that.
The MQM was formed as a result of all this. To protect themselves against violence of the Sindhis & other ethnicities, they armed themselves up. Which led to a lot of bloodshed obviously, & MQM became renowned for its thuggery & rigid political activism in Karachi. However, this has changed since the past 10-15 years, & the MQM changed its name from Mohajir Qaumi Movement to Muttahida Qaumi Movement. It became more inclusive to everyone. But obviously, the grievances in the other political parties still remained.
And after they tried to give the so called 'Mohajirs' their rights, they should have been vanished. Today, if anyone calls themself a Mohajir, is cause of MQM. If people stop calling themselves one, the agenda and power would be lost. Its just like A.H. is telling you all that you are Mohajir and fixing it into your minds, then saying Punjabis hate you and you have to fight for your rights, which is totally wrong!
The problem arises when there was a similar influx of Pakhtuns in Karachi since the WOT, & now the MQM feels a bit threatened by the ANP as a lot of Pakthuns are being recruited. Karachi before 2001 had a clear Mohajir majority, but now, there are 9 million Mohajirs & 7 million Pakhtuns in Karachi. Which results in the power struggle between the MQM & the ANP, just as there was a power struggle between the Sindhis & the Mohajirs before. The MQM initially armed itself to protect itself from the Sindhis, but this was interpreted as thuggery & militancy by non-Mohajir ethnic groups in Karachi in the 80s. Now, the ANP recruits a lot of Pakhtuns from FATA & illegal Afghan refugees, & also increases its stock of arms, as a means of challenging the MQM in Karachi, & also using these arms to 'defend themselves from MQM militancy & thuggery'.
Wars and fights isi'nt the solution. You have to work out peace, as both are equal Pakistanis having equal rights. IMO, its a threat to MQM, as they will lose their power and influence to them, hence they have tried to create a hatred and discrimination, which people follow and both sides hate each other for practically nothing but misunderstandings.
Hence, the whole problem with Karachi is related to arms & ammunition, not much else. Once there are no guns, there won't be many problems. Believe it or not, most Pakhtuns & Mohajirs get along perfectly fine in Karachi, it is the poor people that get brainwashed by ethnic hatred from their respective parties.
Agreed to this part. I used to say it earlier that no one should own a weapon, with or without licence. But people used to confrontate saying they need to fight any robber or similar situation. If all the Pakistan is weaponless, then how can a robber have a weapon, if it was done successfully?
