Cultural/Ethnic Bias

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Re: Cultural/Ethnic Bias

@muqawwee123

Karachi may be a cosmopolitan on the face of it, but if you dig the surface (read social fabric), you will find lack of trust when it comes to interaction between different communities. Reason is obvious and contains the answer why such a diverse society had supported parties like MQM.

You did not state that ‘obvious’ reason. But let me tell you that the reason of choosing MQM by most Urdu speaking people was not the lack of trust but the perceived lack of economic opportunities.

The same reason is the cause of people’s choosing parties all over Pakistan. Be it PMLN in Northern Punjab or PTI/ANP in KP, or PPP in Sindh and Seraiki Belt. Just singling out one party and one community is unfair.

Karachi is mini Pakistan. Actually, mini South Asian Subcontinent. People in Karachi have always experienced different cultures and languages. So contrary to your claim, if one digs deeper, one will find that the reason of choosing different parties is not the lack of trust.