Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
You have an interesting choice of words when it comes to punjabis and I am just noticing what others have noticed about it before.
Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
The federal capital was shifted from karachi to islamabad so how much advantage did it really give to muhajirs? I doubt that islamabad is a muhajir city. So punjabis were happy that muhajirs were hogging all the jobs when the same bureaucracy didn't even allow the majority bengalis to get a share?
You are also forgetting the fact that there was a vibrant private sector in karachi that was destroyed by bhutto, hence the higher degree of conflict on who got what in quota. Adjusting quota doesn't mean that outsiders are settled into karachi jobs as it is done no where in successful countries. In fact, cities and towns in the US give preferential treatment to local residents and then county people who have moved there (not imported just for sake of quota) in the US and of course, the technical jobs are on merit which probably went to the more educated muhajirs as well in Pakistan's case. Go look that up as well.
There's a big population of mohajers in Islamabad as well. MQM should get out of their Karachi shell and see on a bigger scale, there are opportunities in other places as well.
Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
There's a big population of mohajers in Islamabad as well. MQM should get out of their Karachi shell and see on a bigger scale, there are opportunities in other places as well.
There are muhajirs in southern punjab as well, which is where MQM's offices were opened along with KP. I doubt that northern / central punjab would ever vote for a karachi party, but opening is there in southern punjab and KP.
Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
You have an interesting choice of words when it comes to punjabis and I am just noticing what others have noticed about it before.
I don't care what others think. My comments are always based on facts and truth accompanied by link to prove my point. I don't say anything out of blue which many here write are biased and subjective rather than based on truth, to satisfy their ego.
Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
There are muhajirs in southern punjab as well, which is where MQM's offices were opened along with KP. I doubt that northern / central punjab would ever vote for a karachi party, but opening is there in southern punjab and KP.
The mohajers in south Punjab will not vote on ethnic lines, they'll only vote for the party if it proves itself to be an alternate to the other options. I am talking of my experience with mohajers in Lahore, most of whom voted for PMLN in the previous elections.
Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
The mohajers in south Punjab will not vote on ethnic lines, they'll only vote for the party if it proves itself to be an alternate to the other options. I am talking of my experience with mohajers in Lahore, most of whom voted for PMLN in the previous elections.
sorry to digress, but how do you know they mohajers in South Punjab or Lahore? I was told they have mixed with local population etc.?
Re: Rehman Malik is biased - MQM
sorry to digress, but how do you know they mohajers in South Punjab or Lahore? I was told they have mixed with local population etc.?
I know, I have studied with them from multan, and some of my very close friends have always been Urdu speaking (in Lahore). You are right they don't consider themselves mohajers in Punjab now.