So what has happened now in last 3 or 4 years where ethnic tension has again raised in Karachi? There r many reasons for it. MQM thinks they build this city as Mustafa kamal did a commendable job for sure. But some how sometimes they think as gangster rather then a political party. Ears should have been burst with loud sounds of typhoon when many Pathans came to Karachi due to destruction in KPK and Fata.
These unfortunate Pathans did not have jobs, homes destroyed and they had to come Karachi and this created hurdle as government should have thought what these people would do in economic hub of Karachi which was already overcrowded, economy was creepy and sleepy, and foreign agencies were looking to take advantage of any weakness we offer.
ANP used these Pathans to raised their party and created boundaries in Karachi by attacking houses of Urdu speaking and by using hatred against Urdu speaking. They used the criminal elements and unemployed people to take Bhatta especially from industrial areas to finance their activities. As this is well known that many tribal people are known for kidnapping, car thefts etc and 80s and 90s it was used to say that u do any anything in Karachi, just go and hide in Fata. ANP elements used strategy to blocked orange town from rest of the city by blocking all roads going to the area.
In 2008 a massive fight occurred which led to day to day or month to month battles and yeah, when Benazir died , many Urdu speaking were killed, women were raped, lost hundreds of cars in the hands of different communities which further fueled the hate ness.
Whereas Sindhi nationalist parties which r well known for taking funds from India and Russia brought infamous “Daku” culture in Karachi and especially in the name of flood victims, hundreds of acres and flats were captured. Now Sindhi nationalist openly take Bhatta in Safoora Goth, Ayub Goth, Sachal Goth.Urdu speaking which already developed anti feelings due to unfair dominance of Sindhis over Urdu speaking, began to take Sindhis in the same category of Pathans. Even Mubashir Lucman said on TV program that many elements of Sindhis are gathered in Karachi for looting, kidnapping etc
MQM was dumb enough not to realize the game and they were so focused on Bakra Eid Khaal and Fitra of eid that they could not see the bigger picture and trapped into the game of PPP and ANP and that game was to end MQM dominance. MQM Chief Altaf Hussian said Talibans are coming from tribal areas etc but perception went to the public that MQM and Altaf does not like Pathans presence in Karachi. MQM was failed miserably to end this perception. More ever entrance and exit from government further weakened the situation of MQM.
By Usman Arshad