Since its creation at the behest of dictator Zia in the early 1980s, the MQM has been embroiled in violent clashes with many ethnic groups – Pathans, settled Punjabis, Sindhis – in Karachi and Hyderabad who otherwise were living in peace and harmony in the province. Its brief history is also layered with fratricidal blood […]
Pathans
Changing face of Pak society with ruling class
At independence Pakistan had five major ethnic groups-Bengalis, Punjabis, Sindhis, Pathans and Baluchis; since independence, one ethnic group (Punjabis) has dominated the rest. This was possible perhaps for two reasons. The Punjabis had been the backbone of the British Indian army, and became so also of the Pakistan army. The political leadership’s concern with Pakistan’s […]