Mumbai and Karachi: a contrast

[KS]

Mumbai and Karachi: a contrast​

I recently visited India's biggest commercial and economic hub Mumbai and eastern Uttar Pradesh after a period of six years.

To my surprise, I found Mumbai a very peaceful city where the crime rate is believed to be only 10 per cent of what we experience in Karachi, though Mumbai is more populous and cosmopolitan than Karachi.

There was hardly any case of car theft, cellphone snatching, and targeted killings. The main reason for this peaceful environment in Mumbai is that both central and provincial governments keep this city under close scrutiny and they are fully committed to the development, particularly in respect of infrastructure, education, law and order, etc.

On the other hand, Karachi is not owned even by the provincial government in terms of development and maintenance of law and order though it is the hub of our economy.

I also visited Sultanpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh. I found it peaceful. Cases of kidnapping, cattle theft, honour killings, robbery and other crimes are rarely reported. The police do not carry any firearms.

The most striking feature of this area is an increasing literacy rate, particularly at the village level where more and more people are coming out of the poverty line because of increasing agricultural output and income.

Schoolgoing boys and girls can be seen on bicycles and on foot across cultivated fields and deserted places for schooling without any fear or risk. This was something unbelievable.

The Indian government provides free lunch to students in all government-run schools up to primary and secondary levels. Unemployed and poor persons are provided food items on subsidised rates through ration cards.

The only positive thing we match with India is independence of judiciary and freedom of the media.

- ABAD AHMED, Karachi

 

[shuntmaster]

hmm... sensitive topic. expect the shyte to hit the fan.
Soon we will be reminded of Indias casteocracy, poverty, shitting habits, naxalism, maoism, terrorism, taoism etc. etc.

 

[CHARGER]

Appeared to me like some super hero from JUSTICE LEAGUE is comparing Gotham and Metroloplis ..... there are many things u have to put in equation before u can get a MODEL .... many aspects , history , culture etc

 

[yousaf goebbels]

altaf hussain type article ...he loves hindustan and he must be endorsing this article too

 

[mautkimaut]

No shock here.It is written by an urdu speaking muhajir from karachi.there are hundreds of similiar articles/bloggs like this one written by muhajirs comparing pakistan with india in this manner.

Urdu speaking muhajirs from karachi are like this.They openly insult pakistan and praise their motherland india.

Should return to india if they love it so much.

its a shame that after 60 years you still discriminate against Muhajirs.
There is nothing wrong with speaking Urdu.
It is the national language of Pakistan

 

[yousaf goebbels]

somalian pirates laid down successful seige of mumbai for 4 days and 3 nights but nothing of this sort happened in karachi
somalia is closer to mumbai cause of its geographic location then it is to karachi

2 major differences he missed

 

[Ignited Mind]

The main reason for this peaceful environment in Mumbai is that both central and provincial governments keep this city under close scrutiny and they are fully committed to the development, particularly in respect of infrastructure, education, law and order, etc.

Wrong! Absolutely wrong!

Mumbai is Mumbai not because of govts. or anything. Mumbai is what it is because of its people.

The awesome people of Mumbai.

Love the city. Love the people.

 

[Areesh]

No shock here.It is written by an urdu speaking muhajir from karachi.there are hundreds of similiar articles/bloggs like this one written by muhajirs comparing pakistan with india in this manner.

Urdu speaking muhajirs from karachi are like this.They openly insult pakistan and praise their motherland india.

Should return to india if they love it so much.

And you have add glory and grace to Pakistan by speaking BS against a ethnic group of Pakistani population??? Come on until someone picks up a gun and fights against Pakistan don't ever doubt about it's patriotism and sicerity. Hopefully you would understand it some day and would stop harming Pakistan and it's unity with such bogus posts.

 

[KS]

somalian pirates laid down successful seige of mumbai for 4 days and 3 nights but nothing of this sort happened in karachi
somalia is closer to mumbai cause of its geographic location then it is to karachi

2 major differences he missed

You are funny dude.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Mumbai that good?

Have to visit it sometime.

 

[yousaf goebbels]

i endorse mohajirs like justice fakharudin ibrahim....they talk sense....unfortunately people like altaf hussain and his few followers act dumb and malign the entireethnic group

 

[acetophenol]

the navi mumbai was chosen as one of the mega cities by the nat geo

 

[Dalai Lama]

Useless topic. Not even 20 posts and the discussion is already about race.

 

[mautkimaut]

Its not about urdu langauge.

Its a fact i stated,everybody knows where im coming from.

Its a shame after living 60 years in our country,these people still have no loyalty towards pakistan.

We invited them to our land,and this is what we got in return.

how do you know they dont have loyality.? Just because they praised Mumbai?
calling them Muhajirs is wrong.
They are Pakistanis..
actually i should not continue further so that Pakistanis member may be a better guide.
People might take offence that i am an indian trying to tell about muhajirs.

 

[Ignited Mind]

Useless topic. Not even 20 posts and the discussion is already about race.

we must do away with this habit of comparing our stuff with Pakistan's.

Let's have Shanghai as a benchmark and proceed accordingly.