Meengla
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What a non-sense post.
As an Urdu Speaker who was brought up in Karachi and went through 4 years of college there in the 80s--I am no spring chicken!-- I can tell you that--at least then--yes, there were stereotypes like 'Dhagga' for Punjabis, 'ManRu' for Sindhis, 'Bhayya' for Mohajirs, and 'Akhrot' for Pathans but they were not deep seated hatred. More like what here in southern America where the 'Yankees' are called by some choice names.
All major ethnic groups in Pakistan--Mohajirs, Pathans, Punjabis, and Sindhis have made to the highest political offices and prominent places in media, judiciary, military, sports... Pakistan, even to this day, retains that unlike many Muslim and other 3rd world countries where 1 or 2 ethnicities dominate.
Indeed, my friends in Karachi University were real close friends: Potohari 'Punjabi' (Hindku?), 'thet' Punjabi from near Jhang, Sindhi, Urdu Speakers, Memon.
My family and extended relatives are in the textiles business and we hired anyone without discrimination. Heck, we had even hired poor Afghan refugees and I remember my young age tender heart had begged my father to give a young hunch backed Afghan laborer a raise--which my father did.
As an Urdu Speaker who was brought up in Karachi and went through 4 years of college there in the 80s--I am no spring chicken!-- I can tell you that--at least then--yes, there were stereotypes like 'Dhagga' for Punjabis, 'ManRu' for Sindhis, 'Bhayya' for Mohajirs, and 'Akhrot' for Pathans but they were not deep seated hatred. More like what here in southern America where the 'Yankees' are called by some choice names.
All major ethnic groups in Pakistan--Mohajirs, Pathans, Punjabis, and Sindhis have made to the highest political offices and prominent places in media, judiciary, military, sports... Pakistan, even to this day, retains that unlike many Muslim and other 3rd world countries where 1 or 2 ethnicities dominate.
Indeed, my friends in Karachi University were real close friends: Potohari 'Punjabi' (Hindku?), 'thet' Punjabi from near Jhang, Sindhi, Urdu Speakers, Memon.
My family and extended relatives are in the textiles business and we hired anyone without discrimination. Heck, we had even hired poor Afghan refugees and I remember my young age tender heart had begged my father to give a young hunch backed Afghan laborer a raise--which my father did.
