I thought... what more is left. I wrote an entire book about muhajir identity on this thread... but out of respect for you and your long post I am replying. I know how tough it is and what a morale dampener it is when those posts get no thanks or qoutes. I don't think I will be very active on PDF for 3-4 days so keep that in mind before you respond. I also hope you have checked out post 153. Long but it is the crux of this entire thread.
They have but we can break those ethnic lines. My point was exactly the same to chak bamu. You moved from amritsar yet you do not call yourself muhajir. That is the failure of muhajir identity right there.
I do not think Quaid E Azam can ever be classified as a muhajir, it is wrong. For example he said when asked whether he was shia or sunni that he was just muslim... he refused these classifications. What gives us the idea he would like to be classified as a muhajir?
Furthermore the rest of your post-agreed. Punjabi, Pashto, Seraiki, all major languages should be official and promoted respectively in the provinces. Even Punjab hasn't declared Punjabi official.
You are being too easy on our migrant families. In 1984 MQM was formed. From 1985-1990 3000 people were killed. We are butchers. We dip our votes in blood when we give our votes to the MQM and my entire khandaan supports these killers.
But the suspicion you claimed exists. But having relatives in Lucknow or other parts occupied by India mean nothing. That is Pakistani land anyway and our relatives are an extention. For example we of the Firangi Mahal house formed and hosted the muslim league. People don't understand but when you vote in a killer party thats bound to happen. Syed Jamaluddin openly calls for Jinnahpur and break-up of Pakistan and guess what-he is a colleague of Altaf Hussain.
Again lets just say agencies somehow forgot to deal with that monkey and decided to grab 600-800 innocent civilians for baba American. Its our job to somehow stop that traitor-(especially migrants job to stop that traitor) but it can't be done when our khandaan believes we are doodh key dulhey and haven't done anything wrong and we migrants are somehow the victims despite having the highest gdp per capita in Pakistan
I should apologize Jaibi but I am myself seeking to merge as a Pashtun (see post 153) so don't know how that will work. This entire identity is a mistake and on it is based the pillar-the foundation of MQM. It is an identity of hatred. I say this despite being a migrant. If you would see the racism in our living rooms you would hate us. I am trying to rectify a huge mistake.
Read post 153. Otherwise I will be repeating myself. I understand your defence of them. But the last thing Pakistan needs is another identity which is also false and insulting to me. Muhajir means religious pilgrim and is a slap to me while urdu speaker means urdu speaker... its limited to urdu speakers while migrants spoke gujarati, konkani, marathi and many other lingos (Its a crime!). I loathe both terms though am forced to use migrant even though that is a weak term.
We may have to accept it but it is a responsibility of me and truthseer to fight it and provide a counter-narrative. Anyone who helps me in this like @
Chak Bamu is a brother... but the real change has to come from within.
I lost distant family member (member of my distant family and nisbat) in Hyderabad and will never allow my land to be broken. In 71 ethnicity was used to break this land. There is nothing for me but this land. I will not allow ethnicity to be used to break this land once more.
It is because of the urdu speakers privilaged position on top. Do check the Pashto language thread and how the average Karachites intrinsic bias makes him think it is a threat. If our families, us migrants were willing to surrender some rights it would not be a problem. I don't see the issue with a Punjabi wanting to speak or promote Punjabi or a Pashtun for that matter. I am sorry for their attitude. Make sure you read that post 153. Its long-but it is the mother of all posts. If you believe it is unviable, I am a muhajir by birth and am already doing it with only limited and UNPROVEN Pashtun links. Have done it actually. Ze Pashtun yam. I will call myself Pashtun (after Pakistani first second and last of course and help relieve ethnic tensions)
Fully agree. Ignoring an issue is never a solution but a dire mistake. Stick around and keep posting. You may make it to think tank some day.