Debate Reignites Over Separating Karachi from Sindh Province

SMOKERS’ CORNER: A SEPARATE PROVINCE?

The debate over whether Karachi should be separated from the province of Sindh is one of the oldest in Pakistan. On one side, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) argues that Karachi is the heart of Sindh. On the other side, parties representing the Urdu-speaking Mohajir population, such as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), argue that Karachi is neglected because it does not have a Sindhi majority. The MQM views the PPP as a ‘Sindhi party’, even though, till 2008, the PPP had an impressive vote...

By [email protected] (Nadeem F. Paracha)