The news come as no surprise Pakistan as a suppressive state always finding ways to misrepresent Muhajirs and MQMs as minority in Karachi. Publishing of misleading figures of Karachi's population to a merely 13 million is keep the dominating forces checked.
As I still remember there were times and still it is happening, my name never made to the voters list issued by Election Commission of Pakistan though I was born and raised in Karachi. It has been a deliberated action on part of Government of Pakistan; it is a racial and discriminatory tactics to keep us away from our fair share.
Karachi roughly accounts for 1/2 of Sindh's population; the current population of Sindh is around 45m where Karachi is being resided by over 18-20m. If compare the representation in National Assembly: every half million is represented by one MNA, 3/4 a million people are represented by one MNA in Sindh, conclusively every million is represented by one MNA in Karachi. Come to Provincial Assembly, 297 thousand peoples are represented by one MPA in Punjab, 346 thousand peoples in Sindh and where representation for one MPA per million residents. If every in this forum considers themselves just, shouldn't he or she back the opinion the opinion that Sindh and more importantly Karachi gets its rightful representation comparatively to Punjab, there should be 40 MNAs and 67 MPAs for Karachi. It will also increase the likelihood of elected persons of other ethnicities other than Muhajirs themselves. It will positive effects on Pakistan's economy and progress. I hope it clarifies confusions of many of what they regards for residents of Karachi.
There is another concerning factor that is the population belongs to other part of Pakistan. They still carries their identity and domiciles from other provinces, I have strong suspicion about them double dipping in our election system, they may be casting votes in their native places and they may very well be active in elections in Karachi.
Posted 1 year ago on 13 Dec 2010 18:47
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