History of Muhajirs
The Muhajirs, also spelled Mohajirs, are a group of Muslim immigrants and their descendants who migrated from India to Pakistan during the partition of British India in 1947. They are primarily concentrated in the urban areas of Sindh and Southern Punjab provinces of Pakistan.
When British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan in 1947,
millions of Muslims living in Hindu-majority regions of British India migrated
to the newly formed Muslim-majority Pakistan. This mass migration of Muslims
from India to Pakistan is referred to as the "Muhajir migration". The
Muhajirs mainly came from the United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar), East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh), and Bombay Presidency
(present-day Maharashtra and Gujarat).
Upon their arrival in Pakistan, the Muhajirs faced numerous challenges,
including housing shortages, economic difficulties, and discrimination from the
native population. Despite these challenges, they quickly established
themselves as a powerful economic and political force in the new country. They
played a key role in the formation and early years of Pakistan, with many
Muhajirs occupying important positions in the government and civil service.
In recent history, the Muhajirs have been the victims of political
marginalization, discrimination, and violence in Pakistan. They have been
targeted by extremist groups and have faced ethnic violence in Karachi, the
largest city in Pakistan with a large Muhajir population. They also have been
subject to discrimination in the political and economic sphere, which led to
the formation of Muhajir political parties in the 1980s and 1990s.
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