It was 1987 when the local elections were to be held in Karachi. People from a youth organization in Karachi wanted to meet Benazir Bhutto in 70 Clifton.news world ahmed
Benazir Bhutto accepted the offer but in the last days the meeting was postponed at the behest of the leaders. Later, a delegation of PPP Karachi Division met but no consensus was reached. When the elections took place, this new student organization fought the elections from the "rightist" platform and eliminated all from urban Sindh. The organization's name was the Migrant National Movement.
Some of the changing politics of Karachi involved the implementation of certain policies of the PPP's first government and some non-political forces took advantage of this situation.news world ahmed
The first indication of a changing political trend was the 1985 non-party elections in which several prominent leaders of the religious parties were defeated by unnamed political people. Miraj Mohammad Khan, ND Khan, Asad Kamal Asghar were also included.news world ahmed
This was the time when the leftist student organization in Karachi was a major force of the National Student Federation. In 1986-87, many of the MQM's including the founder were imprisoned. Benazir sent a message to the party leaders and activists who were in jail to take care of these migrant boys.
Former President of PPP Karachi, Masur Ahsan, who was in jail at the time, was given the task, which in 1988 formed the basis of the PPP, a united coalition.news world ahmed
Although the Jamaat-e-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan got more seats in Karachi and Hyderabad in the 1970 elections, the Pakistan Peoples Party also won two national and eight provincial seats in Karachi.nba scores
At that time, a significant number of educated Urdu speakers were with the PPP, including people like Jamiluddin Aali, Hakim Saeed.nba scores
While Bhutto became prime minister, some policies provided religious parties with an opportunity to present it linguistically, and some PPP leaders played the same role as in 1987.nba scores
First there was opposition to the bill to give Sindhi language the official language status in Sindh and then to the educational institutions of Sindh under the quota system. Bhutto wanted to bring the youth of Sindh to the forefront.nba scores
That is why it was extended for ten years, but riots broke out in urban areas and many people were killed.nba scores
At that time, it was not even in the party and in the UP that the idea of going ahead with this politics would be a departure for him.
It is worth noting here that since they understood the nuances of the problem, they called Urdu-speaking writers and poets rather than political parties. A document was signed and it was decided that the rural and urban quota would be 60 to 40.
After that, the situation improved but what was politically distrustful did not go away as it was not taken to the bottom. The two sides did not play their part.
After the Bhutto municipal elections in 1979, the PPP-backed public-friendly candidates won a large number of seats, but the abduction of two councilors at the hands of the "angels" at the time of the mayor's election was a turning point. Maulana Abdul Sattar Afghani, who belongs to the Jamaat-e-Islami, was elected mayor and Deputy Mayor of PPP Abdul Khaliqullah.
In 1987, one of the youths who wanted to meet Benazir Bhutto was elected Dr. Farooq Sattar Meyer, from the 'Rightist' platform.nba scores
Now the All Pakistan Refugee Student Refugee National Movement has been formed. The PPP, led by Karachi, has shown strong resistance against General Zia.
Lost its strength Unfortunately, PPP did not place much emphasis on Urdu-speaking areas in Karachi politics even though they have Amir Haider Kazmi, Iqbal Haider, ND Khan, Taj Haider, Fauzia Wahab, Masur Ahsan, Kamal Asghar, Nafis Siddiqui, Aziz Memon. , Rashid Rabbani, Khalil Qureshi, Sohail Ansari, Waqar Mehdi, Mehmood Haider Naqvi and countless people were active today. There are Saeed Ghani, Murtaza Wahab, Shahla Raza and many others inside the party, but the party's political statement attracts urban Sindh. Fail to do, especially for Urdu speakers.
The MQM axed its own foot and sought to control the city through terror. The space created after 2016 was taken over by the PTI.
At present, PTI has 14 of the 20 National Assembly seats in Karachi.
The PPP, MQM, some other forces have been playing a major role in ending unity and increasing linguistic hatred, but the power of the urban resources is that of the civilian government. Weakening of municipal bodies cannot provide political support. Empowering companies can attract PPP voters.
An experienced political party of fifty years needs to understand that the source of power in ideological politics is the people and that the distribution of power to the lower levels can strengthen democracy.