Muhajir Culture Day celebrated

KARACHI:

People came out in large numbers on to celebrate their identity of Muhajir, or the people who had migrated from India to the present day Pakistan.

Rallies were held in different parts of the city, with youth wearing traditional dresses. A rally was held from Karimabad to mausoleum of Quaide Azam under auspices of Young Muhajir. The rally was led by organisers Zohaib Azam, Hassan Khan and Umair Masoodi. Rally participants were dressed according to occasion of Muhajir Day.

Speaking at mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam, MQM MPA Muhammad Hussain said that there must be unity for the rights of Muhajir. Young people have been successfully celebrating Muhajir Culture Day for the last two years, which is commendable.

PTI MNA Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain said: "I wish all the Muhajir community a happy Muhajir Culture Day. And all those who ridicule the Muhajir community, let me tell you, we have taught you to speak the national language." He said that if there could be talks with the Taliban, then it could be held with everyone. Dr Saleem Haider said that the Muhajir, a term denoting the Urdu speaking people who came from the present day Republic of India to settle in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, are the most educated people in the country.

Dr Farooq Sattar, head of the MQM Organisation Restoration Committee, said that a leader was giving advice today and there was no need to panic. "Our forefathers decided to establish the country, so they decided not to panic and established the country."

Sattar distancing himself from the policies of PTI said: "we have no hand in the current situation of the country." However, MQM-P is a coalition partner of PTI.

Meanwhile, Team Muhajir Pakistan organised a Muhajir Day function at Karachi Press Club.

Muhajir Culture Day Rally started from Karimabad and ended at Mazar-i-Quaid via Tin Hatti Gurmundar. Camps were set up at various places where flower petals were sprinkled on the participants of the rally.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 25^th, 2021.