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Document Type General
Publish Date 19/06/2009
Author Arif Hasan
Published By Arif Hasan
Edited By Suneela Farooqi
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PAKISTAN: THE EVOLUTION OF KARACHI

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Document Type: General
Publish Date: 2009
Primary Author: Arif Hasan
Edited By: Suneela Farooqi
Published By: Arif Hasan

This is a presentation based on the evolution of Karachi in 1956 the four provinces in West Pakistan were merged to form one province and as a result Sindh cases to exist, the Sindhi-Mohajir conflict. In 1958 the Army takes over: further centralization. In 1959 Karachi ceases to be the capital of Pakistan. People from NWFP start coming to Karachi and take over jobs in the transport, construction and police sectors. Use of Sindhi language in schools, courts and media banned. In Karachi Sindhi medium schools converted to Urdu. Green Revolution and Industrialization policies.

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