Impact of
Partition: Refugees in Pakistan: Struggle
for Empowerment and State’s Response RCSS Policy Studies 37
By-
Amtul Hassan
Though
much has been written in recent years on different facets of partition, the
hopes and disillusionments of refugees and the possibility of their integration
in Pakistan and gradual alienation of the succeeding generations in the wake of
rising ethnic and sectarian violence has seldom constituted a part of political
and social discourse.
This
volume deals primarily with the experience of partition refugees in Pakistan.
Issues like partition carnage, pangs of displacement, the challenges of
resettlement and the deliberate policy of the state and ruling elites to
disempower the Muhajirs and their reassertion as a poltical force constitute
some of the major areas of concern for the study. The meteoric rise
of the MQM as a political power and its campaigns against feudalism, sardari system, intelligence agencies, as well as terrorism and religious parties have been dealt with in this work.
of the MQM as a political power and its campaigns against feudalism, sardari system, intelligence agencies, as well as terrorism and religious parties have been dealt with in this work.
The
work also refers to the clash of interests, frequent outbreaks of violence in
Karachi and urban Sind, refugee uprising, tussle for power role of the civil
and military bureaucracy
to contain and control the emerging political forces and speculates upon the challenges of disintegration.
to contain and control the emerging political forces and speculates upon the challenges of disintegration.
This
timely study also highlights Pakistan’s approach towards the refugees and
explains
the dynamics of social and cultural interaction between the newly arriving Muhajirs and the natives.
the dynamics of social and cultural interaction between the newly arriving Muhajirs and the natives.
Amtul
Hassan
is presently doing her M.Phil. in International Relations from Karachi
University. The areas of her interest include forced migration, human rights, movement for democracy and human security issues.
University. The areas of her interest include forced migration, human rights, movement for democracy and human security issues.
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