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To: zamir who wrote (305)	4/29/1998 8:19:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 12475

Ref: Mohajirs zamir, Good morning and welcome to the thread.If there is no discrimination of the Mohajirs in Pakistan that is good news indeed especially for the Mohajirs.Since you are one and know more about the subject than I ever will,so I'll have to take your word for it. So what is this I hear about some Mohajir leader living in exile in London and all that?? Oh and the article I posted,is that all propaganda by the Indian who wrote the article and his publication? BTW,how do various regions in Pakistan get along? Is there a strong regional feelings among peoples of various states,say like the Punjabis,the Pathans etc. Are there many Sikhs,and other minorities left in Pakistan? Anyway I am delighted you have taken the time to visit and participate,and do visit us as often as you can.Once again thanks.

To: zamir who wrote (305)	4/30/1998 7:45:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Hey Zamir: Listen I forgot to ask you one thing the other day. Granted there are some trouble spots in the country where Hindu/Muslim animosities run pretty high,especially in certain states,and your anecdote about your relatives in India complaining more about discrimination than in Pakistan etc, how come we don't see any massive exodus of Muslims from India to Pakistan???? The state where I come from we have 60% Hindus,approx.20% each of Muslims and Christians and generally speaking we don't see any blatant or subdued discrimination from one against the other.Actually more often than not you will see leaders from all the above religions being invited and speaking at each others conferences and conventions.Having said that I can't speak for each and every state and cities where things could be a lot different,but nonetheless. I wondered if you have any opinion on this,ie about the 'exodus' bit I was talking about earlier. PS:Here is another question, how come Indians and Pakistanis get along real nice like here in the U.S but when they go back home they are at each others throat????<gg>

To: zamir who wrote (305)	5/1/1998 8:56:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 12475

'Plane to Pakistan'-A response from a Pakistani to the Editor. Hi there Zamir: I was reading the responses from readers from across the globe,both from India and Pakistan, to this article that appeared in Rediff.Many Indians thought it was a well written and informative article,while many others criticized the author for being biased and insensitive,and here is one such critical response from a Pakistani.I thought it was kind of interesting so I am posting it here in case you haven't read it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date sent: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:18:58 -0500 From: fyp <fyp8905@utarlg.uta.edu> Subject: Biased article... The article by Firdaus Ashraf is a gross misinterpretation of facts and is degrading and insulting to any Pakistani audience. I am a Pakistani and proud to be one. I am in the USA where most of my friends are Indian and Pakistani nationals. We all blend together very well and have no communication problem whatsoever. As street spoken Hindi is very similar to Urdu and that's what is spoken in Karachi. The article portrays Pakistan as being a land of Indian haters. As commonly known -- 'hatred' between these countries is a political matter, and is not at all the people's sentiment. Maybe the author was portraying his own opinions by trying to arouse anti-Pakistan sentiments among his readers. I have close relatives in India. I have visited them and they have visited Karachi. I have lived all my life in Karachi and never have I encountered the kind of "danger" to Indians that the author mentioned. Such kind of journalism is an insult to the reputation of Rediff. Indians and Pakistanis have no animosity between themselves. It is people like Firdaus that incite the public by deviating from the truth and creating a false impression to people who know less. Muslims and Hindus have separate religions and a unique identity as flag bearers of different nations -- even though both are so alike. I have family friends in Pakistan who are Hindus and who are very religious. Obviously, majority of the people in Pakistan are Muslims and so the author did not find people from the the opposite religion as is common in India. But I guess the author did not bother to look in the right places and was very prompt in forming an opinion based on his short stay (if at all) in Karachi. We should try and learn from our past, and understand each others sacrifice and suffering. Instead this article tries to arouse negative emotions of hatred and mistrust. I am sure any person regardless of race, religion or nationality will agree. Being a Karachiite, the article was quite upsetting. I could have slandered and abused Indian people and Hindus in response, but then I would have been none better than Mr Ashraf. "Get your facts straight Sir and research before you blindly cast a generalisation and your opinion on a race and nation." I hope appropriate amends will be made to rectify the damage (emotional and in terms of false impressions) caused by this article. Farhan Patwa