tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887207410673154013.post8236000189645189716..comments2009-10-19T10:29:04.394-04:00Comments on Za Zu: A View of Urbanization in AsiaZa Zu Lamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217257818972327331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887207410673154013.post-57791458591093144992009-10-19T10:29:04.394-04:002009-10-19T10:29:04.394-04:00Dear Meer:
Thanks for reading my blog. I believe,...Dear Meer:<br /><br />Thanks for reading my blog. I believe, it is a little harsh on Karachi. But, as you know, I am a Karachiite by birth and grew up there and spent much of my youth in Karachi. Many people have commented, including my wife, that I have not pointed out the good things about Karachi and am dwelling on the negative too much. But you see, this is a comparative study of several SE Asian cities that I visited and I have tried to be as factual as possible. <br />There is nothing I would love to see is for Karachi to grow, develop and prosper. I had to set my emotions aside when comparing one city with the other. <br /><br />One of the reasons, many of us have chosen to live outside Karachi, is because, it has changed. We do no not live here because of the money, as it is commonly presumed. It is because we find that we cannot live in a Karachi that has little to offer us. Firstly, most of us who tried relocating came back because of lack of employment, lack of basic security, lack of sanitation, lack of proper transportation. And it is a misconception to think that we do not come back to Karachi because we do not find the comforts of abroad there. Many of us would be willing to fore go issues of housing, electricity, ethnic unrest etc. if only the above four were present. The Karachi that I remember was very livable and a safe and a fun place. This is what I yearn for and am saddened to see other SE Asian cities quietly moving ahead past it.<br /><br />This blog strives to give a perspective of Karachi that may taste bad initially like a bitter medicine but it is really meant to be constructive and hopes that that the unbiased bird's eye view of Karachi I offer will steer the city planners in particular and the people of Kaachi in general in the right direction it should be heading.<br /><br />Whether, we are Syed or parhan or Sindhi etc, we are all part of the human race and people in Pakistan place so much emphasis on ethnicity that they forget that Islam has no ethnic barriers and addresses human needs and wants only. What happened to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan? Pakistan is fracturing in four or more different parts on the basis of ethnicity. And I am deeply hurt to see that no one is stepping up to stop this. <br /><br />WIth Warm Regards,Za Zu Lamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217257818972327331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887207410673154013.post-83026734633403177052009-10-19T03:03:09.491-04:002009-10-19T03:03:09.491-04:00Dear Moin Bhai I liked your informative post thoug...Dear Moin Bhai I liked your informative post though I was so sad to read your comments about Karachi. Yes I have seen the decline in the manners and friendship here. Even or residents I see people becoming unriendly, selish and materialistic. So sad that as a visitor you have seen the bad only. I guess we are representing all o Pakistan here and all of Pakistan has become like this.Most of my family has left for those who live here eel alienated. There is a movement amongst Karachites as I own Karachi program, because most people rom upcountry come here to earn and live but hate all older residents of Karachi and when they go back they have no feeling for the city as such. Pathans especially have an intense hatred for Urdu speaking and donot want to mix, so the divide increases . By the way your moms father was a Syed and arab in descent, not Patan, confirmed.Correct your profile info.Very nice blog .MEERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781978841120468889noreply@blogger.com