Pakistan: Ethnic conflicts in Karachi, January 1989
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK6477 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Ethnic conflicts in Karachi, January 1989, 1 July 1990, PAK6477, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad188.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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An article from the New York Times, dated 15 January 1989, indicates that "recent battles" were fought between the Mohajirs and other ethnic groups in Karachi (Buruma, 7th page). On 25 January 1989, ethnic riots on the campuses of Sukkur, Khairpur, Nawabshah and Shikarpur caused the death of three people ("Pakistan Authorities"). In early February 1989, after the 31 January killing of a Mohajir student, a new outbreak of violence led to the imposition of a curfew in Karachi ("Pakistan Imposes"). There is no further information on the January 1989 ethnic riots in Karachi presently available to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Buruma, Ian
"A Nation Divide", The New York Times, 15 January 1989, p.27.
"Pakistan Authorities Close Colleges After Ethnic Riot", Reuters, 25 January 1989.
"Pakistan Imposes Curfew After Karachi Riots", Reuters, 2 February 1989.