Karachi is a multi-ethnic city and consists of many ethnic groups. Karachi’s location plays an important role in its politics. Because of these ethnic politics regular violence started all over Karachi. This violence often changes into bloody conflicts. Following the Partition of India and the independence in 1947, Muslims migrated from areas of newly India into the newly-created Pakistan and became settled in Karachi, the historical capital of the Sindh. These migrants had educated middle-class to upper class backgrounds and came from good families they came to be known as Muhajir people. They dominated much of Karachi’s businesses society. In 1971 after the separation of East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh, Pakistan accepted a large number of Biharis people who are faithful to the country, fascinated in Bangladesh and offered them citizenship. Some Bengalis in Pakistan also stayed behind. Karachi’s as a regional industrial centre attracted migrants from other parts of Pakistan as well, including Punjab, Baluchistan and Pashtu migrants from the border lines.
The ethnic violence created when political parties were being associated with a specific group. For example the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was founded for the political interests of the Muhajir people. Other groups also formed their parties. Targeted killing in Karachi has the following dimensions, most important are; political rivalries and territory wars between political parties, ethnic and sectarian factors, intra-party wars, external factors, gang wars etc.
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