Urdu-speaking Muhajirs accounted for 3.5% of united Pakistan’s population in the 1960s but they occupied 21% of the positions in the civil services that helped them shape the country
Pakistan, South Asia

Muhajirs: How Urdu-Speaking Community’s Domination Shaped Pakistan In Its Infancy

/ December 18, 2022

Urdu-Speaking Muhajirs accounted for 3.5 percent of united Pakistan’s population in the 1960s but they occupied 21 percent of the positions in the civil services that helped them shape the country in its infancy including through the adoption of their mother tongue as the national language