Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Migration from Saraiki Belt to Karachi
Abstract
A qualitative exploratory research was conducted to study the causes and consequences of migration from Saraiki belt to the city of Karachi. To achieve that purpose, interviews based upon an open – ended questionnaire were conducted. Total of ten (10) respondents were interviewed. After transcribing their responses, thematic analysis was conducted to identify causes and consequences. Following significant conclusions were drawn after performing thematic analysis: 1) The law of migration as given by Raven stein is true in the case of migration of people form south Punjab to Karachi; push factors include limited opportunities in the south Punjab districts and pull factors include better economic opportunities in the
city. 2) The analysis shows that support system in Karachi plays a vital role in attracting migrants from the south Punjab as it reduces risks and costs attached with migration and provides information about job and other opportunities in the city. It means that the Network Migration Theory is also valid as far as the migration from the south Punjab to Karachi is
concerned. 3) One of the biggest consequences is the economic prosperity. 4) Migration has significant consequences for women. Immediate consequences for women include the extra responsibility that they share when go out for work to support their families and issues which they face at the hands of male family members who get frustrated owing to the
weakening patriarchal bonds in the city. 5) The analysis also shows that Louis Wirth’s urban traits as given in his classical work ‘Urbanization as a way of life” are also possessed by the Saraiki migrants in the city of Karachi like specialization, dependence on secondary contracts et cetera
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