Death of Bushra Zaidi

Bushra Zaidi (Urdu: بشریٰ زیدی) was a 20-year-old girl whose death in a traffic accident on April 15, 1985 started riots in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] Bushra, a 20-year-old Muhajir student of Sir Syed College, died after being struck by a bus driver. It was thought at the time that the driver was Pashtun but he belonged to Azad Kashmir (according to some of resources).[1][2][3] The killing resulted in the outbreak of riots by Muhajirs against ethnic Pashtuns killing over 100 people.[4][5]

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Death

On 15 April 1985 a bus accident in the Nazimabad area led to the death of a Mohajir girl, a college student named Bushra Zaidi.[6] The reckless driver, who was caught and pursued in the courts, was a Pashtun.[6]

Aftermath

The killing caused a spark of tensions which broke out into riots as ethnic Pashtuns and policemen were attacked my students especially students in Orangi Town of Karachi, where ethnic group were seen as singularly responsible for car accidents. The riots were estimated to have killed more than 100 people.[7][8]


References
  1. March 8: Bushra Zaidi, the woman who changed Karachi forever, by dying
  2. Bowen, Por Alison (2015-07-18). "Pakistani Girl's Death Sparked Late-'80s Ethnic War". Women's eNews. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. Aziz, Shaikh (2015-09-20). "A leaf from history: Bushra Zaidi's killing and the riots in Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. Tarique Niazi · (1997). Ecological Bases of Social Violence in Pakistan. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
  5. The Herald. 1995. p. 50.
  6. academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/book/8497/chapter/154329974. Retrieved 2023-01-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Tarique Niazi · (1997). Ecological Bases of Social Violence in Pakistan. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
  8. The Herald. 1995. p. 50.

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