'Karachi may be exception to civilisation sustained by Indus'.

KARACHI -- Karachi may be an exception to the civilisations sustained and nurtured by the Indus, observed Sindh High Court Bar Association president Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed here on Sunday.

He was speaking at a programme titled 'integrating Indus people' organised by the Sindh Vaas Foundation at the Arts Council.

Barrister Ahmed said that the Malir and Lyari rivers had no 'historical connections' with the Indus. He referred to the Google map showing that almost 90 per cent cities of Pakistan were linked with the Indus or its tributaries, some parts comprising greenery while others belonging to deserts of Sindh and Balochistan.

He observed that Balochistan might be an exception to the Indus civilisation and another exception might be Karachi. But he hastened to add that he was not a political or history academic and was expressing his opinion based on what he had read about the Indus civilisation. He suggested that efforts were to be made to find some common bond.

Call to bring together people of diverse cultures living along the river and its tributaries

Referring to the famous book Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Mr Ahmed noted the book suggested that 'human beings are unique as they have capability of forming complex and entertain large society based on shared belief'.

He said the shared belief might be different, as it may be religion, ethnicity, nationalism, political ideology, etc. He admitted that it was a difficult process to find shared values.

'We are bound to accept shared principles of humanity and common interests and organise the state on those principles,' he said.

Referring to the barrister's talk as to whether Malir or Lyari rivers were linked with the Indus River, Prof Dr...