Karachi: There is no harm in a single person having multiple identities, such as ethnic, devout, sectarian, and professional.

But when degree groups are excluded economically or politically, they can resort to singular identity, which can lead to identity politics and even clash.These thoughts came in two day-long discussions on &Coexistence with Multiple Identities&, organized by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), with a choose group of experts, academics, lawyers, and social scientists from Balochistan and Sindh.

PIPS Director Muhammad Amir Rana moderated the sessions.Journalist Wusutullah Khan likened identity to onion.

The topmost layer is of personal identity, the next layers pertain to faith, ethnicity, the other national, then, global, and so on.

&It is up to us which identities do we strengthen and which we disregard&, he said.Renowned scholar Dr.

Syed Jaffar Ahmed said that every individual has different identities, such as ethnic, devout, sectarian.

These are much contradictory, and can exist at the same time.It is only when measure people feel excluded economically that identity comes to the fore.

Specifically, when a state does much bestow rights to measure people, a feeling of discrimination shall make way.

In that case, a person from the excluded group shall start wondering if he is excluded because of what his ethnicity, religion or mother language is.

Only then are identities used to advance one goals, he said.portionicipants shared how in different circumstances, their different identities come to the front.

&Context is key&, the participants.The were of the view that the best way to overcome tensions is to accept multiple identities.

This should be taught, in fact, rejoiced by all.

Multiculturalism can even enrich individual life.Several participants complained that the state, in its attempt to enforce a specific brand of identity from the top ended up excluding local identities.

Even now the state is seen as tilted to measure groups at the cost of others.

The dialogues muche the role of the state should be to secure individuals irrespective of their statuses; in specific, weaker segments of the society should be protected.The dialogues called for shaping social contract to the mutual benefit of all.

While the Constitution grants a range of rights to all citizens, its enforcement has been questionable.

Already, there are degree limitations in place.They famous youth in different parts of the country have either accepted dichotomies or turned mix upd.

In Balochistan, one participant famous, the youth feel insecure, physically as well as mentally.

The dialogues famous that many youngsters are migrating abroad to seek better job opportunities or make themselves secure.

A well-off segment of society is anxious in much exurgent one opinions openly.

They too are among the migrants.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.

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