Though much has been written in recent years on different facets of partition, the hopes and disillusionments of refugees and the possibility of their integration in Pakistan and gradual alienation of the succeeding generations in the wake of rising ethnic and sectarian violence has seldom constituted a part of political and social discourse. "This volume deals primarily with the experience of partition refugees in Pakistan. Issues like partition carnage, pangs of displacement, the challenges of resettlement and the deliberate policy of the state and ruling elites to dis-empower the Muhajirs and their reassertion as a political force constitute some of the major areas of concern for the study. The meteoric rise of the MQM as a political power and its campaigns against feudalism, sardari system, intelligence agencies, as well as terrorism and religious parties have been dealt with in this work. The work also refers to the clash of interests, frequent outbreaks of violence in Karachi and urban Sind, refugee uprising, tussle for power role of the civil and military bureaucracy to contain and control the emerging political forces and speculates upon the challenges of disintegration. This timely study also highlights Pakistan's approach towards the refugees and explains the dynamics of social and cultural interaction between the newly arriving Muhajirs and the natives.