First Time Visiting Pakistan as a Nepali Sindhi. What Should I Know ?
Hello everyone,
I am a Nepali Sindhi and I've recently become interested in exploring my ancestral roots, Sindhi culture, history, and the places that are important to Sindhi heritage.
My family migrated to Nepal before partition for the purpose of trade and that's how I ended up in Nepali Sindhi family. I have not meet many sindhi's. Most of my meetup is from Sindhi's from India. During childhood I have heard a lot about sindhi's culture and places but never got to experience in real.
From what I know is that my family originated from Karachi and most of my relative migrated to India after partition but there are some relative in Karachi, Pakistan which our family don't have any real connection but my Indian relatives knowns them well. My parents strictly advised me not to visit those old family connection or Pakistan for security concerns.
I told that I won't be going for a big family reunion just for the purpose of tourism, I want to visit Pakistan also for the Sindhi historically culture exploration kind of thing.
I am have some concern, hope you all help me out.
* How safe is Pakistan specially for foreign Hindu tourist ? * What are the general safety measure should I take while visiting places ? * What are must visit place for someone interested in Sindhi culture, history, and heritage? * Any recommendations for cities, historical sites, food, museums, or cultural experiences?
Let me be very honest, my parents concern somewhat real but I know most of them comes from India movies and India media, which obviously tend to present a certain image. I'd really appreciate hearing from locals and people who have actually traveled there.