Ethnicity:

Ethnicity is defined as:

The common characteristics of a people, especially a group sharing a common and distinctive culture,
religion and language. Some countries are more ethnically heterogeneous than others meaning that
these countries are home to a great diversity of ethnic groups.

Factors of heterogenetic ethnicity

Factors encourage ethnic diversity in a country including

 large size
 isolated populations
 migrations from various other countries, etc

What are ethnic divides

The act of treating someone differently based on their ethnicity is called an ethnic divide.It can be
because one ethnic group is not treated well to others.

One example is the separation of Bangladesh in 1971, The Bengalis separated because they felt
neglected, this is an ethnic divide based on political and social.
Factors contributing to ethnicity

1. Decline of Muslim League after formation of Pakistan

2. Linguistic division
3. Karachi as hub of ethnic discord
4. Provincial differences
5. Ignorance of the Issues
6. Non-availability of socio-economic justice
7. Negation of true democracy
8. Autocratic and centralized rule
9. Absence of power sharing
10. Provincial disharmony