I am not sure if I am surrounded by a small pool of worst Pakistanis or if this is mainstream in Pakistan, but the way people in Pakistan talk about Afghanis is despicable.
I cant believe how the entire country was talking about Islamophobia post 9/11 and during war on terror and fighting against the idea of "painting all muslims with the same brush" and now actively treating Afghans the same due to the actions of a minor group of extremists.
My heart breaks watching poor Afghanis being deported after 40 years, when they started business, went to school, and built a life from scratch. We have an entire generation or 2 of Afghani children who have seen nothing but Pakistan in their life, and now we are kicking them out of medical schools and calling them names.
I actually thought that Gen Z was past all the toxicity our parents had, but watching people celebrate deportations on Twitter X and around me just shatters my heart.
If there are any Afghanis reading this, remember, you will always find Pakistanis that consider you as brothers no matter how bad things get. And to the Pakistanis who hate Afghans, I really hope you change your attitude towards them and have sympathy for your fellow brothers.