 The emigrants were given a new identity, a new name – Muhajirs.Towards the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s, Karachi was a haven for Muslim refugees who fled anti-Muslim violence in India, known merely as "Muhajirs", the word having descent from Hijrat, the exodus of early Muslims along with the prophet from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution due to religious beliefs.With Karachi overflowing with migrants, the influx reached the ends of the Hyderabad city at the south, where Latifabad is located.