Ancestors of Pakistanis were NOT Hindu!

[LastOfTheDinosaurs]

Re: Ancestors of Pakistanis were NOT Hindu!

@Pakistan4ever

LastOfTheDinosaurs,

Boundaries between all countries are arbitrary. For example, a large portion of Afghanistan (60%) is Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, etc despite the fact there are separate countries of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, etc. Almost 25% of Iran is Azeri despite the fact there is a separate country of Azerbaijan, plus Iran’s Khuzistan province is mostly Arab similar to neighboring Iraq, not to mention its Turkmen and Baluch. Also, let’s not forget that Turkmens, Azeris, Uzbeks, etc. are Turkic peoples who are an offshoot of Altaic family (related to Mongolian) distinct from the Indo-Iranians. So no country is perfect and they have to make a case for its identity based on what exists.

The geographies of the these are imposed and colonially drawn. Moreover, ethnicities and cultural entities have always outlived political and administrative orders. So many kingdoms and empires are under the debris of history but communities held together by common territory, common culture, common history, common language and ethnicity have survived.

At least in Pakistan’s situation all of its people (99%) are linguistically Indo-Iranian, geographically based around Indus river and its tributaries, mostly racially Caucasoid mixed with others, culturally a blend of Muslim and Indo-Iranian roots, followers of the religion of Islam, and have a common Harappan-Aryan-Scythic-Turkic-etc. heritage.

All these may be favorable (but not sufficient) factors but where is an “equitable contract”…a genuine democratic federation with fair control to units?