Re: History of Pakistan since 3000 BC
i M an indian and my ancestors were from the land what you calll it pakistan. Infact, the great porus is linked to our ancestory.so how you can claim the whole thing as yours?
And yet another one. Every Indian I meet claims to really be from Pakistan. Its getting tiring to listen to mate.
And seriously, there is no way of telling that anyones ancestry is from Porus.
Porus Kingdom was entirely in Pakistan, you simply cant claim it on any grounds.
Hello unreal,
I do not think it sounds stupid at all. The concept of Pakistan as you know is a very recent development in historical terms. The only reason it was conceived was to provide a secure nation for Muslims of India to move to (according to founders of the concept).
You may even go further to say even the concept of "Muslims" is a somewhat later development as it came about only around the 6th century after Christ.
Of course the people who are now citizens of Pakistan have ancestry that is comprised of Indians, Iranians, Mongols etc.
The history of the people of Pakistan therefore predates the history of the concept of Pakistan which in turn predates the history of the nation called Pakistan.
I hope this clarification helps.
Regards Pundit Vikram
There is no need to throw political meanings around. When I say history of Pakistan, what do you think I actually mean? Of course I mean the history of the Pakistani people.
If you want to make this political to label this history as "Indian", then dont expect to be taken seriously.
Do you know how many countries gained independence the last century?
Afghanistan is by no means an ancient nation, and the term "Iran" is also recent, yet you only have a problem with Pakistan.
Pakistani citizens are not "Afghan" or "Indian", they are** Punjabis, Sindhis, Pashtun, Kashmiris and Baluchis.** And correct me if I am wrong, but these ethnic group outnumber their counterparts in all neighbouring nations. Not to mention these ethnic groups are tiny minorities in Iran and India, so you cant claim Pakistanis to be "Indians" or anything else. We have out own identity. Deal with it.