Re: Pakistani Identity?
Don't you think there is a wish in many Pakistanis to be disassociated from Hindustan and have an independent identity for themselves? What are the reasons for this desire? Do you consider this wish for a separate identity a genuine wish or a false desire induced by state-propaganda (because the establishment and the allied classes like Mullahs and fudals want to control people and resources)? Can the feelings of peaceful co-existence with neighbours be inculcated without major changes in state ideology and system's structure?
Religion has no boudaries, it may have originated in Hijaz but same message sent earlier was in a different region, and do we know whether it was also sent to the sub-continent. Ofcourse, this argument is based on the precept that one has faith in the existence of God and religion. Therefore, majority of Pakistanis may be Muslim, but they are mostly from the Indus belt which shares history, culture and traditions with its adjoining areas.
I agree, there is this desire to be different from our neighbour, much of this has been engineered by establishment think tanks who want to create a separate identity, new and unrealistic. After the breakup of East Pakistan, Pak think (stink) tanks have gone on a turbo drive to create a Pakistani identity at all costs. Bhutto introduced his socialism, kameez shalwar, roti kapra aur makaan and Islam is our religion. Zia then topped it off with his religious indoctrination of everything, changed our history books, either erased or marginalized our ancient history, demonized all other eligious faiths and created a artificial linkage with the Arab world. Now, we have globalization and a barrage of cosumerism translated ad yuppy culture.
Ofcourse we can have a peaceful, friendly neighbour. If anyone has travelled on continental Europe would vouch, u can sometimes cross borders without even realizing the change of frontiers. Imagine, just 50years ago this part of the world suffered the most horrendous wars leaving 70million plus dead. Here we are, unable to sort out our differences, what a shame. And why is that? simply because the military industrial complex on both sides cannot afford to have peace.