I have no love for the so-called secular leaders of Pakistan as they also have a hand in the conflict as well. These secular leaders had no problem courting religion as long as it suited their short-term agenda.
But a lot of it is more religious than secular though, there’s no denial about it.
If there is a leader in Pakistan I admire after Jinnah, it is without a doubt Ayub Khan. He did more for the country than anyone else did.
Personally I think Pakistanis are too obsessed with religion. It is even reflected among certain segments of the Pakistani diaspora. You don’t see this with Iranians, Turks, Bosnians, or the Indonesian.