And thats why we are not successful we need to be unified not be some "multicultural petri dish" with a divided Govt and provinces that act like autonomous zones rather than working for the benefit of its people why is Balochistan poor despite it being rich in resources while Punjab has all the industry and elite f...ck that we need unified identity now and ever and I cant wait in next couple generations when Pakistanis will be unified as one people not act so provincial
@Pan-Islamic-Pakistan
We are becoming one national ethnic group through inter-marriage and free movement within Pakistan for employment and education. The once sharp lines which separated Pakistanis of different ethnic groups are becoming blurred. PTI's victory is proof of the growing nationalism and patriotism in the country. In a few generations, we will be a monolithic people.
In culture, we were never subcontinental and did not share the history of the rest of South Asia. When I meet and get to know people from Turkey, Iran, CARs, Afghanistan, and even as far as Cyprus, Albania, Bosnia, Kosova, Caucasus, I see that in culture we are exactly what the Dilli Sultanat, Ghaznavis, Ghoris, and Mughals left for us.
We are Turko-Persian. This is best exemplified by our language (Ordu, Punjabi, Pukhto,etc. ) our cuisine, our dress, mannerisms, folktales, shared values, religious preferences, common heroes, historic epics, and lifestyles.
I will even go as far as to say that we share more in common with, for example, the Arab states of Yemen and Oman than we do with India. I was shocked to learn that they wear similar head-dresses to us, wear shalwar kameez, have similar likes/dislikes, and share other things in common with us.
