As much as I like, respect and admire everything that is related to Pakistan and her culture(s), language(s), nation(s) and tradition(s); the fact that I have to use the plural forms of words like language and nation in the Pakistani context is a strong indication that Pakistan's nation building process isn't completed yet. The case of India is even worse.
In this sense, Pakistan does not relate to Asia nor to the Middle East. Despite their different political constitutions, Turkey, Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are countries based upon one nationhood. Same goes for China, Japan, Russia and Korea.
Pakistan somehow stands between Asia and Middle East afraid of moving forward. And I don't really understand the reasons behind this hesitation. If Punjabis, Pashtuns, Baloch and Sindhis etc. aren't willing to give up at least parts of their regional identities in order to create something bigger, Pakistan will never be able to work properly.
Sometimes I wonder if something like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_destruction on a national and societal level could help Pakistan; a powerful re-start. China did the same. Turkey did it with Atatürk. Japan was forced to do it by the Americans.