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Recognizing Pakistan's non-Islamic roots and paying tribute to the advanced civilizations (for their time) that our ancestors were part of, recognizing the achievements of rulers like Ranjit Singh etc. is important from the perspective of diluting the 'Muslim superiority complex' that some/many Pakistanis subscribe to. A major problem in the Islamic world in general is that religion (Islam) and the practice of that religion (being a 'true' Muslim) is incorrectly associated with the potential of 'national and civilizational advancement'. The fact that Pakistan's non-Islamic history is not given the attention it deserves, with the focus on Muslim rulers alone, strengthens the perception that Islam and being Muslim are necessary, and implicit in that belief is the attitude that 'non-Muslims are inferior', which in turn is can be exploited into violent extremism, justified by religious ideologues who want to use it as a tool to gain power.
Thank you
In this maze of inflammatory posts it was nice to read a sane view after a long time.
One hopes that this approach bears fruit.