On Sat May 13 2006 01:47, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: > if religion was not an issue, then there would probably be just one > country, or at least no indo-pak division. pakistanis are closer culturally > to north indians than most south indians are...
This statement is one reason why Pakistan will never reunite with India. This is one statement that causes problems In Pakistan - i.e that there is ANY similarity between the Hindoo Indian and the Muslim Pakistani. It is mainly Indians who tend to flaunt this "cultural bhai-bhai" thing. "Oh we are the same only. Why fight?" Pakistan would not have been created if the "same only" sentiment held true among a class of Muslims who considered themselves the "true inheritors of a victorious Mughal heritage". It is my beliefe that the first modern blow in favor of international Islamism was the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Pakistan is 70% Punjabi. The Pakistani Punjabi is - let me say it out loud - a racist. He thinks he is superior to the Pakistani Sindhi and Baluchi and certainly superior to the Mohajir. Famous Punjabi statements include "One blow at the right place and time will make the Hindu run in fear" (Gen Ayub Khan 1965). and "The smell of gunpowder will make the Bengali afraid" (Gen Yahya Khan-1971) Benazir Bhutto said that as a child she was taught that the "Punjabi is tall, fair and eats wheat, while the Bengali is short, dark complexioned and eats rice" If anyone is interested here is my review of Stephen Cohen (That "South Asia specialist"'s) book on Pakistan http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SRR/Volume14/sastry.html
