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Guys a kind reminder, stick to the topic!

News has made it to mainstream Swedish media now (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/uppgift-saabs-nya-hemliga-miljardbestallning-till-pakistan-eller-saudi-arabien). "Uppgift: Saabs nya hemliga miljardorder till Pakistan eller Saudiarabien" translation "Latest: Saabs new secret billion (kr)...

Thank you for clarifying Afghanistans point of view but I have to say it still makes no sense for a Pakistani. As per your source Pakistan agreed to "negotiate" which does not imply an agreement to pass sovereignty of a region belonging to itself to another country. If circumstances are bad and...

"Furthermore, the willingness of the Punjabi Muslims to fight against the Ottoman Empire during WW1 (when some Pashtuns and North Indian Muslims defected), had left the British openly impressed." Can you provide a source for this? In fact one of the biggest defections/mutiny in the British...

It was not an accusation but rather Dostums bodyguards were ordered to be arrested according to officials from Afghanistan (https://www.france24.com/en/20171106-afghan-vp-dostums-bodyguards-jailed-five-years-rape). The fact that they never failed jail and that their chief Dostum is now the...

and which part of my comment is discussing their fortune pray tell? My question is in relation to their identity. If the younger generation see themselves as Bangladeshi and want to stay there then that makes this issue more complex. @Avicenna , can you expand on this, in your experience do the...

Those who want to come should be repatriated. I doubt Sindh will be accepting any but Punjab should (i am Punjabi). Having said that this BBC article implies that the younger generation of Biharis see themselves as Bangladeshi (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2941974.stm). Can anybody...

Why does it have to be one or the other? Identities are complex and cover many layers. In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong for Pakistanis to take pride in their regional identity (Indus) and at the same time consider themselves a part of a wider ummah.

The Travels of Ibn Battuta (available free online https://web2.qatar.cmu.edu/~breilly2/odyssey/Ibn Batuta.pdf). @Indus Pakistan , you might enjoy these parts: Page 3 page 5 Ibn Battuta clearly makes a distinction between the Indus and Ganges regions. Thought you might find this information...

Thanks Indus! Oh dear that will cost you a lot. My suggestion instead is to keep your quality posts coming, stay away from the naughty words and you will be just fine :-)

Will be interesting to see how the Russia-Belarus unification negotiations will proceed in the coming years. Belarus is the only post-Soviet nation to maintain a client-state like relationship with Moscow in return for generous subsidies from Russia. Putin now seems to be putting more pressure...

Altering the legal status of any part of the former princely state of Kashmir will probably automatically result in the previous UN resolutions on plebiscite in Kashmir becoming invalid (these resolutions were made based on the legal situation prevalent in J&K at that time). Whilst changing the...

@Brad Many valid reasons have been addressed by the other members posts on this thread already. I will instead focus more on the other aspect of your original post which delved into the different experiences of the other nations in the region with regards to literacy rates. If we focus on India...

Unfortunately due to lack of good script writers, funding or the distance between the artistic community from the general masses Pakistan is simply not able to produce dramas of high quality in this genre (maybe an amalgamation of all of these and other factors). We had that show Mor Mahal a...

Same, I had really good black friends in college days and still some to this day and never had any issues with them. About Africans from Africa I did notice though that they were even worse than us when it came to time. Had some Nigerian friends who would always turn up a couple of hours late to...

Depends on how the growth is managed. If jobs are provided to these new millions then its a huge win as your economic power grows and as a consequence your countrys power projection increases as well. If not managed properly it leads to millions of new young adults susceptible to...

Language is most certainly linked with politics and further with political identity, nation building and hegemons. The similarity between the Norse based languages is a good example. The letters Ø in Danish/Norwegian and Ö in Swedish are literally the same but written differently because when...

Tomb of Bahadur Khan to be opened for public by year end LAHORE: The Punjab Archaeology Department has completed 80 per cent restoration and conservation work of the Khan-e-Bahadur Tomb whereas officials claim that the monument will be opened for public as work is expected to be completed...

True although to be frank I was hardly expecting anything else. Aurangzebs depiction as the ultimate bigot is perhaps the most obvious give away of only a basic reading of Mughal history. He had more Hindu mansabdars than the previous rulers and the number of temples he destroyed have been...

Looks good. I really hoped they would go to some Middle Eastern or even try out an East Asian country because so many European countries have had AC games by now. Still Valhalla looks like a solid addition. The only negative for me is the lack of any major sites that one can visit and explore...