The move was focused on wooing the Sikhs in India for the kartharpur corridor and essentially trying to keep a soft spot in the community we face immediately east of the border.One may argue that this is the ideological answer PTI has for PTM?
It must be noted before that divide and conquer previously worked for the masses. A quick glance over the Ramadan period will reveal another attempt at instigating sectarian problems within the country which were handled by the Clergy quite maturely one may shockingly admit.
The rise of ethnofascism in the country is not surprising given the country's fight constant struggle against extremism and with religion being solely targeted by certain section of the society along with mass negativity spread about Islam, the only bonding material in a country diverse in race, color, culture and ethnicity.
It must be noted here as well that PTI government had to ask Mr. Fayyaz Chauhan resign after the provincial minister drew the irk of Muslism and Hindus alike for his intolerant statements regarding Hindus.
Now, whether that is the smartest move and whether any of these nincompoops have the slightest idea of “focus groups” and knowing historical significance is something better left to history and not commentary.
We already have a category of pseudo-intellectuals writing under some self-absorbed sense of perineal enlightenment of embracing and celebrating Chanakya and others as part of “historical” tree hugging so I certainly doubt any in Pakistan besides the olden Custard apple’s, Maize or Diesel variety have an idea of how truly rabid and basic these motley collection of ignoramus known as Pakistani Qaum are and what little it takes for them to rip each others fetuses out at the slightest whim on religion.