saiyan0321
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It was a simple grave until the 1990s. The land of the tomb was originally bought by Maj Gen Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan Pataudi (his grave is also in the compound), and later built/financed by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in 1995.
An attempt at Re-discovering our history, or according to some, re-inventing our history
Glad to see you posting. Hope everything is alright.
I am glad it was restored as it is part of the history of the region and should be preserved. As for Pakistan history. My views are flexible on this. Many Pathan tribes had links to ghaurids and while there is great argument on whether they were pashtuns or not, there is no doubt that his military did contain pashtuns as commanders and soldiers and found support and strength from pashtun tribes. This means that he cannot be discarded as a simple foreign invader.
The location of Pakistan is such that it has historical links on both east and west and this history is rich and vast and we should not surrender it so easily. To a pashtun or Baloch what is there in Rajput or gujjar kings or arain tribes. What is it there for mirs of Sindh and vice versa? Ghaurids may be foreign for our eastern neighbor but for many in Pakistan he was not foreign due to historical links and blood. Why should they abandon their history?
Anyhow glad to see you around.