Though its useless to point out a small comprehension mistake but when I am asked I should.
If you get what I am trying to convey, good, or else leave it and move on. This is not worth wasting band width
Levina said -
What if I correct it and say that when British India was partitioned in 1947 Hindus and Sikhs constituted about twenty percent of the population in what is now Pakistan?
This means she in her rephrased sentence tried to convey that "Now pakistan" got 20% of hindu and sikh population. By now pakistan, she means west pakistan of 1947. That means she states that even in 1947, west pakistan only got 20 $ of hindu and sikhs. I am not contesting the figures though.
Let see what was your reply-
You said
- Same old wine in a new bottle - Today's Pakistan doesn't include east Pakistan, latter got separated in 1971 and now is called as Bangladesh, remember?
Whats your point in saying todays pakistan dont include east pakistan? She has already omitted this and was only refering to west pakistan.
You are trying to pass argument that after east pakistan got separated, the minority moved to new country while she is saying that west pakistan had a sizeable % of its own, its not that east had all.
You can argue on figures and their veracity, I am just pointing out the mis interpretation on your part which is not a crime to do.