At independence Pakistan had five major ethnic groups-Bengalis, Punjabis, Sindhis, Pathans and Baluchis; since independence, one ethnic group (Punjabis) has dominated the rest. This was possible perhaps for two reasons. The Punjabis had been the backbone of the British Indian army, and became so also of the Pakistan army. The political leadership’s concern with Pakistan’s […]
General Zia
Bhutto’s defence doctrine
It is said that when one can’t make history, one would prefer to rewrite it. That’s what we have been witnessing ever since the advent of Pakistan. Starting from the day when a Babu attempted to superimpose Quaid’s August 11, 1947 speech by censoring that portion that laid bare his vision of a democratic and […]