Identity is undergirded by a sense of place, language, and culture. (Thread)
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Those who say that Pakistan just needs Urdu as a "national language" don't understand why Pakistan suffers from collective pathologies of aculturation, ethnic conflict, and identity crisis without an inclusive identity.
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Treating the Pakistani Republic still as synonymous with "Tehreek-e-Pakistan" has serious downsides. To gain Pakistan the movement started from UP, Bihar, Bengal, etc. and had its peculiar ethos and ideas.
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However, Pakistan is now a reality as a distinct geographic, political, economic, and geopolitical entity as a state (a political construct) that needs a distinct and inclusive identity based on her citizenry and not just ideas removed from its geography.
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Without inclusive identity, ideas, and embracing her diverse DNA and cultural extraction of her citizenry Pakistan risks further alienating large swathes of her citizenry...
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who want the state to evolve her ideas of identity, culture, language policy and planning, and geography that are in sync with reality and provide equitable opportunities for growth and fulfilment.
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