Despite Jinnah not knowing written Urdu, Pak had to enforce the elite alone understood artificial language Urdu. This at least created an uneasy common language, right at the start. And conversion of Sanskrit worded Hindu written national anthem to a Muslim written Persian worded one, did help. But then, like the taking out of local languages (Punjabi, Sindhi etc.) from its schools, subsequent annexation of an independent Baluchistan that added land, added disunity too. Pakistan cried out for unity and an external enemy, as has always been done for political needs, would solve its internal problems. While a Hindu India gave a default enemy that it made sure interred into its school texts to create a 'man is what he thinks' character, it needed to put that into action to get more. Incidentally a conglomerate of a week Nehru, a slow maharaja and a quick Pak army brought about half of Kashmir and the needed convincing cause for hostility. But then, with India's reaction being inert at best, it needed more. While the vocal minority in Kashmir infused life into the needed hostility, almost producing a golden egg laying goose ,'We morally support Kashmiri people's struggle', brought about the needed perennial animosity. With the threat thus confirmed, unlike for Nepal, Bhutan or Sri Lanka, Pakistan needed a defence force; and that too continually. With the external enemy thus guaranteed, its army's prestige and need was guaranteed internally too. With guys graduating from school with an anti India anti Hindu thought, creating fighters wasn't that hard. That wasn't enough though. Having created the defence need and a trusted institution, cash needs of the army was understood and people didn't mind a lion's share of the budget reserved by the army. Being congenitally involved in its creation, and with the purpose of making Pak strong militarily, West's aid wasn't far. As if duty bound, latter supplied the hardware. The profiting Pak's elite were just lucky. And when the soviets descended on Afghanistan, their luck ascended. Almost like cheap Chinese goods, Taliban flooded the land of the Bamiyan Buddha. But then, after finishing off the Godless ones (communist Russia) the Taliban turned their guns towards the God's message distorting ones (Christian USA).The great Satan needed Pak's help again. The elite's luck seemed to increase by the day. As brilliantly as less religious leaders use religious zealots for their mundane gain, its elite created religious Jihadists to use as pawns. In fact, when a pork and alcohol consuming, prayer disliking, Mullah disliked, fully westernised Gujarati Ishmaili Jinnah could amazingly use Muslims to muster Pakistan albeit with the blessing of the British, its elite could surely use religious jealoutes to die for them too. In fact, yes, Ambani's Indian stock share valued at more than Pakistan's total stock market may not be surprising, its machinery creating Jihadists as a product, using them in the eastern and the western fronts pleasing both the West and its people, and then killing them with impunity - is certainly so. Despite being corrupt, the British had mustered huge respect from the locals. Similarly being seen as less corrupt in the land where corruption is a culture, and having seen to have done so much for the country the army is revered in Pakistan. So much so that, an army takeover may be frowned upon outside but not inside its borders. When the US cleaned its showing teeth and passed a law to automatically stop aid if the Pak army took over, it showed its own showing teeth. As ingeniously as hiding Bin laden in front of its own barrack, it simply elected a subordinate prime minister. Airing that, although, 'whom to talk to in Pak' is cited for the talk lethargy in India, there is more to the futility of talks than meets the eyes. Yes, with it offering a trouble free existence of a newly formed nation, lucrative hardware from the West, an elating prestige from the locals, control of political and economic institutions of the country without a revolt, an un-opposing dependent network of beneficiaries and the fulfilment of religio- ideological emotions, and its absence giving a fear of being irrelevant ;Pakistan simply cannot afford to prefer peace. Thus, while its hostility as an engraved national policy is perfectly natural, if natural emotion is let loose it will want to see Kashmir, if not the whole of India burning. It is such that even if whole of Kashmir (including independence seekers) is offered to Pak for peace, it will reject it- lest it be another Baluchistan anyway. It will rather take 95% of the state and continue its struggle for the remaining 5%. But Why Does The US Support Pakistan? With India being the cause of hostility and America the supplier of its defence, almost fooling both and treating jihadies like a factory product, it recycles (forms, uses and kills) the latter with impunity. In doing so, it's elite benefit all the way. But then, USA is neither innocent nor unaware of this double role. America befriends Pakistan to do the dirty work of flushing out Islamic fundamentalists from that area. But then, a country that knows all the eastern terrorist training camps and was able to sniff out Bin Laden from under its army's nose, rather offers Pakistan military hardware like F-16. Surely, F- 16s are for wars and not for flushing out terrorists. What makes America do so? Why do Americans like ordinary Pakistanis, become the victims of the Pakistani propaganda? The answer is simple. If not the American taxpayers and the Pakistani poor, elite from the two countries certainly win. The modus operandi isn't hard either. While the US siphons part of its tax payer's money to its buddy Pakistan as an aid for fighting the jihadists, as if completing the loop Pakistan returns it back by buying its military hardware. Both countries seem to win. However, with the payment returning to the American elite who have multiple states in the arms industry and not the public; the elite benefit, unaware voting public lose. Pakistani public don't get much either. But in a land that cherished Sr Bhutto's 'we will eat grass but get the Atom Bomb', the imported hardware certinaly enhances the pride of all Pakistanis in relation to India with a, 'we will beat India' feeling. But, unlike the poor, its elite enjoy major kickbacks too. Therefore, almost saying 'Elite of the two countries unite' both beneficiaries would not say no to its continuation. While this union explains the chronicity in dealing with a bunch of terrorists in its territory despite the advanced technology, aid to enhance the unhindered animosity towards India needs more words. Yes Pakistan at times gets the back fire (terrorist attacks) but the elite remain unscathed. They instead get an opportunity to broadcasts 'we are the victims of terrorism'.

Jinnah

Sr Bhutto

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