A large number of Muslims chose to willingly remain and be part of the Republic of India, including Muslims of Kashmir Valley.įurther, the so-called “Pakistan” that was created through a bloody communal and religious partition of British India by Mohammad Ali Jinnah ceased to exist when West Pakistan and East Pakistan were torn apart after the Punjabi Muslim army and civilian government centered in West Pakistan orchestrated one of the bloodiest suppressions of its own people in East Pakistan, who were Bengalis. To begin with, Pakistan, which was conceived as a home to the “entire” Muslim population of British India, was never actually a home to the “entire” Muslim community in South Asia. Pakistan’s track record on being the defender of “Islam” and the “Muslim ummah” is highly questionable and debatable.
Pakistan lays its claim over Kashmir largely based on a common religious adherence of Islam by the majority communities in both Pakistan and Kashmir Valley, but can Pakistan really claim to be a friend of Kashmiri Muslims by indulging in these cheap tactics, which cause inconvenience to Kashmiri Muslims? Pakistan’s Track Record
