World Bank places Pakistan in MENA, ending South Asia classification

[Feroze]

Linguistically, culturally and ethnically we do. Plurality of Pakistanis are punjabis and the only difference between them and their ethnic brothers across the border in India is one is circumcized and the other isn't.

And what about Kashmiris, Pathans, Balochis? What do they have in common with India? Same goes for Sindhis? SINDHIS have nothing in common with Indians.

 

[SaadH]

And what about Kashmiris, Pathans, Balochis? What do they have in common with India? Same goes for Sindhis? SINDHIS have nothing in common with Indians.

Pathans may not, but baloch genes are present 30-40% ancestry in northern Indian hindus. Sindhis are as hindus as anyone, almost all Pakistani hindus are Sindhis and there's a sizeable Sindhi hindu population in India. Kashmiris also have their counterpart in India. Nehru was a Kashmiri pundit hindu.

 

[Anatolia]

If we use his logic he is not a Turk, he's just a cross between Greeks and Iranians.
Many Turks look like Greeks, their cuisine has lots of similarities, one of my closest friend is a Greek Cypriot.
In real life when you're not sure who a person is, a Turk is always assumed to be Turkish or Iranian because they look very similar.

Turks on the whole look nothing like Iranians . Iranians look like Arabs more than a Turk. Heck, I think some Iranians even look Indian too.
For Greeks most Turks would agree, we do look similar. Nothing controversial about that my friend.

That's if we use His logic.
That land was always ruled by the Greeks or the Iranians.

These lands were ruled by Romans far longer than Iranians or Greeks.

I also remember a few years back when this forum was celebrating about Hindu Temple being built yet you guys claim you don't look alike?

 

[Feroze]

Pathans may not, but baloch genes are present 30-40% ancestry in northern Indian hindus. Sindhis are as hindus as anyone, almost all Pakistani hindus are Sindhis and there's a sizeable Sindhi hindu population in India. Kashmiris also have their counterpart in India. Nehru was a Kashmiri pundit hindu.

Sorry disagree with you. Baloch are like Pathans who have nothing in common with Hindus.

Nice try though.

 

[Feroze]

Pathans may not, but baloch genes are present 30-40% ancestry in northern Indian hindus. Sindhis are as hindus as anyone, almost all Pakistani hindus are Sindhis and there's a sizeable Sindhi hindu population in India. Kashmiris also have their counterpart in India. Nehru was a Kashmiri pundit hindu.

Sorry mate, but I have nothing in common with Hindus. Sorry to burst your bubble.

We are very different now since partition. And probably the differences will grow over time.

 

[Blueishere]

How does an average Pakistani feel closer to someone for example from Tamil Nadu, Telangana, East & West Bengal? I'm sorry but I'aint that kinda South Asian. The only part of India Pakistanis can relate across the border is with East Punjab and that was divided systematically in 1947 and represents like 2% of India's entire population and 1.5% land

So you understand Arabic? I'm sorry but yes you are more related to that man in Telangana then you will ever be to an Arab.

 

[SaadH]

Turks on the whole look nothing like Iranians . Iranians look like Arabs more than a Turk. Heck, I think some Iranians even look Indian too.
For Greeks most Turks would agree, we do look similar. Nothing controversial about that my friend.

These lands were ruled by Romans far longer than Iranians or Greeks.

I also remember a few years back when this forum was celebrating about Hindu Temple being built yet you guys claim you don't look alike?

Well Turks are a diverse bunch, some do like Greeks while others look like Iranians and even central asians. You lot a mixture of several ethnicities, you didn't exactly originate in Anatolia. Same goes with Iranians...

 

[Kattarpajit]

Got perma banned on reddit cause of this cr*p, some arabi on middle east subreddit was spewing bullsh*t about how Pakistanis want to be arabs so bad and they hate their neighbors so much that they want to be associated with arabis...man tf these arabis on about, these good for nothing sitting ducks for israeli attacks, wannabe leaders of Muslim ummah, can't fight even if their mama was on the line, can't even handle a country the size of Karachi... needless to say i lost my temper there too... point is, shove this classification up yer a**, we are PAKISTAN, we are PAKISTANI and forever will be green blooded, nothing else matters... Pakistan Zindabad

 

[SD 10]

Linguistically, culturally and ethnically we do. Plurality of Pakistanis are punjabis and the only difference between them and their ethnic brothers across the border in India is one is circumcized and the other isn't.

Naah. We aint related to those ugly, stinky garbage!

 

[Vikramaditya1]

Very logical step. As an economy there is nothing in common between any of SA with Afg Pak. Especially since none of them trade with PK that much. PK economy is tied to Middle east, be it trade or remittance. The discussion took cultural turn but WB don't care about that.

 

[Watandar]

Got perma banned on reddit cause of this cr*p, some arabi on middle east subreddit was spewing bullsh*t about how Pakistanis want to be arabs so bad and they hate their neighbors so much that they want to be associated with arabis...man tf these arabis on about, these good for nothing sitting ducks for israeli attacks, wannabe leaders of Muslim ummah, can't fight even if their mama was on the line, can't even handle a country the size of Karachi... needless to say i lost my temper there too... point is, shove this classification up yer a**, we are PAKISTAN, we are PAKISTANI and forever will be green blooded, nothing else matters... Pakistan Zindabad

Reddit is full of trolls who practice baiting. They will deliberately say something extremely provocative and when you respond in kind, will complain to the mods and get you banned. Reddit mods themselves are tyrannical and rarely tolerate dissent.

 

[r3alist]

Very logical step. As an economy there is nothing in common between any of SA with Afg Pak. Especially since none of them trade with PK that much. PK economy is tied to Middle east, be it trade or remittance. The discussion took cultural turn but WB don't care about that.

This is a very reasonable take, had to read it twice just double check

 

[Kattarpajit]

Reddit is full of trolls who practice baiting. They will deliberately say something extremely provocative and when you respond in kind, will complain to the mods and get you banned. Reddit mods themselves are tyrannical and rarely tolerate dissent.

off topic but I got mind f**ked everyday with the level of sheer stupidity and low iq conversations on there...glad i got banned tbh, won't have to see that now

 

[r3alist]

Next destination could be with Europe too

 

[Watandar]

Next destination could be with Europe too

The name Sikander does come from Alexander. Kandahar's original name was Alexandria, one of the many Alexandrias founded by Alexander across his new empire. The borders shown in that picture
are the extent of what Alexander's armies conquered in India. He had wanted to push on towards China but his soldiers, who had been away from their homes for 20 years, finally rebelled and refused to go.

So yeah I guess if Pakistan embraces its distant past it could make a claim to European linkages lol.