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April 5, 2002
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Muharram 21, 1423
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Pakistani attitudes
How much time can we save?
India & Indus waters treaty
Architectural compromise
Wapda’s unrealistic claims
Water shortage in Buner
Foot in one’s mouth
Ban on doctors
Decline in banking service
Containing extremism
Two-way street
Dilapidated road
PTA management’s response
Pakistani attitudes
I AM a Pakistani married to an Indian Muslim girl and we have settled in the US for the last several years.
Because of my wife’s nationality, I have had the opportunity to socialize amongst Indians and be a part of many of their social functions. My wife’s Indian circle includes friends that are Hindus, Christians and Parsis. We also socialize in the Pakistani circle where I have quite a few friends and acquaintances. I have noticed stark differences in the mentality, attitude and overall thinking of the people of these two countries.
While discussions in the Indian circles range from current affairs to movies, and from politics (Indian, American and Indo-Pak relations) to cricket, the discussions in our Pakistani social group is generally confined to Pakistan and Islam. Pakistanis are more interested in my wife’s attitude towards Hindus and how Islam is treated in India.
There is a lot more focus on the fact that ours is a Su
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