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Kashmir would like a word.
kashmir has universities, colleges , tourism and with now the draconian law removed, right to education for kids and property inheritance rights to women. your point being ?
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I don’t think OP was suggesting merging the two countries. My relatives in India would consider such a suggestion with horror. Pakistan rarely enters their conversations, except when there’s a terror attack. Most of them just want Pakistan to mind its own business and leave them alone. Back to the story: In terms of size, diversity, and economic potential, Karachi is comparable to Mumbai, but the two cities couldn’t…
> In terms of size, diversity, and economic potential, Karachi is comparable to Mumbai, but the two cities couldn’t be more different today. You could say the same about Mumbai and Shanghai...
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Do you remember the fraud that Greg Mortenson (of 3 Cups of Tea infamy) perpetuated regarding people in Pakistan? Many of those areas were FATA areas. Part of the Taliban's origin stories over there have to be contextualized into those people's worldview and their culture. For Westerners reading this, if someone over there declares you as a "friend", which can even happen with an innocuous casual meeting, it quite li…
What fraud are you talking about?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Mortenson#60_Minutes_and_...