Pakistan has a twisted history, (which is again a misnomer, because what kind of a national history can 61 years produce?). That is a prime reason for the utter turmoil that ravages in its conscience.
When we studied history, we studied about the Indus Valley Civilization, the Harappan culture, the Golden period of the Guptas, the slave dynasty, the Mughals and then the British.
AND we can identify with the same even today.
Try being in a Pakistani teacher's shoes.
All these terms are equally applicable to their history too. And continuing in the vein, it would be natural for the curious-minded to find out what created Pakistan. To know that Pakistan exists only because of its religious identity would be too shallow a platform to build a nation (Well, yes. THAT is another misnomer) It is here that the deviousness kicks in. The anti-India rhetoric gets sown in the schools only a measure to prop Pakistan as a credible nation vis-a-vis India. After all India is the raison d'etre that a "Pak"istan had to emerge to counter the "Hindu"stan.
Anybody questioning such birth would be classified as a traitor, I believe. Add to this, the dismal financial condition and the vicious grip of the ISI and the army on the body polity of Pakistan, the menu for a terror harping neighbour is ready.
My thought is that there can be no peace in the region, until Pakistan comes to terms with its past. Not an easy thing to do since it can ignite seccesionist tendencies. :-(
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