Quest for Patriotism

Byline: Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik Under the changing regional circumstances, it is essential to revisit Pakistani Patriotism and see its relevance in today's world by comparing it to the time of the Pakistan National Movement that led to the creation of the Pakistani Nation-State in 1947. The rising terrorism has questioned whether or not Pakistani Patriotism or Nationalism exists today, vanished, or in the process of decay a general and a common perception appearing in foreign and local media. To examine such a vital question related to the very existence of the Pakistani State itself, a systemic probe is necessary to address and find out answer to such a vital question and then to comment and see whether a fragile or a strong Pakistan exists today.