08-14-2008, 08:49 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Uneasiness about being Pakistani is the closest thing to an essential Pakistani trait there is.</b> Whether you resent Pakistani society for being too Islamic, or not Islamic enough, too domineering or too dithering, of robbing you of your provincial and linguistic identity or not giving you a solid enough identity to hang on to, the feeling is near universal. Although this doesnât at first glance seem like the best thing to have in common, it does augur one thing: we all want a different Pakistan.
< i>Majed Akhter is an economist in Karachi. He can be reached at majed.akhter@gmail.com
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< i>Majed Akhter is an economist in Karachi. He can be reached at majed.akhter@gmail.com
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