Islamabad : The history of mankind is rich with countless occurrences, wars, conquests, rise and fall of dynasties renaissance, revolutions, bloodshed, religious or social extremism, attire, food and festivals evolving specific civilisations. Each era had its own dynamics, gains and losses, intolerance and rigidity, customs and traditions as well as religious practices. People in those eras used to abide by different, norms, laws and the religious practices in vogue then, strictly gluing to their traditions and verdicts of tribal rulers, kings or sultans.
After the long eras of traditions, religion or creed based empires like Romans, Greeks, Babylon’s, Ommiad’s and Abbasids caliphates -- the emergence of new codes transformed ancient system to pluralist societies. Ottoman Empire could be perhaps the last broader and diverse mention worthy empire, existing on basis of religion but housing people from different communities, caste and creeds. With its dismantling during early 20th century, a wave of nationalism emerged wherein people from different religion, caste, creed and races learnt to live together in one state.
Then, the binding force among them was nationalism - over and above their caste, creed or religion. Pakistan is also a unique country, boasting of its decade long struggle to get independence purely on a religious slogan and sustain thereon as a separate nation with slight tinge of boundless cultures and heritage mingled with the tints of pluralism. Here the pe.