bilby
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Yes.am I mistaken in thinking Pakistan is also Persian?
Pakistan is Indian; The nation was created by the British (along with East Pakistan, which today is called Bangladesh) as a safe haven for Muslims who were being persecuted by the Hindu majority in India.
About 90% of Pakistani Muslims are Sunnis; About 90% of Persian (Iranian) Muslims are Shia.
This was a standard operating procedure for the British as they dismantled their empire; Whenever possible they arbitrarily drew up borders for an ethnic or sectarian divide, with the idea that it would
India/Pakistan; Egypt/Palestine; Ireland/Northern Ireland; Australia/New Zealand - the pattern is clear.