Ideology of Pakistan: Challenges to its National Identity

Abstract

This research discloses the diverse perspectives on the creation of Pakistan during pre and post-independence era. It has shed light on the foundation of the Ideological background of Pakistan and differentiated the misconception of the Ideology of Pakistan. The paper has thoroughly discussed the demands of Muslim leaders of the subcontinent for a separate country or a state of their own and the key points of Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan as articulated in his statements, Side by side, it has also incorporated how Pakistanis have been interpreting the ideology of Pakistan since the post-independence era. Pakistan appeared on the horizon of the South Asia as an independent state with the ideology of Islam. The ideology of the freedom movement was to preserve Muslims’ identity and to establish a Muslim state which was never meant to be a theocratic state. The political struggle was democratic which spurted out due to the stern attitude of the British India and the Congress.