The shared Punjabi identity has been invoked on several occasions by politicians on both sides of the border to advocate closer bilateral ties. Where is Punjabiyat (literally, Punjabiness) placed in the relationship between the two countries?
The shared Punjabi identity has been invoked on several occasions by politicians on both sides of the border to advocate closer bilateral ties, most recently by Maryam Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Pakistan’ Punjab province in a speech at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.