From these five distinct regions, each with their own language, one state was formed, but not a nation. Pakistan tries hard to create a sense of unity, but it remains rare for a Punjabi to marry a Baluch, or a Sindhi to marry a Pashtun. The Punjabis comprise 60 per cent of the population, the Sindhis 14 per cent, Pashtuns 13.5 per cent and Baluchs 4.5 per cent. Religious tensions are ever present – not only in the antagonism sometimes shown to the country’s Christian and Hindu minorities, but also between the majority Sunni and the minority Shia Muslims. In Pakistan there are several nations
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