Do Pakistanis identify more with their ethnic group (ex. Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashtun) or their country and being Pakistani?
As we know, India has several different cultures and ethnicities. I’m an Indian Punjabi and if I’m speaking to a desi person or in a desi environment, I’ll say I’m Punjabi. If I’m speaking to a non-desi person or in a non-desi environment, I’ll just say I’m Indian because they’ll probably have little to no knowledge on how diverse India/South Asia is.
Pakistan is also an ethnically diverse country but I’ve noticed most will still only identify with being Pakistani. One of my Pakistani friends told me “it’s so cool how there’s different types of Indians” but then I told her there’s different types of Pakistanis too, different ethnic groups. She said she’s from Multan in Punjab and that her m@other tongue is Saraiki but she grew up speaking Urdu only.