Is Pakistan 'Actually' Liberated from Colonialism?

  The British ruled India for about 200 years, equivalent to two centuries. This period led to resentment against the British in India, as most Indians saw them as imposing their customs, cultures, and language upon the Indian people. Consequently, Indians strived for independence, ultimately creating two separate states: Hindustan and Pakistan.

However, I believe that the British withdrawal of colonialism from India was a complete scam, especially for the Muslims who founded Pakistan. During their rule, the British instilled a sense of inferiority among the Indian population. This was evident by the fact that high-ranking officials in the government dressed in English attire, while those in lower ranks wore Indian cultural attire like 'dhotis and shalwars'. This distinction between the rulers and the ruled left a long-term impact to such an extent that it still haunts Pakistanis. A reason may be the political turmoil and turbulence in Pakistan after the death of Jinnah and the death of democracy under corrupt leaders making the country fall into conditions worse than colonialism itself. This meant Pakistanis did not have time to ease the colonialism trauma. Indians, in this case, were at an advantage since their first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru lived long enough to bring political and cultural stability and other leaders were much better than those of Pakistan.

So now keeping the Pakistan of today in view, the question is how are we still slaves of those white men? Let's take a test right now. Imagine a successful person. I believe that a person wearing Western such as a three-piece suit, talking in fluent English, and living in for example America is going to be your definition of success. If I am right you are still a victim of colonialism. This inferiority complex dwells in almost every Pakistani. We are now moving towards complete cultural destruction. We still believe that anyone speaking English is superior and one who can't is not someone to be taken seriously. This demolishes our leadership abilities and leaves us under the impression that we are surely no match which may be a reason why Pakistan has no multinational companies despite having very skilled entrepreneurs and large investments. This is why even Pakistan's world-class university does not seem as prestigious as a very low-class university in New York, people who make mistakes in speaking English are criticized and laughed at whereas mistakes in Urdu seem cool and normal, and English teachers are more respected than Urdu ones. We have developed a habit of looking up to Westerners for each and everything. Similar is the prejudice with ordinary products which despite being of the same quality, are considered much better.

I, myself, sometimes mistake people who know English as being educated and sometimes consider someone who doesn't know English uneducated and this is seen across Pakistan quite frequently. It is about time that we start cherishing our culture and traditions. It is now time to act and prove that our culture is as important to us as theirs is, to them.

OUR PART

EACH INDIVIDUAL COUNTS. Change starts from one's own self. Therefore, educating yourself is very important, and once one becomes the owner of beneficial knowledge be it of any kind it is one's duty to spread it among others and enlighten them with it like running an awareness campaign about this in your college, university, or workplace. 

The second and most important is to act. You should start with small steps like trying to speak fluent Urdu in formal environments where usually English is spoken, and wearing Pakistani clothes in corporate places. You may think this is an impactless change and may not be influential in benefitting others but 'qatra qatra sumandur banta hai'.