A visit at a critical timeAT PENPOINTThe visit of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan to Pakistan was by no means his first. The entire population was Turcised, and when a new country emerged after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire, it was as Turkey. Pakistan was never an Ottoman land, and Indian Muslims only accepted the Ottoman Caliphate after the fall of the Mughal dynasty. Pakistan was never an Ottoman land, and Indian Muslims only accepted the Ottoman Caliphate after the fall of the Mughal dynasty. The ties that bind the two nations are rooted in history, and are more than those to newer friends, for both.

Source: Pakistan Today February 20, 2020 17:37 UTC