pro-Pakistan sentiment
{{short description|Philia for Pakistan and/or Pakistani culture and people}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2016}}
Pro-Pakistan sentiment is fondness and love of aspects of Pakistani culture, Pakistani history, Pakistani cuisine, Pakistani traditions or the people of Pakistan.
It can refer to having positive sentiments for the Pakistani state in the political context.{{cite news|url=http://www.asiantribune.com/node/93771|title=Letter From America: The March to Madness of Mid-night March 25|work=Asian Tribune|date=12 April 2020|accessdate=18 April 2020|first=Habib|last=Siddiqui}}{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/bnp-lost-because-of-its-pro-pakistan-anti-liberation-stance-says-mesbah-kamal-dalit-rights-activist-in-bangladesh-5817681.html|title='BNP lost because of its pro-Pakistan, anti-Liberation stance,' says Mesbah Kamal, Dalit rights activist in Bangladesh|work=FirstPost|date=1 January 2019|accessdate=18 April 2020|first=Ajaz|last=Ashraf}}
The like or interest of Pakistan is the opposite of Pakophobia,{{cite book|title=U.S.A. and the Hindustan Peninsula|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgUjAAAAMAAJ&q=pakophobia|author=K. K. Kaul|date=1952–1966|quote=even though it was easy to fan Pakophobia under the circumstances.43 The Prime Minister of Pakistan, on the other hand, asserted that Nehru was not afraid of aggression from Pakistan, but was protesting against US aid for fear of..}} Pakistanophobia{{cite news |title='Pakistanophobia' Grips France |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/pakistanophobia-grips-france |newspaper=FoxNews.com |date=August 22, 2005 |access-date=March 1, 2012}} or Anti-Pakistan sentiment, which is the fear and dislike of things concerning Pakistan.
In Pakistan, pro-Pakistan sentiment is often linked with national pride, patriotism, and identity. Pakistan was created in 1947 when British India was divided, and this event was important for the Muslim community. People in Pakistan show their pro-Pakistan sentiment by celebrating national events and supporting their leaders.{{Cite web |title=What is Pro-Pakistani sentiment? |url=https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/what-is-pro-pakistan-sentiment.527062/}}
In Kashmir
During the 2011 ICC World Cup semi-final between Pakistan and India, a Times of India article observed that Srinagar was "shut down" for the clash, children stayed home from school, and some Kashmiri cricket fans showed their support for the Pakistani cricket team instead of the Indian team.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Faultline-in-Kashmir-makes-people-root-for-Afridi-and-vote-in-polls/articleshow/7843182.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212115634/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-01/india/29369955_1_pakistan-today-kashmiris-srinagar|url-status=live|archive-date=12 December 2013|title=Faultline in Kashmir makes people root for Afridi and vote in polls|date=1 April 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 June 2012}} On 13 October 1983, during a limited over cricket match between West Indies and India at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, the crowd cheered India's defeat with Pakistan Zindabad cries.{{cite book|title=Indian Cricket Controversies|publisher=Ajanta Books International|isbn=978-8128801136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJf6NuadRWEC&pg=PA332|author=K.R. Wadhwaney|accessdate=23 June 2012|page=332|date=1 December 2005}} The slogan, Pakistan Zindabad, has been used by some Kashmiri Muslims, who demand Kashmir's accession to Pakistan, in the Indian Kashmir.{{cite book|title=My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir|date=January 2006|publisher=Allied Publisher|isbn=978-8177642858|page=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWjLtfi-ssIC&pg=PA2|author=Jagmohan|accessdate=6 June 2012}} Local police also detain supporters for raising such slogans.{{cite book|title=Kashmir Under Siege|publisher=Human Rights Watch|isbn=978-0300056143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrGwSsSchRUC&pg=PA119|accessdate=6 June 2012|page=119|date=31 December 1991}}
Kashmiri journalist Gowhar Geelani cites that much of the pro-Pakistan sentiment in Kashmir is suppressed, the roots of which lie in the Kashmir conflict.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1237193|title=Is pro-Pakistan sentiment in Kashmir still alive?|work=Dawn|date=5 February 2016|accessdate=14 August 2021|first=Gowhar|last=Geelani}} However, he adds that "many in Kashmir continue to express their love for Pakistan overtly", either through supporting the Pakistani cricket team, hoisting Pakistan's flag, setting the Pakistani national anthem as their mobile ringtone or raising pro-Pakistan slogans during public rallies. Anuradha Bhasin states that it has to do with a "deep anger against the Indian state and deep-rooted alienation with India’s treatment of Kashmir", while Showkat Hussain states that such pro-Pakistani sentiment is attributable to the "sentiment for secession". Still, other commentators opine that there is also a younger Kashmiri generation that sees their economic future tied to India while not entirely wanting to compromise their aspiration for Kashmiri 'independence', and that this generation includes those who are pro-India or do not support a Kashmiri merger with Pakistan. Khurram Parvez is of the view that many Kashmiri youth "openly showcase their love for Pakistan at the cost of paying heavily for their expression", but that at the same time, this sentiment does not necessarily translate to a desire for Kashmir's outright merger with Pakistan.
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