Is Pakistani culture more Iranian / Persian than Indian?

This is really a wonderful question. Thanks to the person who posted it. When we talk of two ancient cultures which have millennia old history of trade and cultural exchanges, there are bound to be some influences in them. read more

Having visited India, Pakistan, Afghanistan abd Iran, I can tell you that Pakistan is closer to India than to anything else. Language, food, dress etc. Pakistani culture is drowning in hindu influences even if the Pakistani don't always recognise it as such because they never thought about it. read more

Urdu also has more loans from Arabic and Persian than Hindi has. Many other languages are spoken in Pakistan, including Punjabi, Siraiki, Sindhi, Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Burushaski, Balti, Khawar, Gujrati and other languages with smaller numbers of speakers. read more