what is pakistan then this article once again made me think about pakistan and bangladesh former east pakistan muhammad ali jinnah claimed that muslims of the subcontinent needed to have their own nation since they could expect no justice at the hands of india's hindus but if the population of muslims in present day india is more than the population of the islami jamhuriya e pakistan than what exactly is pakistan if pakistan was created solely for the purpose of being a homeland for muslims of british india and yet more subcontinental muslims by number live in india than what is pakistan's identity i