A bit sad about Pakistan

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When India was fighting for its independence, there was no plan for Pakistan. All we wanted was freedom from the British. Then, as the dream of freedom seemed closer to fulfillment, the Hindu Muslim factor came into play. The Muslims expected the Hindus to get even for the atrocities that happened prior to the arrival of the British. So they decided they wanted a separate nation. This naturally did not go down well with the Hindus, who thought the entire land was actually one, and it was the Muslims who were invaders so they must either stay within the nation or leave...something like what Israel Palestine conflict. Insecurities...and the mayhem that followed was painful. Even so, Pakistan got two parts... based on concentration of Muslim population. Pakistan wanted or hoped for a third possibly with belief that what I had won, should be mine. It waged a war against India. Back in 1965 for that additional piece of land called Kashmir, the issue which the British could not resolve satisfactorily at the time of India Pakistan independence, partly due to the bloody partition and partly because there was not enough technology at their disposal to conclude the matter like they did Hong Kong. The other sad part was the independence was given near the end of WWII. The Brits had their own economies to consider, and there were other colonies where they were closing the shop on. Kashmir was not such an important issue ...at least to them at that point of time. Even the border between India and China had remained somewhat unresolved. Paper boundaries can be redrawn wrongly and it becomes difficult to confirm the terrain with not such good technologies. To the now Bangladesh, the West Pakistan seemed to take away all the money leaving them helpless. Indeed, Bangladesh has done rather well, after separating from the West. Does Bangladesh have more resources than the West Pakistan? No. Does it have better natural facilities? No. Then how did they do it? Not wasting away the limited resources they had. Considering the floods and cyclones Bangladesh suffers, it has done well. So Pakistan can only blame itself for wasting all the resources on trying to get Kashmir, more so, after Bangladesh got its independence. India did help Bangladesh get its independence. Was it right to do so? I guess not. But I guess it was too, depending upon security concerns at that point of time. Whatever be the reasons, Pakistan needs to sit down assess how much money and resources it spent on trying to get Kashmir...across the year, duly considering inflation rate and compounding it. Its today's debts would be minuscule in comparison. That is where the hard earned money went. India did not take that money nor did India start those wars. Pakistani leaders won and lost elections only using India as the face of enemy - instead of focusing on development. The army went on nursing the grudge following their defeats... Would Pakistan have fared better with East Pakistan still under its wings? No. Would Pakistan have fared better with East Pakistan as well as Kashmir under its wings? No. Simply because people have not been thinking right. If they can be misled easily, if they can choose wrong leaders.......then there is simply no hope. What lesson does India need to take from this? Each vote matters ...a wrong person in power, can do what successive Pakistani leaders did to their country. Are we Indians learning yet? Don't carry the hatred based on the past ...creating a simmering hatred for next generations to tackle.