The Collapse of Dialogue into Ethnic Reflex
One side claims Mohsin Dawar sides with “enemies of Pakistan.” Others accuse Punjab of monopolizing state power and suppressing peripheral voices. The conversation quickly degenerates into sweeping generalizations: “Punjabis are hated by everyone.” “Pashtuns want to break Pakistan.” “Resources are stolen.” “Universities belong to provinces.”
This is not debate. This is collective insecurity dressed as patriotism.
Universities are not provincial fortresses. LUMS is not owned by Punjabis any more than Peshawar University is owned by Pashtuns. Pakistani institutions are funded, built, and sustained by the federation. Once we begin labeling campuses by ethnicity, we are no longer defending Pakistan. We are shrinking it.









































