this is a tough one because South Asia's history is mixed with tons of propaganda. in fact, it's a coming-of-age type thing here when one has read enough history to understand the real version. basically there are hundreds of incidents that took place in gaining independence from the british (early 1900s), to the partition (1947), and the separate histories of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (post 1947) which are even more messy due to events like the Cold War and atomic race. This means there are three versions of history: colonial british, Indian and Pakistani. there are resources by leftists and communists but i haven't seen anything in English or new because leftists were heavily persecuted in the 80s and have basically not produced literature since.

i'll try to find if there's something short and accurate enough, but if not you can use the wiki article on the partition to get an idea of the timeline.

Nothing pisses me off more than US government officials saying they are "disturbed" by the way elections are being conducted in Pakistan. Well, yes, we had a really hard fucking time and who's fault was it? Ilhan Omar tweeting "I call on the State Department to refrain from recognizing the results until credible" makes me want to rip my hair out. How dare you put on this patronizing act.

The election itself has been something else. Violence, shootings, bombs, jailed leaders, cell/internet blackout, 🍆 as an election symbol, parties divided within themselves, the winning party using a fucking AI generated version of their leader for speeches because the real person is jailed.

This is a good article if anyone wants a non-doomer overview of it all. But it's quite tragic that despite so much resistance, the US-backed military continues to tear apart this society.

Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Iran after airspace violation by Tehran.

“Over the last several years, in our engagements with Iran, Pakistan has consistently shared its serious concerns about the safe havens and sanctuaries enjoyed by Pakistani origin terrorists calling themselves Sarmachars on the ungoverned spaces inside Iran. Pakistan also shared multiple dossiers with concrete evidence of the presence and activities of these terrorists,” the statement on Thursday morning said.

“However, because of lack of action on our serious concerns, these so-called Sarmachars continued to spill the blood of innocent Pakistanis with impunity. This morning’s action was taken in light of credible intelligence of impending large-scale terrorist activities by these so called Sarmachars.

“This action is a manifestation of Pakistan’s unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats. The successful execution of this highly complex operation is also a testimony to the professionalism of the Pakistan Armed Forces.”

“Pakistan will continue to take all necessary steps to preserve the safety and security of its people which is sacrosanct, inviolable and sacred,” said MOFA.

The statement stressed that Pakistan “fully respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, adding “the sole objective of today’s act was in pursuit of Pakistan’s own security and national interest which is paramount and cannot be compromised”.

“As a responsible member of the international community, Pakistan upholds the principles and purposes of the UN Charter including territorial integrity and sovereignty of member states. Guided by these principles, and in exercise of our legitimate rights within international law, Pakistan will never allow its sovereignty and territorial integrity to be challenged, under any pretext or circumstances.

Iran is a brotherly country and the people of Pakistan have great respect and affection for the Iranian people. We have always emphasised dialogue and cooperation in confronting common challenges including the menace of terrorism and will continue to endeavour to find joint solutions.“

I'm not too informed on this either, since I've seen both both Palestinians and Israelis mention it, but the Zionist concept refers to the first Jewish state as the one founded by King David (from the Hebrew Bible) and the second during the Second Temple era (which would be roughly 2100 years ago).

Israel is the third Jewish state and in its 75th year, the first two also broke apart in their eighth decade

He's still got it