I understood. Was, also, taking a futuristic view & referring to your conclusion in post #18: “If we can get these countries to think of their times before Izlam, we have a way of breaking the grip of jhadiism”.
>>>”I meant their historical religions. Manichaenism is a dead religion and Buddhism doesnt have any preachers there, ditto for Hinduism I think.”<<<
Right, their ‘historical religions’ are dead & no longer relevant to Pakistanis, in particular, now or in the future.
The Pakis seem a lost cause — they have completed burnt their past and think they are arabs (or rather Islamic Arabs). The Afghanis and others, still have a chance.