Syed Mansoor Hussain is a columnist for the “Daily Times”, a Pakistani newspaper. He practiced and taught medicine in the United States. This article, "Proud to be a Punjabi" was published in Daily Times on February 5, 2014. In the article, the author described the role and significance of Punjab in the history of Pakistan. Besides that, he tried to prove that Punjab is not responsible for everything bad that happens in other provinces. The author has described the role of Punjab before and after independence in Pakistani politics. The author also says that whatever happens in other provinces, Punjab and Punjabis are held responsible for it. In the end, the author highlighted some cultural aspects of Punjab. The article seems to be biased regarding Punjab and the arguments are not that convincing. The language is inconsistent, as it is persuasive at the beginning and informative later. The article overall is a bit biased and the paragraphs are not that connected to each other. The writing style is a bit informal. The writer states that “Without Punjab's support for the All India Muslim League…Pakistan would not have existed” (paragraph 1), but the reality is a little different. Even today a politician only needs the support of landowners to get votes, and back then people weren't even as literate as they are now. According to Q. Abid and M. Abid, “in the 1937 elections the Unionist Party managed to win a heavy mandate from the Muslims of Punjab. On the other hand, the Punjab Muslim League managed to win only two seats in the Punjab Assembly.” Jinnah had to make an alliance with the Unionist party to get seats in Punjab in 1945. In paragraphs 2 and 3, the writer talks about the post-partition situation......middle of the paper......penultimate paragraph, the writer cited an episode from his life but concluded nothing from it. Likewise, the last paragraph and ending are abrupt. In the last lines, the author discussed the reactions to his previous articles and the fact that people have changed their opinions over time for an “unknown” reason that only Allah knows. All this has nothing to do with the topic and regarding the last sentences of the article one can only say that no one remains of the same opinion for life. At some point in their life, they have to change their opinions and there is nothing strange about that. Works Cited Abid, Q. and M. Abid. "Unionist-Muslim League Relations and Punjab Administration". JRSP 45.2 (2008): n. page Pu.edu.pk. Network. April 9. 2014.
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