Nationality and Nationality in Pakistan Pakistan is a country inhabited by people belonging to many different nationalities. Hamza Alavi's article focuses on the growing subnational demands in the country and how the dominant factions have done their best to suppress these movements. Official Nationalism: Benedict Anderson describes official nationalism as “A national identity that is not spontaneously generated from below, but is imposed from above by those at the center of the country's power structure, in reaction to powerful subnational movements.” Even though more than half a century has passed since the birth of Pakistan, we still remain a “country” rather than a “nation”. It may not even be wrong to say that we are a collection of nations residing within the same country. Pakistan is divided along ethnic lines due to the long denial of provincial autonomy and the dominance of a particular ethnic group. Reasons for the establishment of “official nationalism”: As soon as Pakistan was created, demands for provincial autonomy began to emerge. People belonging to smaller provinces began to realize that the salariat (constituting the army and bureaucracy) was dominated by Punjabis. Given that he constitutes more than half of the country's population, it was obvious that he would dominate the civil, military and political services. This led to the feeling of deprivation. People of Sindh, KPK and Baluchistan felt that they were not treated equally and were not given equal opportunities. As a result, calls for greater provincial autonomy began to emerge and subnational movements were also triggered. The privileged and dominant ethnic groups who held key positions in the army, bureaucracy and government saw this as a threat to their control and dominance, because the increase in population