Would it be possible to have a country in today's Pakistan where not Islam but one of the named religions is the dominant religion?
Yes basically any TL where Islam is butterflies away will result in central Asia incl. Pakistan staying Buddhist.
Alternatively if you can get Buddhist Turks then the region might well go Buddhist again.
Pakistan was created because it was Islamic, if it Hindu, Buddhist or Jain, it would simply stick with IndiaWould it be possible to have a country in today's Pakistan where not Islam but one of the named religions is the dominant religion?
Pakistan was created because it was Islamic, if it Hindu, Buddhist or Jain, it would simply stick with India
Still it would make no sense to break up with India, as most of Buddhist holy sites are in India and they will not dear domination from Hindus, as both religion are very similar in its coreI could see a distinctive Buddhist identity emerging in NW *India if there's a common Buddhist Central Asian identity that becomes prominent in the region.
Still it would make no sense to break up with India, as most of Buddhist holy sites are in India and they will not dear domination from Hindus, as both religion are very similar in its core