▁Pak ist ani ▁ru pe e ▁included ▁background ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Moh en jo - d aro ▁and ▁Har appa . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁imag ery ▁of ▁Gand har an ▁and ▁Gre co - B ud dh ist ▁arte fact s ▁un ear th ed ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁was ▁employed ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁a ▁unique , ▁ancient ▁civil ization ▁differenti ated ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent ▁through ▁its ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁Gre co - R oman ▁West , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁fr aming ▁of ▁Gand har an ▁Buddh ism ▁as ▁ant ith et ical ▁to ▁' B rah min ' ▁( H indu ) ▁influence . ▁ ▁National ism ▁and ▁politics ▁ ▁The ▁political ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁Pakistan ' s ▁largest ▁institution ▁and ▁one ▁which ▁controlled ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁over ▁half ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁still ▁does , ▁is ▁reli ant ▁on ▁the ▁connection ▁to ▁Pakistan ' s ▁Imperial ▁past . ▁The ▁Pakistan ▁Muslim ▁League ' s ▁fort unes ▁up ▁till ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁were ▁prop elled ▁by ▁its ▁legacy ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁Independ ence ▁Mov ement , ▁and ▁the ▁core ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁today ▁ev okes ▁that ▁past , ▁considering ▁itself ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁guard ian ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁freedom , ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁unity ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁religion . ▁Other ▁parties