The paradox that Pakistan is (Part 2)

Mohajirs have often complained of discrimination at the hands of the Punjabi dominated elite in the Pakistani establishment, not to mention similar sentiments being expressed by Sindhis, Baluchis and even Pathans. The feudal landowning elite, the top brass in the Pakistani army and the ISI, the bureaucracy and even Pakistan's judiciary have generally been dominated by Punjabis.
It is only after a charimatic Sindhi leader, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, emerged on the scene that Sindhi nationalism was assuaged. Before that, secessionism was brewing in Sindh as a reaction to perceived discrimation. Secessionists like G.M. Sayyed wanted Sindh to secede from Pakistan and become a sovereign nation that he wanted to call Sindhudesh. He even hinted at Sindhudesh forming a confederation with India! So much for subcontinental Muslim unity under the banner of one pan-Islamic nation.
Wonder, though, if the creation of Pakistan was inevitable. Why is it that Gandhi and Jinnah—both Gujratis, both barristers—could not work together? Was it an ideological clash that kept them apart? Was it a class divide that became an insurmountable obstacle in the path to cooperation? Or, was it simply an ego clash between the two titans that drove a wedge between them? These are all very interesting aspects to delve into for any serious student of modern Indian history.
What made the poet Iqbal who wrote, "saare jahan se achha, Hindostan hamaara", go on to become one of the staunchest advocates of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent? In fact, he went on to write the national anthem of Pakistan subsequently! What made Jinnah whom Balgangadhar Tilak called "an apostle of Hindu-Muslim unity" espouse the cause of separatism that eventually partitioned India?
*** To be continued...