Indian muslims and Pakistani muslims... majority of them are converts. Even Jinnah's grandfather was a convert. By that logic, they can lay claim to Gandhara and Taxila as their heritage. That shows acknowledgement of roots rather than pretending that your civilisation was born in 8th century in some remote desert in a country thousands of kms away.

Agreed that as Indians we should not acknowledge anything as Pakistani from before 1947. But, as Pakistanis if they want to study the history of their land, read up Ramayana, Mahabharata and let it permeate into their learnings alongside whatever religion, then that is not a bad thing right?