The nation state is the binary entity in the international system especially in the post colonial world. These entities are distinct as well as indistinct in the overall international structure. The process of state formation is a complex process which includes certain denominators like political, social, economic, and military aspects and their interrelations. Pakistan and Turkey have certain similarities as well as some stark differences when we consider different denominators of state formation. Both the countries share religious ideologies but their formation pattern represents...