Ranjeet Singh-Founder of Pakistan ? * 69

I have always wondered how Ranjeet Singh the great Sikh Maharajah is regarded in Pakistan. The fact remains that he ruled over an empire that mostly consists of present day Pakistan, with his capital at Lahore( Presently the No 1 city of Pakistan).Another fact that cannot be denied is that the majority of his subjects were Moslems. So where do we place Ranjeet Singh?
One fact that emerges is that India was never one nation, and the Muslim League under  Jinnah, made use of this argument to put forward their claim for Pakistan. In fact Jinnah sited the example of Ranjeet Singh in his arguments with the Congress.There is also the fact that in 1946 Jinnah gave a blank cheque to the Sikhs to join Pakistan, as he never wished the Punjab to be divided.
Ranjit Singh during his reign mounted battles against the Afghans in the West.( They were the Taliban of that period). He won and decimated the Afghans.Never forget that his Army had large numbers of  Punjabi Moslems and Hindus. Similarly now the Pakistan Army is in battle against the Taliban in the west like Ranjeet Singh.
Many Pakistanis now do feel that Ranjeet Singh stood for Punjabiat( Glory of Punjabis). he was not a religious fanatic and never converted anybody to Sikhism. But his subjecst loved him. Once he accepted a copy of the Koran as a gift and remarked that perhaps God gave him one eye, so that he could see all religions equally !! What a great man ! He was in my opinion the founder of Pakistan.