16 December
GUEST BLOG by Nadeem Arif Najmi
December 16th is a date no Pakistani should or could forget. On this dark day in 1971, Pakistan was rent asunder. A patriotic majority of our countrymen had been made into enemies, and our true enemies took advantage of that situation. But as Faraz saab said:
Ghairon se kya gila, jab apnon ke haath se
Hai doosron ki aag mere ghar lagi hui
Decades have past put the pain in the hearts of millions affected by the trauma of 1971 has still not subsided. On this day we must convert this pain and sadness into a steadfast commitment to:
1. Save Pakistan from any further disintegration, even at the cost of our lives.
2. Develop closer ties with people in East Bengal, starting with trade and lifting of visa restrictions. This could develop into military alliances and inshallah finally into some form of confederation as envisaged by the Quaid e Bengal Mehmood Ali.
3. Address the legitimate greivances of the Balochi people, the people of the tribal areas and other neglected groups and assimilate Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir into Pakistan proper.
4. Stand up to India and all aggressors and speak up for the rights of Kashmiris.
Of course there is much more, that should be done, but let us truly work towards the four targets with true dedication. If we don’t how on earth will look the Quaid in his eyes when he asks us what we did to his country?
Pakistan Zindabad!
It’s ironic that what 16.Dec 1971 is for Pakistan, 14 Aug 1947 should be for India. Oh well, we have all the reasons to justify the “two nation theory” but at the end of the day, it’s just a social theory and basically says “if you don’t want to live together you can’t no matter you are blood brothers, same religion, same clan, different religion, different clan, same language, different language… whatever”. That’s what happened. Two nation theory can be applied to any group/people that separate for whatever reason… !
People like you continue to be manipulated by the propoganda of the state or certain groups – in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, USA, China.. around the world.
Guess this is what life is, and this is one of the many things we human do to keep ourselves busy until we die..
↓ Quote | Posted December 26, 2008, 4:33 pm