Re: Altaf Hussain says creation of Pakistan a ''Mistake'', Video clip
Some facts for you all to think on.
Pakistan's creation divided up the Muslims and reduced their power and there are today more Muslims in India than in Pakistan.
Punjab initially never supported the creation of Pakistan due to the influence of the feudal class and the Unionist party. It was only after the feudals realized how much power they could yield in this new country did they begin to support Pakistan.
Similar situation in Sindh, where the Sindhi feudals led by GM Syed started supporting Pakistan movement after they realized they could throw out the Sindhi Hindus, most of whom were the money lenders these feudals owed large sums of money too.
For Pashtuns, it was the slogan for Islam vs the rest that made them support Pakistan since they were not given the choice for Pashtunistan.
Balochs never wanted Pakistan but Pakistan invaded Kalat states and occupied it.
Bengalis and Indian Muslims were the most supportive fo the Pakistan movement from the beginning and they both got the worst deal when it was realized that the true meaning of what Pakistan was to be and Jinnah's vision was never followed through. Pakistan was occupied by the feudals and army generals who saw the country as their fiefdom.
As a result the establishment ended up committing genocide against the Bengalis who wanted their rights back, until 90,000 soldiers surrendered to India.
The same plan was initiated to stop Mohajirs from gaining back their stolen rights but this too failed after thousands of Mohajris were massacred by the establishment forces.
This is the legacy of Pakistan that is written in the history books and some choose to ignore it, while others will keep it close to their hearts as a reminder of the brutality of the Pakistani establishment. The same establishment that killed 3 million Bengalis, gave the world the Taliban and spread nuclear weapons to other repressive states like North Korea.
If that is not a great blunder then what is?
All of this do not justify MQM put urdu speaking people in confrontation against all other communities in Pakistan.