Re: As PAKISTANI
bululk saheei farmaya aapy nay but the issue is that we will never ever be able to separate religion and state in pakistan..we will never ever be able to view things outside a religious prism..because if we start doing that, we will inadvertently deny the very fundamental basis of pakistan movement called two nation theory which was based on religious separatism…that we muslims cannot live with other religions and we need a separate land where we can practice islam… This two nation theory is so difficult to defend in today’s global pluralistic society …it is embarrassing to be honest…and frankly speaking pretty disturbing as well.
but as a humble student of indo-pak history, i also recognize that by 1940 peaceful co-existence for the two communities hindus and muslims had become impossible…few days ago senior old indian journalist kaldeep nayar also recognized this fact in his weekly column…congress’s despicable behavior after winning 1937 elections was a clear indication of coming bad days for muslims…
that is why Jinnah, once a veteran Congress leader and a passionate champion of the Hindu-Muslim unity, had come to the conclusion that these two communities will always clash and being a shrewd politician he decided to use the two nation theory card to get Muslims rallied behind him and I am ok with it as a political tool…
…and I think in the end Pakistan was a great platform for Muslims but post-independence its leadership should have gradually distanced itself from toxic two nation theory and should have pushed harder for a secular framework instead…but what we got was qaradade maqasad instead (objective resolution) in 1949 under mullah pressure in which we refered to Quran and Islam as our constitutional guidance without realizing what exactly it means and what will be practical ramifications for adopting such philosophical ideology and after that chal so chal…la howla wala quwata illah billah