Re: I Am Pakistan!
I am proud to be Pakistani - a nation that was created from nothing and struggled through its history to become a Muslim power through the grace of G-d, hard work, and the energy of its people. You guys should review our history. No one liked Pakistan back in 1947..the Brits were always in love with the Indians, Indians thought that we would collapse within a few years, Afghanistan voted against us, and we were isolated internationally. We went back to the basics and worked on building our nation, developing its resources, and stood up for ourselves. By respecting ourselves we earned the respect of the world.
We find ourselves in similar cross roads where we have to decide between our Pakistaniyat or the boot licking of the 'international community.' I say stop the hate, the violence..bring the extremists back into our fold. Lets launch a jihad of prosperity.. shut down LeT in earnest but make sure that Jamat u Dawa and other waqfs can provide the social services such food, health, and education to the poor, desititute, and the downtrodden. Our answers lie in our shared Islamic faith and identity, not under the latest diktats of Washington or London. Todays terrorists were yesterdays freedom fighters, so can we really on others to define right and wrong for us? Say no to violence but also don't let outsiders tell us what we should be doing either.
It is in these dark times that our faith and identity is tested. Instead of despairing we all need to talk about the positives of Pakistan and encourage others make the fatherland stronger.
Believe in Pakistan
Pakistan Zindabad!!