A Discussion by Prof. Shareef al Mujahid and Farooq Haider Moadudi ( son of Moalana Moadudi)
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Sunday, 2 January 2011
The Founder of Pakistan and Today's Pakistan
Venice, 25th December 2010.
Today across the world our Christian brethren are celebrating the Christmas and Pakistan is celebrating the birth of its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah . As a common Pakistani and student i often think that why Jinnah is remembered? , because of being just the founder of Pakistan ? or because of his whole chracter as father of nation and his speeches he left behind ? . I have no doubt that Jinnah is remembered ceremonial , just as a founder of Pakistan and less for his principles and speeches and we as a nation only repeat him on his birth or death anniversary and rarely one had tried to adopt his words as a principles .
Jinnah has been regarded by different school of thoughts as per thier aspirations and agenda. From India with love on one hand he has been praised by Jaswant Singh and on other hand Ramjeth Malani , then a senior advocate remembered him, who did not joined an Hindu Law firm at Karachi just because of 25 rupees as Jinnah was demanding 100 rupees per month while the Law firm offered him 75 rupees Salary. He added , Jinnah did not created Pakistan , It were Hindu Miser who did not pay hi more 25 rupees and caused the creation of Pakistan.
Mr. Malani is infact missunderstood because Quaide e azam wanted a pakistan that gives the way to Muslims of India to live thier own life based on their culture and religion. He made it clear that Muslims of India can not be defined as minority and united india was an unpracticle and impossible idea. From the first day Jinnah vowed for cordial relationship with our immediate neighbours and pointed out " We have no ambition beyond the desires , to live honourably and let others live honourably."
Our present politicians just use the name of Jinnah more than following his lessons . Last week Marvi Memon facing a questions in a talk show Dunya Today shamelessly replied about their party , In fact we are the party of Quaid e Azam . One would ask her to give a single example from her leadership that match even a single world with Jinnah .
One thing is very clear , Quaid e azam never wanted such Pakistan as its today. He left a Pakisan that sposed to live with honour and let others live with honour , but iam afraid our politicians and establishment will leave no stone unturned to justify Mr. Abul Kalam Azad who was having different version for the separate land for Muslims at the end of British tyrannies.
Today how many people Know about Jinnah in Pakistan , I belive every one in and i am not agree with the report shown in a talk show in which many students can be seen admiting being unaware about Quaid e Azam . It may be happen perhapes camera team has itself requesed to students to talk about quaid e azam day in this manner for easing thier task given by the channel. It happens and they (channels) know better than any one else.
Today's Pakistan is a country left by Jinnah but perhapes never desired by him , we made Jinnah wrong for his every desire and word he said about his dream .We went into the class system since right from his death specially feudal class . These people who send thier childrens to Oxford but could not even provide a primary school in thier villages and if there were , these schools have been conversted into guest houses by these feudals.
On every second day , news papes and channels talk about corruption in Pakistan , but rarely invastigated . Accountability bill has been waiting since two years for approval in parliment and no one seems serious to come forward and speak . we are living among those people ho happened to be on the key positions at government but never took pain to pay tax for this country . Not only politicians Pakistan has always been the victim by some Arymy generals in terms of corruption , who considered to be bove the law and thus could never called by any court of justice for thier corruption. We could not get any answer for thier corruption whether its NLC scandle or locomotives bought from china in Mushrraf regim. Some times prob is announced but its another attempt to hide facts from public.
Finally a large number of pakistani have been living abroad from decades and still many wishe to leave country legally or illegally for green pasture . Once they come abroad they might be seen with bit importance by thier families but the cost they pay for thier home sickness and for being away from thier loved ones , nobody can imagin , though this is there own choice but who wants to be away from home if every thing is provided by state in terms of social security . In 2005 Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan has answered at the senate boody meeting that majority of Pakistanis arrested in European countries preferred to remain in jails instead of returning to their country in the hope of a better life there.
Today how many people Know about Jinnah in Pakistan , I belive every one in and i am not agree with the report shown in a talk show in which many students can be seen admiting being unaware about Quaid e Azam . It may be happen perhapes camera team has itself requesed to students to talk about quaid e azam day in this manner for easing thier task given by the channel. It happens and they (channels) know better than any one else.
Today's Pakistan is a country left by Jinnah but perhapes never desired by him , we made Jinnah wrong for his every desire and word he said about his dream .We went into the class system since right from his death specially feudal class . These people who send thier childrens to Oxford but could not even provide a primary school in thier villages and if there were , these schools have been conversted into guest houses by these feudals.
On every second day , news papes and channels talk about corruption in Pakistan , but rarely invastigated . Accountability bill has been waiting since two years for approval in parliment and no one seems serious to come forward and speak . we are living among those people ho happened to be on the key positions at government but never took pain to pay tax for this country . Not only politicians Pakistan has always been the victim by some Arymy generals in terms of corruption , who considered to be bove the law and thus could never called by any court of justice for thier corruption. We could not get any answer for thier corruption whether its NLC scandle or locomotives bought from china in Mushrraf regim. Some times prob is announced but its another attempt to hide facts from public.
Finally a large number of pakistani have been living abroad from decades and still many wishe to leave country legally or illegally for green pasture . Once they come abroad they might be seen with bit importance by thier families but the cost they pay for thier home sickness and for being away from thier loved ones , nobody can imagin , though this is there own choice but who wants to be away from home if every thing is provided by state in terms of social security . In 2005 Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan has answered at the senate boody meeting that majority of Pakistanis arrested in European countries preferred to remain in jails instead of returning to their country in the hope of a better life there.
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