In a disgustingly unstable democracy like Pakistan, the leaders would do nothing other than beating about the bush in the face of major crisis. Case in point, the opinions expressed by our senior party leaders on the Shia-Sunni violence in Rawalpindi: Imran Khan: Those who are spreading this message of hatred are the enemies of Islam and Pakistan. Mr. Immy refrains from telling who are those. Asif Ali Zardari: These people are destroying the peace and tranquillity of our region in the name of religion to achieve their agenda. What agenda? Being the largest liberal political partys co-chairperson one expects you to be at least more open about who is doing it like every common citizen knows. Fazl-ur-Rehman: Ulema should help in calming down the situation. Yeah right. Munnawar Hussain has appealed to the people to display patience and tolerance, as Islam preaches love and brotherhood. Anti-Ahmaddiya movement, anyone? When JI instigated violence across the country? Never mind. Sheikh Rasheed: These people were not from Pindi. I can recognize the faces of Pindi. Meanwhile, Senior Foreign Office Minister of the UK Baroness Syeda Warsi quoted Jinnah You are free. You are free to go to your temples, mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan. Baroness, Quaids this speech has been systematically rinsed from our history and curriculum. And people who talk about re-including it in the course are branded anti-State and CIA agents, even if they are 16 year old girls.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:36:25 +0000