WHERE PAKISTAN'S ESTABLISHMENT FAILED?

WHERE PAKISTAN’S ESTABLISHMENT FAILED?

Pakistan owes its internal instability and international isolation to its establishment. The nucleus of power has always been an unholy clique called military junta and civilian elites or both together.

Most of them were imported, having practically no knowledge of the people whom they were supposed to rule. Let us take the example of the national language, Urdu. This language was spoken as a link language in this area of the subcontinent with no prejudice.

Later Pakistan and Urdu was linked to Islam. Islam was thoroughly abused for political means. It was Mr. Jinnah who had sown the seed of Bengali nationalism by declaring Urdu as national language.

So was the immediate reaction of nations making Pakistan? An undisputed language was made controversial. The irony of the fact was that Jinnah pleaded the case of Urdu in English, as he could not speak Urdu himself, being a Guajarati.

Pakistan and Urdu was declared synonymous to Islam. The reaction was worldwide. UNO declared the mother tongue day to be celebrated all over the world after the massacre of Bengali students in Dacca by Pakistan. It was considered cultural imperialism and the first manifestation of Ideology of Pakistan.

Another folly done by the imported leadership that they started building Pakistani nationalism instead of building the country and recognising the indigenous nationalities. A confrontational atmosphere was created that could suit their political vested interest and to impose unitary government run by personalities and influential families instead of institutions.

This was the most ridiculous notion one could think of. Another paradox of this silly idea was that in one breath they dubbed the nationalist movements of subjugated nations as non Islamic while on the other hand Pakistani Nationalism was accorded divinity. It is a Dogma not to be discussed. The companions of the great leader who migrated with him from India to Pakistan were playing chess with the indigenous population and became land mafia.

A giant bulldozer of military and civilian beaurocracy started cultural and economical colonization. Logically looking at the whole process a person from Patna had nothing in common with an Afridi of Khyber. The creation of Pakistan enclosed the contradictions in a small vassal increasing the chances of mutual collision. Though the friction and contradictions were there, in India but it was too huge a country and so the chances of collisions were less.

Though the two nations theory was abandoned immediately after the creation of Pakistan but quite often it was used brutally by the rulers of Pakistan to suppress the small nations.

Bengalis were the first victims of the ideology of Pakistan and of their own folly to vote for Pakistan. Bangla leg was amputated to finish their numerical superiority and get rid of their political awareness.

Millions were slaughtered and million illegitimate children were born to sanctify the dogma of the ideology of Pakistan.

This dogma has manifested itself in different forms, the military adventures in Baluchistan, the denial to Pukhtoons of their national identity and keeping them out of political system, converting Sindhies in to minority in their own homeland by Indian land mafia and then followed by the great massacre of Bengalis.

The present controversy to name the nameless province of Pukhtoons was the latest manifestation of the Punjabi aristocracy headed by Mian brothers and the Choudhries of Jhelum. It exposed the real face of Pakistani rulers and their mind set up and the depth of their political acumen and knowledge of history.

It was true that a political issue and should have not been attached with political amendments. But they failed to realise it that it was not a political issue. It was purely a historical fact.

It was wrong even on the part of Pukhtoon leadership of all shades to agree to discuss it with the leaguers. To do so it was in fact accepting by default that our history is also debatable and need the approval of another nation.

The Mian Sahib had a retrograde amnesia to remember that it is a common practice in Pakistan that political issues are linked with religion

I think our leaders let them off the hook very easily. Their political tactics had cornered the Punjabis and their political pimps in our cadres. They were in a position to squeeze out as much as they could and had the opportunity to expose Sardar Mehtab and Amir Muqam that they are political pimps. They should have been thoroughly exposed.

I think we should also accept that Haripur and Abbot Abad were never been a part of Pukhtoon belt. It was given to us in return for Mianwali and Attock. The historical boundaries need re demarcation.

As I pointed out in my previous article consensus is permissible in political and constitutional matters not in history. Will it be acceptable to Punjab to rename it as Ravi Punjab?

One thing has emerged crystal clear out of this crisis that it better to be a Talib with an identity than a Pakistani without proper identity.

We fought an imposed war to save Pakistan at a very huge cost. Our homes and hearths were destroyed, thousands were slaughtered, decapitated and millions were forced to abandoned their homes to be immigrants in their own soil. The sanctity of our motherland was tarnished. Was it worth to sacrifice so much for a country where our identity needs to be approved by our sworn historical enemies?

It is a humbug to accept that other provinces sacrificed too. They had the fall out effect. It was our land that was put on fire by Pakistani agencies to serve their masters. Even now PML (N) & (Q) and the sectarian parties are shaking hands with the terrorists under the tables. It was one of the main reasons that Nawaz is hesitant to take his role as opposition leader.

What ever we do is not acceptable to Punjab as said 62 years ago by Bacha Khan. Let us accept it and abandon to be Pakistani. Even the electronic Taliban of Pakistan are comrades in arms of Punjabi political leadership. Is there anything left that can prove us wrong?

It is in the interest of Pakistan that Pukhtoon belt on both sides of Durand line is on fire, economically not sustainable and politically non-viable to provide Pakistan logical base to exist. Otherwise Pakistan has lost all possible logic to be a country t. Iran is another devil to destabilise Afghan land.

Our nationalist workers must listen to the political documentaries on Sham shad T.V. channel. They are eyes opener for us. Pukhtoon leadership in Afghanistan has to prove it once for all that they have the Afghan wisdom to put their home in order and stop compromises on history.

The big players should also realise the gravity of the situation. They must stop sending fire extinguishers to Lahore and Karachi when Pukhtoon belt is on fire, should try to understand that a stable Pukhtoon land is neither in the interest of Pakistan nor Iran. In our miseries lies their survival. Instead of strengthening Pakistan armed forces they should strengthen Afghan economy and institutions and must invest in Pukhtoonkhwa through UNO good offices and not Pakistan.

By Prof. (Dr.Khurshid Alam) Khurshid.alam10@gmail.com dated 1^st April 2010