Daily Times: The disintegration scenario —Lal Khan
The dominant intelligentsia with its constricted outlook, shackled in the fetters of an obsolete and redundant capitalist ideology, is now the merchant of doom
Since its inception, Pakistan has been plagued by volatility and chaos engendering speculations about the survival and integration of this state created on the basis of religion. With the passage of time this debate of a breakup scenario has somewhat intensified. The secession of East Pakistan in 1971 gave a certain credence to the arguments of those sections of the intelligentsia who had doubted its long-term existence. Since that episode the speculations of the balkanisation of what was left of Pakistan have been rife and doing the rounds incessantly in debates raging on, especially in the provinces where national oppression has been ubiquitous.
The main reason for this cynical attitude is the relentless crisis and the generalised decline in all vistas of the economy, state and society. But at the present moment in time the intensity of the predicament is so severe and excruciating that a generalised incredulity and disillusionment has engulfed the social psychology of the country. The mayhem in Balochistan, the bloody conflagration in Khyber Pushtunkhawa, the killing spree in Karachi, the lynching pogroms in Sailkot and Tando Adam, the heinous bigotry making the lives of women and religious minorities a nightmare, the sectarian slaughter scourging society, imperialist drones spewing death, the terrorist slaughter, and the vicious intrusion of religious vigilantes in the private lives of people is suffocating society. Juvenile girls are being accused of blasphemy through Ziaul Haq’s draconian laws. Pakistan is in melancholy.
These are the intrusive rudiments of barbarism, the product of the acute crisis of Pakistani capitalism in terminal decay. Adding insult to these injuries is the avalanche of economic and social onslaughts unleashed upon the already impoverished masses. The rocketing prices, escalating unemployment, drastic collapse in living conditions, agonising deterioration in health, education, transport, housing, water, sanitation, electricity and distraught social relations have wreaked havoc. The dominant intelligentsia with its constricted outlook, shackled in the fetters of an obsolete and redundant capitalist ideology, is now the merchant of doom. With this mindset, it can only envisage the horrific scenarios of bloodshed and destruction, disintegration and a gory civil war. Those in power, steeped in plunder, paint a surreal and false picture of achievements they themselves do not really believe in. To cover up the disaster they have wrought, the political, military, judicial and media elite churn up frivolous issues to divert the attention of the masses from the devastation tormenting society.
Categories: Americas, Civil Unrest, Civil War, Constitution, Crisis, Culture and Traditions, Intolerance, Pakistan
Dear Muslim Times, no matter how angry you or anyother journalist is on Pakistani government, its corrupt leaders and non- functional institutions, you should not propagate silly notions like, the disintegration of Pakistan. USA and Pakistani journalists or newspaper like Daily Times who pushes western desired ideas are not Pakistan’s friends. As long as 180 million proud Pakistanis, world’ s 7th largest armed forces and a nuclear force is guarding the country, no one can do any harm to Pakistan. Muslim Times is read by many loyal Pakistanis like me and please do not disappoint them by joining the chorus of anti- Pakistan hysteria.
Dear Bashy Quraishy, Many articles in The Muslim Times are for information of the readers. We need to know what others are saying. It does not necessarily mean that we agree with the contents. You will be noting that we are bringing political News from various sides, religious views from various sides. And then the readers have to decide what is best. And, yes, comments such as yours are most welcome. Thanks a lot.
Dear Bashy Quraishy
Thank you for your comment. We are glad to know that you are regular reader of the Muslim Times. Our goal and objective is to foster and create universal brotherhood in the world, where we cherish the humanity of everyone regardless of religion. You will always find that Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has a soft corner for Pakistan. The head of the Ahamdiyya Muslim Community has advised them on several occasions to always pray for prosperity and success of Pakistan.
We only wish to get Pakistan out of the suffocating grip of the Mullahs and we hope and believe that one day moderates like you will stand up for the basic human and religious rights of Ahmadi Muslims against the militant and fundamentalist Mullahs.
You may know that it was the second Khalifa of Ahmadiyya, Mirza Bashiruddin Mehmood Ahmad, who sent the Imam of London Mosque, Maulana Dard, to Qaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to convince him to return to Pakistan to take care of the Muslims.
Negative news here always have a purpose other than defaming the country concerned. Feel really bad while posting negative news about Pakistan, Indonesia and even Israel. I am sure we all go through same sort of feelings. Our hearts really wish to see these countries as citadels of brotherhood and tolerance.
Ah right, negative News seems also to be easier to find. I recall when the biggest mosque in the Americas, the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Toronoto, was opened on the same day the library of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Dhaka, Bangladesh was burned down. What News do you think the International Press Agencies circulated throughout the world? (Definetely only the burning of the library). We editors need to make special efforts to find the positive News.