INDEPENDENCE DAY

That was the same date of 14th August, the same month of holy Ramadan when the Muslims bagged their own country “Pakistan”! The Muslims entered Pakistan chanting the slogans “Pakistan Zindabad” and knelt down or bowed in Sajdah before Allah Almighty Who blessed them a separate and independent land to survive according to Islamic teachings as the land was bagged on the name of Islam! Not only the Muslims but other religious groups were also given rights to freely worship what they wanted to do!

A very historical event was at last accomplished after great efforts by a great leader Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslims of the sub-continent, by the grace of Allah Almighty, got their own country! When I see the time of division, it hurts a lot how the Muslims sacrificed their lives! Men, women and children were hugely massacred brutally! The same situation today has prevailed as the whole country has been bathed in blood! A number of innocent people are being massacred brutally on daily basis! There is just one difference that the Hindus and the Sikhs massacred the Muslims at the time of division whereas today the Muslims are scuffled among themselves and killing one another whether on sectarian basis or any other issues! Everybody has forgotten the teachings of Islam and none feels the dignity of the country!

We, today, are losing our national identification! The reason for this is that we have been ethnically divided! Today the nation needs to be united in this difficult time but on the other hand, we see that new issues like establishing new provinces has been created and resultantly, we can see the increasing intensity of language discrimination and people have started killing one another.

A decade ago, there used to be an environment when the governmental media i.e. radio and TV created an environment that gave strength to our patriotism. As the national day was forthcoming, governmental media aired national songs, debate and quiz programs, talk shows while military parade, military exhibitions, and flag hoisting ceremonies were arranged which the nation attended zealously or enthusiastically but unfortunately all these activities no longer take place today! In this decade, a new generation is growing up that doesn’t know the taste of the patriotism which elderly people availed. None denies that problems still exist and need to be resolved but these kinds of activities at least give spirit to the nation to face difficult times! The government in this regard must consider these kinds of activities that can perhaps give more energy to the nation and Pakistan needs its nationals’ patriotism! May Allah Almighty preserve and bless Pakistan always! Aameen!