TORONTO: Like all of us,
Kashmiris too are human beings and their blood too is as red and precious as
like that of people of all countries and communities. They too deserve the same
attention, treatment, love, respect, care, justice and equality.
Unfortunately, the world has been extremely cruel to them. Instead of acting as
blind, deaf and dumb, had the world felt their terrible pain, moan and groan and
their cry for justice, help and support they too would have been enjoying today
like all of us the fruit of real freedom, equality, justice and democracy and
living an independent, peaceful and respectable life.
In order to invite attention of the saner world, the champions of human rights
and the related world bodies and agencies including United Nations, Kashmiris
all over the world observe every year on February 5 Kashmir Day. Pakistanis
worldwide and the Muslim World join them by observing Kashmir Solidarity Day on
the same date. They will continue to do so till the Kashmiris get their rights
and freedom and the worldwide attention, treatment, help and support they truly
deserve. Thousands of innocent Kashmiris have sacrificed their lives and
millions more are prepared to sacrifice their lives till the struggle for
freedom continues and the goal is achieved.
Parliaments and governments of all levels in the world are extremely sacred
places where leaders, policymakers and bureaucrats sit and work in the best
interest of the people and the country. Only the best people and trusted leaders
whose conscience keeps guiding them must be allowed to enter, sit and work here.
People without conscience, wrong and bad leaders and policymakers do more
serious harm than doing any good. In a sense they prove as enemies of the state,
people and mankind. Because of them both the country and people suffer terribly.
Lives of the people become miserable. Therefore, they must never be allowed to
enter or remain in the sacred places at any cost. Such people and leaders and
their parties must be fully exposed to protect the country and people. Electing,
supporting and promoting them is a serious crime. Those doing this are their
equal partners.
As a good human being, it is the duty and responsibility in all sense of all
parliamentarians, leaders and people of the world to practically come forward
and act to help and support the just causes and struggles anywhere including
Kashmir. Innocent and helpless people anywhere need our help and must not be
ignored.
The silence of the world and the United Nations ineffectiveness in such cases is
a serious crime against humanity. They must understand and serve humans in
reality instead of serving vested interests. They must stop acting as dummies
and mummies. The people cannot be fooled all the time. They know the reality,
the propagandas and the conspiracies.
As a Canadian Citizen of Pakistani Origin and as Founder of SHIR International
Network with mission and vision: Serve Humanity In Reality (SHIR), I strongly
appeal on behalf of the suffering Kashmiris to the Prime Minister of Canada,
Justin Trudeau, and all the leaders in the Canadian Parliament and provincial
assemblies to take up the issue seriously for a permanent solution because it is
a humanitarian cause.
Canada and Canadians too are human rights champions and it is their duty and
responsibility to play this very important role. Because India and Pakistan have
failed to solve the issue and instead several fought wars in which millions have
suffered and thousands mercilessly killed therefore Canada and Canadians must
step forward to help. This will help bring and ensure a permanent peace,
stability and progress in South Asia region.
Canadians know the pain of sufferings. In the last one decade, Canada and
Canadians suffered a lot. They realised the harm being caused to the people and
country and decided to bring a change. Their right decision helped brought a
good change. The change for better will only be effective if the wrong and bad
policies are replaced with good and better ones. This is being done slow and
steady. The dirt of a decade cannot be cleaned in a day or two. One thing is
certain and that is that people are taking a sigh of relief.
Conservative MP John Carmichael used to give lollypops to the people coming to
his office. I used to tease him: “Only lollypops for the people”. He had helped
many people but people were not happy with his staff. By giving lollypops
indirectly he was giving a powerful message to the people that he wanted to help
but was helpless and because of the party policies and politics he could only
give lollypops. So he drowned with the boat (Conservative Party) he was in.
Liberal MP Rob Oliphant has now replaced John Carmichael. He is a good leader
and determined to help and support people. He is tried and tested and listens,
helps and supports. He has a good staff including the young lady Shifa. This is
what people need. Similarly, Salma Zahid, MP, too is a good leader. She is a
Canadian of Pakistani origin and has already been given an important task. It is
the best opportunity for all Canadians of Pakistani Origin who have been made
MPs to make the community, people and Canada proud. They must prove that they
have been voted and elected rightly.
All the burning issues needing and deserving priority must be tackled in the
best possible manner. Delays in sponsorship cases of spouses and families must
be cut to minimum possible time so that families could be united so that they
could help each other, live happily and contribute tremendously.
Distinguished community leaders including Shahid Hashmi, Chairman, Canpak
Chamber of Commerce, Syed Muhammad Iqbal, President of Pak Seniors Forum (PSF),
and Firoz Khan, journalist and founder of Mehfil Group, remain active to help
and support people, particularly those victimized and in crisis due to the
harmful and bad policies of the past government. They keep feeding me positively
on various issues in order to help me take them up through writing so that the
wrong policies could be replaced by good ones and people helped. Their intention
is good and inspires me to always think and act.