A threat to the minorities is a threat to the ideology of Pakistan
Naseema Perveen
Pakistan was established in the name of Islam, a state where freedom of choice and freedom of faith was to be practiced. Quaid-The Father of Nation made this country with his tiresome and strenuous efforts so that Muslims can spend a peaceful life, conversely what we witness today is a situation of hue and cry, life insecurity, rising unrest, killing in the name of religion, coupled with both social and economical backwardness.
The current threat to the Ismaili Muslims and the Kalash tribe (who are descendents from Alexander the Great) residing in Chitral located in North Western Frontier Province in Pakistan is very alarming. It is upside down of the ideology of Pakistan. Moreover genocide is practiced openly in the country. After persistent rise of inhuman bloodshed in the tribal areas, atrocious killings of Shia in the Quetta, and the brutal killing of the Christians in Peshawar, now threats are being sent by TTP to the other Ismaili Muslims and the Kalash minority residing in Chitral.
In a 50 minutes long video released on Friday, 2 February, TTP threatens both the minorities openly, which reads, “By the grace of Allah, an increasing number of people from the Kalash tribe are embracing Islam and we want to make it clear to the Kalash tribe that they will be eliminated along with their protectors, the Western agents if they don’t embrace Islam,” additionally “The Aga Khan Foundation is running 16 schools and 16 colleges and hostels where young men and women are given free education and brainwashed to keep them away from Islam,” the narrator says.
The incessant rise of TTP in Pakistan is a very big challenge, due to which unfortunately our motherland is known as “The Land of Terrorists”. The practices of TTP are against the basic principles of Islam, the teachings of Holy Prophet, and the ideology of the country. Islam is a religion of peace, brotherhood, and love. The threat to both the Ismaili Muslims and the Kalash Tribe of the valley is not only a threat to the minorities rather; it is a threat to ideology of Pakistan.
Failure of governance, weak public policy and malfunctioning of institutions is solely responsible for current crisis in the country. For more than a decade we are witnessing escalation of Taliban militants, who started with a number of hundreds, reached thousands and still incessantly increasing in the country. What the government is waiting for? Additionally what pragmatic steps by the authorities we have witnessed so far in order to curb the rising challenge? Alternatively our leaders are offering them peace dialogue. Authorities have still enough time to take some serious steps to check this major issue prevailing in the country. Moreover the current step taken by Tassaduq Hussain is highly appreciated hope it will ensure security to both the minorities of the Chitral Valley.
The writer is a graduate of Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.
Request to all Muslims considering themselves as authorities in implementing Islam in Pakistan as well as the world: I have listened to the views given by the Ameer on different issues. I need guidance in the light of verses in holy Quran on a couple of topics listed below: 1. Compulsion in matters of Faith: Albaqra (2) 256, Younis (10) 99, Alkahaf (18) 29, Alhajj (22) 78; 2. Differences and AUTHORITY: 1. Al Baqra (2) 113, 176,213,253, Al-i-Imran (3) 19, 55, 56, 57, 103, 105, 106, 2. Al-Nisa(4) 65, Hud (11)118, Al Nahal (16) 38,39 Alhajj(22) 68,69 Al Sijda (32)25, Al Zumar(39) 46, Almomin (40)35, Al Shura(42) 10, Al Jasia (45) 17, Al-e-Imran (3) 154, Al Maeda (5) 41, Younas (10) 12, 108, Bani Israel (17) 15, Al Qalam (68) 9, Al Dahr (76) 29, Al Muzzamil (73) 19. 3. OBEDIENCE: Al Nisa(4) 59, 80.
The country which was created on the name of Islam and at that time those who were against and launched proper protest and declared Father of Nation is a agent and he was killed due to his successes and the man who changed the concept of sub continent history in shape of Pakistan , now same double agents and blue eye men and stamps once again stand against Real Islam and Pakistan. A very simple solution stop media campaign and not on air single statement of butchers they will automatically died, but some mind sets of our own society and institutions providing safe passage and supporting them as facilitators to master minds that’s why this bacteria teasing us again and again. Now this is the real time to draw a red line between Pakistan and the Islam of TTP.