Longer spell of slavery has deprived us of our right of independence.
Clad in three-piece suit with beautiful necktie hanging from
the collar, posing in absolute English style, speaking English
language in Western accent, unattractive reforms, statements
coming in such a way that could be contradicted easily, and
which could neither be considered true nor false, ideology
which could be given any shape, sense which could perceive
the thrust of storm before it hits the power lobby, conscience
which could be sold in the share market, formal association
with religion which could protect against being called atheist
or fundamentalist, criticism on steadfast people and greater
efforts to declare oneself ultra-modern and broad-minded.
These are the qualities, which make it mandatory to become
a politician. There were politicians of similar qualities
who gave fascism on the name of politics, dictatorship on
the name democracy, and cheat, vulgarity and loitering on
the name of well-being. People have become sick and tired
of such jugglery of politicians and now they are left with
nothing to lose any further at the hand of these cheats. Whenever
the history of fascism, dictatorship and loot and plunder
will be written by impartial people, many well known and prominent
figures and writers will top the list to startle the readers.
There are many bigwigs in the field of journalism who presented
the cheats, dictators, fascists, and anti-state elements in
the guise of angels and saints. Who were unaware of their
responsibilities of protecting the national boundaries.
Who had loot, plunder of national wealth, working for personal
gains and spending life beyond their means, only aim of their
life. Their lifestyle reminded the days and nights of Rangeelay
Shah who never lived without vulgarity. Their palaces narrate
the saga of broken pianos. How cum such people could run the
national affairs who were unable even to take care of themselves.
It is understood that when one is unable to stand, walk, see,
listen and talk properly, he cannot look after the national
interest and it is his time to take complete rest leaving
the affairs for others to take care. After experiencing decline,
they are informed about their past. Newspapers, magazines
and other publications carry their right or wrong doings with
greater prominence. When it happens? When the powerful chair,
as usual, says good bye. As long as the sun or power remains
above the head, the writers and intellectuals remained bowed
before them. On one hand they left no stone unturned in proving
the ruler the most pious and extra wise person, while on the
other hand as soon as the power is snatched, the same sincere,
patriotic and people-friendly ruler, are turned anti-state
elements and agents of enemies. They are declared incapable,
incompetent and unaware of facts. This reminded a situation
when a man with beautiful nose entered a village where people
had cut noses and whole town echoed with slogans of ‘Naku,
Naku’ (a man with full nose).
Similar situation was witnessed in North-West Frontier Province
(NWFP) when Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal swept the general election
and formed its government in the province. Majlis has been
in power since many months but certain quarters are still
unable to digest this reality. Whenever Majlis takes step
to eliminate vulgarity and promote simplicity as per its promises
it had made at the time of election, or whenever it opts to
legislate some law, those who are close to the kings (ruling
party), term the steps ‘non-issues’ and make efforts
to prove the measures of lesser importance. At this stage
they forget that those who played no role in making the Majlis
successful in the general election, who prefer Western culture,
jerk at the Western music, like obscenity and vulgarity, never
care of religion and culture, and who give no importance to
Halal and Haram in their lives and who dislike Islam and believers
of Islam, but they are serving their purpose by opposing Majlis
and its reforms. The opponents of Majlis must better understand
that the believers of Islam want to see proper implementation
of Islamic laws all over the world, they never like vulgarity
and love the humanity. It is alarming that if Majlis remained
unsuccessful in keeping its promise, then it would have very
tough time in the next general election and it might not win
the support of those who voted it to power in the past election.
So called broad-minded people term certain realities ‘non-issues’
which are real issues in the sight of followers of Islam.
If the performance of NWFP government is viewed impartially,
it would be revealed that this government (the government
of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal) is not only making efforts promote
religion, but it is also making efforts for the promotion
of education, health sectors and also adopting measures to
provide more and more job opportunities to the unemployed
people at the earliest. And this is all happening at a time
when the Majlis government has limited resources. There are
a number of elements, including various ministers in the Centre,
who are creating hurdles in the way of Majlis.
Under the prevailing circumstances, making education up to
metric level free, declaring education up to middle ‘a
must’, providing books and uniforms to students free
of cost, establishment of women colleges, beginning of postgraduate
classes, announcement of establishing separate university
and medical colleges for female students, provision of quality
medical facilities to the poor and middle class people in
the government-run hospitals, construction of small dams for
irrigation purposes, construction of roads while maintaining
international standards and providing better tourism facilities
to the tourists in the province are the hallmark of Majlis-e-Amal’s
performance. This performance has no precedence during the
past 55 years. For the first time in the history of Pakistan,
minorities, women and all other classes of the society have
been given equal rights. Women members of the provincial assembly
on the minority seats are given equal rights in the house.
They are provided equal share in the development funds. Moreover,
the Majlis has also taken up the case of share of province
in the profit of electricity at the Centre. Can all these
steps be called ‘Non-Issues’?
If it is taken for granted that some people consider binding
of prayers, simplicity in dressing, playing vulgar music in
transport vehicles, obscene presentation of women in television
and print media advertisements, lavish spending of national
wealth, and adopting Urdu as national language, as ‘Non-Issues’,
then there are a number of people who made the Majlis successful
in the general election on the condition of eliminating such
evils which are termed ‘Non-Issues’ by certain
quarters. May Allah bless our journalists with a sense and
courage to write truth only and expose the real evils of the
society.
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