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Every year on 23rd March Pakistanis celebrates the day Muslims of South Asia
passed a resolution in 1940 for the formation of an independent country. They
worked hard under the charismatic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali
Jinnah. The first ever state based on ‘ideology’ rather than geographical
proximity or common language appeared on the map of the world in 1947. Since
independence opponents of Pakistan connived and tried to prove that ‘two
nations’ theory was wrong and finally succeeded by carving Bangladesh out of
East Pakistan.
One still hears slogans like ‘we don’t want Pakistan’ (Pakistan Na Khappay), Sindhudesh, Greater Pashtunistan and Greater Balochistan. All these ideologies are being sponsored by those adamant at fragmenting Pakistan. All these pursuits are fully sponsored and funded by the regional and global super powers in the name of ‘new world order’. The politicians in power or in oppositions have been saying for decades ‘Pakistan is standing on crossroads’, ‘it is the most critical time for Pakistan’, ‘challenges are enormous’ and ‘third hand is busy in destabilizing Pakistan’. However, even a Pakistani of average wit strongly believes that since independence conspiracies have been going on to erase Pakistan’s name from the world map.
Many
of the external forces have embedded their agents in Pakistan. These agents
not only have access to power corridors but often succeed in occupying key positions.
They have attained the capacity to influence decision making. Ironically,
politicians seeking key positions often become ‘most obedient servants’ of
super powers. They make many decisions which are not in the interest of
Pakistan but help them build personal wealth.
Believers of conspiracy theories say that soon after independence reins went into the control of external forces. The first ever notable incident is said to be the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan. However, some insist that Quaid-e-Azam was also assassinated because no one pulled him out from the ambulance which remained stranded for hours. Then came hanging of deposed Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and assassination of first ever lady prime minister of Muslim Ummah, Benazir Bhutto.
If it
could not be found out who sent an ambulance without spare wheal to carry
seriously ill Quaid-e-Azam and killers of Liaquat Ali Khan and Benazir Bhutto
have also remained at large. The same elements have also refused to make
public details of Hamood-ur-Rehman Commission on the fall of Dacca.
From
the cold war era the United States has its bases in Pakistan. If in the past
these bases were used for spying USSR the most recent endeavor has been
attacks by CIA-operated drones, flying from a Pakistan Air Force base at
Jacobabad. Some outfits are also involved in cross border terrorism in Iran,
the most notorious being Jundullah. Its chief was caught while flying over
Iranian airspace in a chartered flight. The latest hearing at a Congress
Committee demanding Pakistan to give right of self determination to Balochs
is also part of the grand agenda.
It may not be wrong to say that not only ruling junta of Pakistan remains subservient to super powers but the situation is even worst in other Muslim countries. Saddam Hussain of Iraq was kept in power to kill his fellow citizens, encouraged to invade Iran and fight a war for almost a decades. He was also encouraged to attack Kuwait but once he became redundant, he was hanged. Many other rulers have also faced similar fate be it Anwar Sadat or Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. Assassinations of Quaid-e-Azam, Liaquat Ali Khan, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan fighting US proxy war in Aghanistan US bases in Pakistan, |
The Editorial Published in The Financial daily on 23rd
March 2012.
