Why does Pakistan Kashmir? It can't even keep Baluchistan, Sindh, Peswar etc. without military rule. If Islam alone could unite Pakistan, there would not be twenty two nations in the middle east. Even Allah did not believe in Islamic Intelligence. He advised them to trust it less than Koran, hadith, Sunnah, muftis and a whole lot of other things.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:50 AM, subimal chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com> wrote:
Unification would be too much to ask for right now although that does not seem to be an impossible proposition given the fact that all these countries in the subcontinent share a common legacy. In sixties Bhutto (had already left Ayub Khan and was an aspiring leader of Pakistan) during his visit to the then East Pakistan told the prominent East Pakistani student leaders that solution of the Kashmir problem would be possible only under an Indian confederation. Very bold idea indeed! The idea is thought provoking.
From: Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] FW: THE PARTITION AND TODAY'S PAKISTAN
Allama Mashraqi's grandson is clearly proud of his grandfather's position on the partition of India in 1947. However, he and intellectuals like him need to objectively look at all the filthy water that has passed through the Indus and the Ganges over the last 64 years. Just shunning the mistakes and misfortunes of 1947 would be too much of living in the past. They need to look at the realities of today and the foreseeable future.To me, the sub-continent overall would be much worse-off if the three parts were to just unite to one country today. Here are some realities:In Pakistan , the school-children in their regular school curricula learn hatred against non-Muslims, especially against the Hindus. They are clearly not ready to live in harmony in a multi-religious and multi-ethnic environment. They and their recent past generations need to be seriously re-educated in order to unite with India .In Bangladesh , "If Awami League wins the election, Azan will be replaced by Ulu-dhwani" was a slogan in 2001 for BNP to win the national election with a two-thirds majority. If the voters had a sense of decency, they would have taken it as an insult by realizing that an honorable nation can not insult a minority group (the Hindus, who utter Ulu-dhwani during their religious rituals). While Bangladeshis are overall better than Pakistanis, they are also not ready to unite with a secular India .Of course, then there are the Presidents and Prime Ministers and the other dignitaries, whose positions would be lost if a re-unification were to happen. They are not likely to support the act (re-unification) that causes the loss of their personal powers and visibilities in the world.Thus, I see this talk of the sub-continent's reunification as too premature, and worth no more than just showing respect to the leaders of the sub-continent that were against the partition in 1947. This is looking at the past only. To look at the future positively, the re-unification proponents need to promote secularism and human dignity everywhere in the sub-continent.Personally, to me, there is hardly any difference between many countries and one country, as long as all parts of the sub-continent respect the dignities and rights of all their people. Just look at the European Union and the NATO, for two good (but not necessarily perfect) examples.Sukhamaya BainFrom: manz195 <manz195@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] FW: THE PARTITION AND TODAY'S PAKISTAN
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