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The New Beginnings

Author: Asim Khan

28 March, 2009

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) is becoming the torch bearer within the society. The amount of change and its impact is tremendous through efforts of PTI chairman and all the teams that have contributed to the success. But we need to do more. In order to reach to the perceptions of a common Pakistani, we need to ensure that we have all the mechanisms in place at all levels to promote this message of self-esteem, freedom and justice. We are to be seen to be carrying that message in all corners and quarters.


The roles and responsibilities to make this happen are challenging and huge but it can be done. It is this responsibility we all as individuals, all as cohesive teams as one unit and all as a nation have to share. It is our responsibility. We need to feel this change as we feel thirst and hunger. We need to feel this change and contribute as we contribute in our daily lives in all we do; from the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. There is a purpose in our existence to see what’s happening around us and we can bring that change.


We will be asked these questions how we as individuals contributed towards betterment of our society- It will be our conscience where  these questions will come from and we need to make sure our conscience is alive and feels the need and the hour of importance. It is in our hands to make that difference as we cannot rely on outsiders. We cannot rely on IMFs and all the other institutions of the world and the governments. It is us who will have to change and be those proponents of clarity, tolerance and understanding.


We have to become like Quaid-e-Azam and Iqbal, and all those people who contributed towards creation of Pakistan and those millions of sacrifices by all those people for whom the purpose was so great and essential. We have to become like Jinnah and Iqbal. We need to find them inside us. Once we have found them, then there will be no stopping.
Pakistan is one of the most fertile places on this planet earth: It carries huge natural resources; the land is beautiful as no other. But the mistakes of the past cannot be repeated. We need to look at our past to learn from it but not live, and move forward. It is this responsibility which carries its burden upon our souls and we must carry that with dignity and pride. Change will happen. Progression to freedom and justice is in sight and for that we must unite and whatever we can do in our powers to spread this message.


We must not treat Pakistan and all that it encompasses - the people, the land, the resources and our heritage as a charity but as a gift. The hours of darkness will disappear into the warmth of the sun for all of us when we find ourselves and purpose.

 

Comments

tanveer said:

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http://www.musawar.com/

Monday 20th of April, 2009 at 06:48:59 PM
Khalid Rasheed said:

Dear Ms Zia,

Salaam. I hope you are well. I am sending you my thoughts on the current political climate in Pakistan.
Should we celebrate this event or hang our heads in shame? Once again, the corrupt politicians stage managed the second round of shadow boxing (Nura Kushti) and fooled the 160 million people of Pakistan! Mr Zardari knew all along that the deposed Chief Justice will have to be restored to his position of 2nd November 2007 and that the disqualification of Mian Shahbaz Sharif was unlawful. He chose to bury his head in the sand until he was given warnings by USA, UK and the Army Chief. What about those thousands of innocent peaceful protestors, who were tear gased, beaten up and then frog marched to various jails and 48 or 72 hours later released without charge? They should seek legal advice and sue Mr Zardari, who seems to have billions of rupees at his disposal! Who is going to compensate those traders for loss of business and commandeering of containers and lorries, which were used for blocking the traffic in and around Islamabad? This stinking political wrestling bout stands at a draw at present. The first round went to Mr Zardari and the second round was given in favour of the Sharif brothers!
What did the ordinary people of Pakistan gain from this fiasco? I feel that Mr Imran Khan and PTI , who were honestly and sincerely fighting for the restoration of the judiciary and the deposed Chief Justice, were used by the Sharif Brothers to further their own political gains. There are always by-elections due to the death, ill health and/or retirement of MNAs and MPAs. Have the Sharif brothers offered any seats to Mr Imran Khan or asked him to field PTI candidate for one of the forthcoming by elections?
The tragedy of Pakistani politics is that whichever party comes into power, wants total and absolute control and does not like to share power. This leaves people like Mr Imran Khan and other sincere politicians, who wish to contribute in nation building and the development of the country, in the wilderness. Is it written in tablets of stone that the Bhutto dynasty owns Pakistan and no one else is allowed to form a government? Likewise, why is it that only the Sharif Brothers have an exclusive birth right to rule the province of Punjab? Are we going back to the time of the Mughal dynastic rule, where each Emperor was succeeded by his Prince?
With kind regards.
Khalid Rasheed.

Wednesday 1st of April, 2009 at 12:35:52 PM
Farooq Zafar said:

Good one by Asim, i agree that we must know that "only we can do something", nobody from some other planet will come and save us. Help of Almighty ALLAH is implicit, but movement needs inputting commitments. Asim, you are doing fine, hope u will keep continue with it.

Tuesday 31st of March, 2009 at 05:48:04 PM
 
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