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The Pakistan Tragedy: Imran Khan Arrested

Maryam Asif November 15, 2007

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#4 Posted by laddu on November 15, 2007 6:10:04 pm
"In his August 14, 2002, independence day speech to the nation, President General Pervez Musharraf identified ‘sectarianism, religious intolerance and violence’ as a major crisis facing Pakistan. He explained that there is an:
“insignificant minority [that] has held the entire nation hostage to their misconceived views of Islam and fanatical acts of terrorism. They are spreading the malice of sectarianism laced with poison of religious intolerance and violence. The recent attacks specially directed at the places of worship of our Christian brothers and sisters are the most shameful and despicable example of terrorism. All this in the name of Islam, these misled criminals and the terrorists patrons and tutors even have the audacity to think their actions are the route to Jannat. …We all have to put in a joint effort to root out those who are maligning our religion and tarnishing the image of Pakistan while imagining themselves to be ultra-Islamists. There are no quick fix solutions to the problem of sectarianism and extremism, they are to be tackled in a systematic and methodical manner.”
He identified law enforcement and strengthening the security apparatus as the ways to tackle the problem, and called on the ulema, mashaikh and religious parties, etc., to help combat the “the problem of sectarianism and extremism”. What he did not identify was how and why the ideas and values have emerged that are inspiring these “ultra-Islamists”, or how widely-shared these values are in the society at large.
The problems identified by General Musharraf have in large part been the result of children being educated into ways of thinking that makes them susceptible to a violent and exclusionary worldview open to ‘sectarianism and religious intolerance.” There is a need to reform the educational system that produces this worldview.

-The State of
Curricula and Textbooks
in Pakistan


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The cause of Pakistani tragedy is the subtle indoctrination that has been going on since 1947. The subtle way TNT has become the psychological identity of Pakistani citizens.

Even if Imran Khan becomes the khalifa of Pakistan, Jehad will remain the basic defining aspiration of a Pakistani citizen.

It makes no difference to an idolator if Imran or maulana Radio take over Pakistan. Unless Pakistan separates the hate of Islam against idolators and the rest of kafirs from the state craft there is no redemption in the future!!!
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#3 Posted by viqarm on November 15, 2007 5:46:54 pm
It is really sad and shameful what was done with Imran at PU. IK has many faults, and his share of detractors. But he certainly did not deserve this.
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#2 Posted by krbhatti on November 15, 2007 2:52:02 pm
Bravo....
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#1 Posted by econfused on November 15, 2007 1:26:37 pm
I have seen the clip and I was shocked. I am one of those common man who will never come out on the street or never interact. I cannot stop myself today. No matter what JI has to say about this or what IJT has to say. All I can say from personal experiences in college and university IJT members were hypocrites then and they are hypocrite today.

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