Pakistan need to introspect,convince world that we don't condone terrorism

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We need to introspect, convince world that we don't condone terrorism: Khawaja Asif

PML-N's Khawaja Asif, during a joint session of the parliament, has said that "we need to introspect and convince the world we don't condone terrorism."

"Our stance is right but we need introspection. We need to convince the world that we do not condone terrorism. We have been fighting terrorism for the past 17 years and are the only ones that are successful. The [parties] that were our assets until yesterday have today become our liabilities and we have to eliminate them.

"I said this at the Munich security conference that these [terrorists] were created and dumped on us by you [western powers]." — PML-N's Khawaja Asif

Pakistani parliament stands united, India's remains divided: Asad Umar

Finance Minister Asad Umar, in a joint session of the parliament, has said that the entire Pakistani parliament stands united unlike its Indian counterpart.


"Military leadership’s job is to protect and defend the country. But political leadership’s responsibility is to ensure that such a situation does not emerge in the first place. I am proud that in the past 72 hours, Pakistani political leadership has displayed exemplary unity, whereas Indian politicians are divided. We do not see any divide among Pakistanis." — Asad Umar

India has been the aggressor in entire conflict: Sherry Rehman

Senator Sherry Rehman, in a joint session of the parliament, has called out India for being the aggressor in the ongoing armed conflict with Pakistan.


"India has been the aggressor in this entire episode. They started it. Twenty-one parties in India have said that Modi is instigating a war for his personal political gains. We must notice this and appreciate them [Indian parties]. They have seen that no F-16 was shot down. We did not violate their borders, they committed an act of war." — Sherry Rehman

PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari says that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi should attend the OIC meeting but adds that he would accept the parliament's wishes on the matter.

"I am a democratic man and if the house thinks that foreign minister should not attend then I can’t say anything. But disengagement is not a solution. The foreign minister should attend the OIC meeting. Pakistan should be represented there.

"Our population is emotional, we are emotional and we think with emotions. Wars are fought against nations. If it comes to that we are ready for war. But that should be the last resort. Soft diplomacy is the need of the hour.

"I stand by my position that the foreign minister should go to the OIC. If not the foreign minister then the foreign secretary should go but we must be represented. We must not be cut off. We are one of the founding members and for this OIC our armed forces have fought wars. Small countries have become big powers; we must acknowledge that, but we can’t change others. We can [only] change our way of thinking." — Asif Ali Zardari

Indian National Congress (INC) Or Hindu Congress

MAJ (Md.Ali Jinnah)called INC 

a Hindu Congress

"Secularism" is the most talked about topic in the independent India. It is more so today, when India is ruled by BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) and its ally (NDA) led by Shri Narendra Modi as PM. Congress leaves no effort to brand current government and its leading political party BJP as a Hindu Party, anti Muslim or communal party (both words have become synonymous). 

To appreciate the facts linked to perception based branding of any political organisation as secular or non secular, I will take you to pre-independence era of India. India was inching towards independence from English dominion and "Two nation" theory was gaining strength. The patron of " Two nation" theory Md. Ali Jinnah was not at all in mood to accept independence as one nation on certain notions which he categorically mentioned in his write ups to British government in order to justify his demand. He said:

1.  Muslim India will never accept any method of framing the constitution of India by means of  one constitution making body for all India in which mussulmans will be in hopeless minority.

2.  Nor will they agree to any united India constitution, federal or otherwise, with one centre, in which, again they will be in hopeless minority, and will be at the mercy of perennial Hindu majority domination.

3.   Further, any attempt to set up a provisional government at the centre, which would be in any way prejudice or militate against the Pakistan demand, will not be acceptable to us, as the thin end of the wedge, as it is sought by Hindu India under the term of the Provisional "National" Government of India.

4.   If the labour government wishes to prove its bonafides to give freedom to the peoples of this sub continent, they must face realities and facts as they are. First, the Hindus and the Mussulmans are two major nations living in this sub-continent, and there are Muslim Provinces and Hindu Provinces, and it is the high time that the British government apply their mind definitely to the division of India and the establishment of Pakistan and Hindustan , which means freedom for both, whereas an united India means slavery for mussulmans and complete domination of the imperialistic caste Hinduraj throughout this sub-continent, and this is what the Hindu Congress (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cab127-1361.jpg) seeks to attain by constant threats to all and sundry...

If we just go by the highlighted portion of above statements made by Md. Ali Jinnah, he had brandished the then Political Party in the helm of the affairs as "Hindu congress" and in no mincing words linked the INC with word like "Hindu Majority domination", "Hindu India". In view of the above fact, can INC claim to be secular party, if yes, why BJP should be called communal?

If one has to make up their mind about secular credential of INC ( Indian National Congress) after going through the letter and its annexure written by Md. Ali Jinnah to then British government, what will be your opinion on the subject. Kindly comment in comment box.

Disclaimer: It is just for academic purpose and not for any political purpose.