By Shahida Mazhar
Leadership is indispensable to Pakistan’s future progress
and survival.
In the current Pakistani scenario, we must always have a
third option to survive the dirty politics of the two major political parties.
Anyone who can redirect Pakistan to its destined path, as
envisioned by, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Allama Iqbal and Quaid--e-Azam -- is the
third option today.
If Pakistan has to survive as a rational nation, then it
must really become Jinnah’s Pakistan and not a Pakistan for ignorant mullahs of
Jamaat-e-Islami, who follow the Maududi Doctrine for a theocratic Pakistan. Jinnah
fought against the organized mullahs, who preached/practiced 'Theocracy' as the
Islamic doctrine.
Jinnah did not want Pakistan to become a theocracy and
vociferously debated with the Muslim clerics in United India against it.
As citizens of
Pakistan our mission today should be to evolve social justice, for deliverance
of good governance.
Every Pakistani must speak up, against inequality,
corruption, insufficient security, deficient education system, social malaise
and healthcare, in order to usher in reforms needed desperately by Pakistan.
The time is over for 'fence sitting' and remaining silent
for silence today will mean concurring with the status-quo, which is not an option
any longer.
The world is going through epic history making events in the
peoples' movements' like the 'Arab Spring' and now the 'Occupy Wall Street' as
global citizens. We must get involved, and must play our part in it.
The American people have stood up against its tyrannical establishment,
via the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement. Similarly Pakistan must play its correct
role, and define its direction today also. As citizens of Pakistan, we have a responsibility
to the world, and we need to indentify our mistakes, and then resolve to change
our direction. We need to put our mark on history. We may or may not have the
same demands yet we have a common front composed of many diversified interests.
Unified we have to confront and solve the most pressing
problem of our time. It will not be an exaggeration to say that our survival as
individuals, as a society, even as a species depends on it.
I request all Pakistanis, to cross party lines and support
the correct person in the next Elections in 2013.
Let us remember that: "Allah will never change the
condition of a people unless they first change what is wrong in their hearts"
– Al - Quran
About the author: Shahida is an overseas Pakistani deeply devastated by Pakistan's state of affairs. Creating awareness and differentiating between fact and fiction is her passion. She is apolitical and freelances for different blogs from Facebook.
