1.
January 2023
A Voice for Global Peace and Justice
Monthly
Special issue to mark Quaid-e-Azam's birth anniversary
“It is my belief that
our salvation lies in
following the golden
rules of contract set
for us by our own
great lawgiver, the
Prophet of Islam. Let
us lay the foundation
of our democracy
on the basis of
truly Islamic ideas
and principles. Our
Almighty has taught
us that discussions
and consultations
shall guide our
decisions in the affairs
of state.
I am sure that
democracy is in our
blood”.
Quaid-e-Azam’s
Vision of Pakistan

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CONTENTS
06
Quaid-e-Azam’s Vision of Pakistan
09
No leader after Quaid-e-Azam lived up to his vision
13
2022 The year that was
15
Pakistan’s moments of glory in 2022
18
Need to look beyond IMF
20
Countering propaganda against CPEC
22
Human rights are under threat everywhere
23
Pakistan Government and TTP:
Chronology of Dialogue
24
Packaging units should be given
the status of industry
26
Genetically Modified (GM) Food
Impact on Health and Economy
31
Minorities in Pakistan enjoy full
constitutional protection
33
Value addition is the only way to boost exports
35
From Babri Mosque to Ram Temple
- Hindutva in action
36
What makes a good leader?
37
Human Solidarity Day the way to end
conflicts and wars
11
How and Why We Failed to Realise
Quaid-e-Azam’s Vision of Pakistan
38
President Alvi for strengthing Pak-Italy ties
38
National day of Bahrain celebrated
39
Sudan celebrates independence day on Jan 1
40
Chinese ambassador calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif
40
Pakistan keen to enhance ties with int’l
community: President Alvi
41
Pakistan trade house in Kyrgyzstan
to promote bilateral trade: Envoy
41
Travel to Indonesia to be eased: Envoy
41
Foreign defence attaches collect
Rs 0.6 M for flood affectees
25
US organizes US-Pakistani diaspora
engagement conference in Islamabad
42
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi: A Towering
Literary Personality

4.
This issue of The Consul is a special edition in honour
of the Quaid-e-Azam whose birth anniversary is
celebrated on December 25. The Father of the Nation
was a remarkable man who changed the course of
history by establishing a new country, a homeland
for the Muslims of South Asia. A man of destiny with
an indomitable faith in the justness of his cause, he
struggled long and hard against tremendous odds and
ultimately led his people to the promised land.
We are at a critical juncture in our history at the
moment. In these testing times, we need to recall the
Quaid-e-Azam’s motto of unity, faith and discipline to
find our way out of the labyrinth of multifarious social,
economic and political ills that afflict our society. Today
our polity is deeply divided and polarized, and there is
utter indiscipline in our ranks. On top of everything,
thereisagrowingsenseofuncertaintyanddespondency
about the future.
This is the time for us as a nation to revert to the
Quaid’s motto of unity, faith and discipline and re-
anchor ourselves firmly in the ideals and values held
dear by him. We need to close our ranks, rise above
narrow partisan ends and think and act in the greater
national interests. If we want to progress and prosper
as a nation, we need to rekindle the spirit that informed
the Pakistan movement. Let us resolve not to rest until
we have transformed Pakistan into the land of Quaid’s
vision.
Nasim Ahmed
nasimrazzaq@gmail.com
From Chief Editor’s Desk
Mr Nasim Ahmed is a former Chief Editor of Pakistan’s
premier English daily, The Pakistan Times, Islamabad-La-
hore. A senior journalist with over 40 years’ experience,
he is a teacher, author, researcher and peace activist. He
was Founder Chief Executive of Child Care Foundation
of Pakistan, a public-private NGO, which set up thou-
sands of non-formal schools across Pakistan for educat-
ing working children.
Chief Editor’s Profile
31
31
45
The unique culture of Kalash people
of northern Pakistan
45
45
44
Shakir Ali One of Asia’s greatest painters
45
The unique culture of Kalash people
of northern Pakistan
43
Shakir Ali One of Asia’s greatest painters

5.
January 2023
6
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
What was Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan? Would Pakistan be a modern
democracy or a closed theocracy? All through his struggle, the Quaid
manifested a great and firm belief in the democratic principles. A
democratic journey started with the resolution of Sindh Assembly
demanding the separation of Muslim areas from Hindu majority areas.
After passing through long and many hurdles, Quaid gave the dream of
Pakistan a practical shape in 1947. All his decisions were the reflection
of the party decisions. His firm belief in Islam and democratic system
was evident. The main sources of his inspiration and guidance for the
national effort were Islam and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be
upon Him).
ABOUT ISLAM THE QUAID SAID:
“It is not only a religion but it contains law, philosophy and politics. In
fact, it contains everything that matters to a man from morning to night.
When we talk of Islam we take it as an all-embracing word. We do not
mean any ill will. The foundation of our Islamic code is that we stand
for liberty, equality and fraternity.”
IN HIS MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF ‘ID-UL-FITR IN
OCTOBER 1941, HE EXPLAINED:
“Islam lays great emphasis on the social side of things. Every day,
the rich and the poor, the great and the small living in a locality are
brought five times in a day in the mosque in terms of perfect equality
of mankind and thereby the foundation of a healthy social relationship
is laid and established through prayer. At the end of Ramazan comes
the new moon, the crescent as a signal for a mass gathering on the
‘Id day again in perfect equality of mankind which effects the entire
Muslim world.”
IN AN EID MESSAGE IN SEPTEMBER 1945, THE Quaid-e-
Azam POINTED OUT:
The Quran is the general code for the Muslims, a religious, social, civil,
commercial, military, judicial and penal code. It regulates everything,
from the ceremonies of religion to those of daily life, from the salvation
of the soul to the health of the body, from the rights of all to those of
each individual from morality to crime; from punishment here to that
in the life to come, and our Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon
Him) has enjoined on us that every Musalman should possess a copy
of the Quran and be his own priest. Therefore, Islam is not merely
confined to the spiritual tenets and doctrines or ritual and ceremonies.
It is a complete code regulating the whole Muslim society, every
department of life, collective and individual.
THE QUAID, WHILE ADDRESSING THE BAR ASSOCIATION
OF KARACHI ON THE HOLY PROPHET’S BIRTHDAY ON
25TH JANUARY 1948, SAID:
“Islamic principles today are as applicable to life as they were 1300
years ago….Islam and its idealism have taught us democracy. Islam
has taught equality, justice and fair play for everybody……..let us
make it the future Constitution of Pakistan. The Prophet was a great
teacher. He was a great lawgiver. He was a great statesman and he was
a great sovereign.”
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
With regard to the form of government in Pakistan, the Quaid said:
“It is my belief that our salvation lies in following the golden rules of
contract set for us by our own great lawgiver, the Prophet of Islam. Let
us lay the foundation of our democracy on the basis of truly Islamic
ideas and principles. Our Almighty has taught us that discussions and
consultations shall guide our decisions in the affairs of state.”
The Quaid was a great believer in democracy. Addressing the Session
of All-India Muslim League, Delhi, 24th April, 1943, he said: “I am
sure that democracy is in our blood. It is in our marrows. Only centuries
of adverse circumstances have made circulation of that blood cold. But
now the situation has changed.”
STATUS OF MINORITIES
Another issue of great concern was to define the status of minorities in
Pakistan, because in the absence of constitution, there was unrest and
propaganda about the issue. But the Quaid had no confusion about this.
He appointed J.N. Mandal as the Minister for Law and Labour.
IN HIS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE CONSTITUENT
ASSEMBLY HE REMARKED:
Quaid-e-Azam’s
Vision of Pakistan
MRS. IRAM KHALID

6.
January 2023 7
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
“You are free, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place
of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or
caste or creed; that has nothing to do with the business of the State…….
We are starting with the fundamental principle that we are all citizens
and equal citizens of one State……Now, I think that we should keep
that in front of us as our ideal and you will find that in course of time
Hindus would cease to be Hindus and Mulsims would cease to be
Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith
of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the State.”
To provide safeguards to the minorities was another important point of
his great consideration.The Quaid said, “I am going to constitute myself
the protector-general of the Hindu minority in Pakistan.” He met the
Hindu and Parsee delegations at Karachi and Quetta respectively, and
assured them of his intention to safeguard their interest.19
Mountbatten made an interesting point in his formal speech to the
Constituent Assembly on 14th August, 1947. He quoted the example of
Akbar, the Great Mughal, as the model of a tolerant Muslim ruler. The
Quaid, while replying, presented the more inspiring model to follow;
it was that of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him). The
Quaid said that the tolerance and goodwill that great emperor Akbar
showed to all the non-Muslims was not of recent origin. It dated back
to thirteen centuries ago when our Holy Prophet not only by words but
also by deeds treated the Jews and Christians after he had conquered
them, with the utmost tolerance and regard and respect for their faith
and beliefs.
This is the Quaid’s vision of an Islamic society which would be
equitable, compassionate and tolerant and from which the ‘cancer’
of corruption, nepotism, mismanagement and inefficiency would be
eradicated.
NATURE OF POLITY
The most important and difficult task faced by the new State of
Pakistan was to define its exact character. Although the struggle had
created basic unity among different groups, yet such questions as the
form of federation, form of government and status of minorities, etc.
remained unanswered. In this context, the Quaid laid down the guiding
principles.
THE FEDERATING PRINCIPLES
In an interview given to the representative of the Associated Press
of America on 8th November 1945, the Quaid said that the theory of
Pakistan guaranteed that the federated units of the national government
would have all the autonomy that you will find in the Constitutions of
the United States of America, Canada and Australia. But certain vital
powers will remain vested in the Central Government.
Although the Quaid firmly believed in a strong centre, yet according
to him, the actual source of strength was the will of people. According
to him, the will of the people could be ascertained only through the
system of direct elections.
Another important feature, which he discussed, was the establishment
of political parties. He was neither in favour of one-party government,
nor a party-less system. He visualized a system of competing political
parties working within the constitution and democratic framework.
Provincialism is a great curse. The Quaid had a clear perception on
this issue. He said, “Islam has taught us this and I think you will agree
with me that whatever else you may be and whatever you are, you are
a Muslim. You belong to a nation now; you have now carved out a
territory, a vast territory, it is all yours, it does not belong to a Punjabi
or a Sindhi or a Pathan, or a Bengali, it is yours.”
INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY
An independent judiciary acts as the guardian of fundamental rights of
the people. The Quaid believed that the law courts alone should decide
the question of citizen’s right.
On6thFebruary,1919whiletakingpartinadiscussionintheLegislative
Council, Jinnah said, “I am a firm believer that no man’s liberty should
be taken away for a single minute without a proper inquiry.” On 28th
January, 1925 speaking in the Central Legislative Council he said, “My
liberty, should not be taken away without a judicial trial in proper court
where I have all the rights to defend myself.”
Commitment to democracy was the basic spirit behind the Quaid’s
struggle. Discussions, debates, dialogues, arguments and logic were
the weapons that he used in convincing his political opponents and
the foreign power that the British should go honourably from the
sub-continent. His long parliamentary career and vast experience as
a lawyer made him believe that it was the legislative supremacy that
could safeguard the future of democracy.
CONSTITUTIONALISM
The Quaid’s aim was to build Pakistan as a constitutional democracy.
He believed that there was no contradiction between an Islamic State
and a polity governed according to modern democratic principles.
Constitutionalism is at the very heart of Islamic teachings. Fairness,
justice, compassion and honesty are all tenets of Islam.
The Quaid was a strong believer in the ‘Rule of Law’. His firm stand on
the Rowlett Act and winning the objective without any bloodshed offer
a unique example in history. As a lawyer, he had a clear mind and firm
belief in constitutional measures.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC JUSTICE
The idea behind Pakistan movement was to provide socio-economic
justice to the Muslims who suffered Hindu exploitation under British
rule. In this context he was in favour of the Islamic economic system in
Pakistan to avoid the extremes of an uncontrolled capitalist economy
as well as socialism.
Speaking at a public reception at Chittagong; the Quaid said: “Pakistan
should be based on sure foundations of social justice and Islamic
socialism which emphasis equality and brotherhood of man….These
are the basic points of our religion, culture and civilization.”
THE Quaid-e-Azam HAD STRONG RESERVATIONS ABOUT
THE WESTERN CAPITALIST MODEL OF ECONOMY. HE
REMARKED THAT:
“The economic system of the West has created almost insolvable

7.
January 2023
8
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
problems for humanity…..The adoption of Western economic theory
and practice will not help us in achieving our goal of creating a happy
and contented people. We must work our destiny in our way and
present the world an economic system, based on true Islamic concept
of equality and social justice.”
FOREIGN POLICY
At the time of independence there were two factors in Pakistan’s foreign
policy. Firstly, her geographical position, especially her contiguity to
India; secondly, her feeling of kinship with other Muslim countries.
According to the Quaid, Pakistan stepped into international life with
the confidence derived from the enjoyment of a great Islamic heritage
of practical experience.
The original pattern of external relations given by Quaid-e-Azam is
still valid today. Pakistan joined the United Nations in September 1947,
emphasizing friendship with all, promotion of peace and harmony,
support to the oppressed people of the world, and a strict observance of
the principles of international conduct, as enshrined in the UN Charter.
OUTLINING THE GOALS OF FOREIGN POLICY, HE
DECLARED:
“Our foreign policy is one of the friendliness and goodwill towards
the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against
any country or nation. We believe in the principle of honesty and fair
play in national and international dealings and are prepared to make
our utmost contribution to the promotion of peace and prosperity
among the nations of the world. Pakistan will never be found lacking
in extending its material and moral support to the oppressed and
suppressed people of the world, and in upholding the principles of the
United Nations Charter.”
After Pakistan came into being, he said in reply to the speech of the
American Ambassador, “The people of Pakistan desire nothing that is
not their own, nothing more than the goodwill and friendship of all the
free nations of the World.”
The Quaid also emphasized the need for harmony, unity of purpose
and complete understanding among all the people of Asia, particularly
of the Muslims, as that would be a great contribution to the peace and
prosperity of the world.
IN HIS MESSAGE TO THE NATION ON THE OCCASION OF
THE INAUGURATION OF THE PAKISTAN BROADCASTING
SERVICE ON AUGUST 15, 1947, HE SAID:
“Our object should be peace within and peace without. We want to
live peacefully and maintain cordial and friendly relations with
our immediate neighbors and with the World at large. We have no
aggressive designs against any one. We stand by the United Nations
Charter and will gladly make our full contribution to the peace and
prosperity of the World.”
He was a great supporter of the cause of self–determination and the
movement for liberation whether it might be in Palestine or Kashmir.
DEFENCE POLICY
Although Pakistan’s foreign policy was based on full support of
peace and adherence to the U.N. Charter, yet in the presence of an
aggressive and hostile neighbour, it could not afford to neglect its
defence. According to the Quaid, a weak and defenceless country in
this imperfect world invites aggression from others. The best way to
remove the temptation from those who thought that Pakistan was weak
and they could bully and attack her was and indeed still is to build a
strong deterrent force.
ON JANUARY 23, 1948, WHILE ADDRESSING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF H.M.P.S ‘DILAWAR’, THE QUAID
SAID:
“It was the need of the time to be fully prepared against the aggressive
designs. Nature’s inexorable law is the survival of the fittest. Pakistan’s
armed forces are the custodians of the life, property and honour of the
people of Pakistan: they are the most vital of all Pakistan’s services.”
CIVIL SERVICES
It was the normal practice of the colonial power (the British) to use the
administration to control the people in order to prolong their stay. They
organized civil services not only to frame the policies but to implement
them also. Quaid’s aim was to change the mind-set of this institution.
GIVING GUIDELINES TO THE CIVIL SERVANTS, THE
QUAID ADVISED THUS:
“Whatever community, cast or creed you belong to, you are now
the servants of Pakistan. The days have gone when the country was
ruled by the bureaucracy. It is people’s government, responsible to the
people more or less on democratic lines and parliamentary practice.
You have to do your duty as servants; you are not concerned with this
political or that political party; that is not your business. You are not
rulers. You do not belong to the ruling class; you are their servants and
friends, maintain the highest standard of honour, integrity, justice and
fair play.”
STATUS OF WOMEN
Quaid-e-Azam championed the cause of womanhood and advocated
for women an equal share with men in social and national life. The
following quotation throws ample light on the views of the Father of
the Nation:
“In the great task of building the nation and to maintain its solidarity,
women have a most valuable part to play. They are the prime architects
of the character of the youth who constitute the backbone of the State. I
know that in the long struggle for the achievement of Pakistan, Muslim
women have stood solidly behind their men. In the bigger struggle for
the building up of Pakistan that now lies ahead let it not be said that the
women of Pakistan had lagged behind or failed in their duty.”
ABOUT THE FUTURE THE QUAID SAID:
“Nature has given you everything. You have got unlimited resources.
The foundations of your State have been laid, and it is now for you to
build, and build as quickly as you can. So go ahead I wish you God
Speed.

8.
January 2023 9
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
THE CONSUL SURVEY
The Consul Magazine conducted a survey among university students to get their
feedback on why we as a nation failed to translate the Quaid’s vision into reality. The
following questions were asked:
1. What was Quaid-e-Azam’s vision of Pakistan?
2. Did we succeed in translating the Quaid’s vision into reality?
3. If not, how and why did we fail?
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY SYED ALI HAISUM
No leader after Quaid-e-Azam
lived up to his vision
In the following we reproduce replies from some of the
respondents:
Khansa Shah
Deptt of International Relations, AJK University
The Quaid's vision of Pakistan was a land of souls who are
generous, empathetic, kind, progressive, compassionate and can
exercise freedom in their all moral practices be it be religious, or
social phenomena. For Quaid, Pakistan was to be home to those
who can't find shelter anywhere else, a voice to voiceless people,
a pillar of strength and epitome of justice for everyone out there.
Unfortunately, we couldn't even comprehend his vision to its
full extent. We only understood it as independence from Hindu
extremismwhenitwasmeanttobeindependencefromallsocial
evils, injustices, false narratives, egoistic mindsets, animosity
for others. And looking at today's Pakistan no one can say that
yes, we made it.
We went wrong at very first place where we let this nation to be
divided into provinces and it became provincialism rather than
nationalism, while the elite interests played their best part to
divide us so that their rule could be established.
Secondly, we have always been victim to poor constitutional
interpretation and implementation of rule of law, where the
rich went up the hill of undue power and people met with never
ending sufferings. Especially when the future of youth was
neglected to the extent that no reliable effort was made to keep
pace with the fast moving world. Look at our poor education
system, borrowed curriculum and complexed mindset of the
people in power, who made sure with their incompetence to not
let this country fully flourish as Islamic identity or progressive
nation. The hybrid thing that we've become is nothing but a
total mess.
One of the reasons why Pakistan failed to stand on its feet
and couldn't become the voice of voiceless people around the
globe, which was one of the important part of the vision, is lack
of political will, ignorance and untrained political minds who
couldn't keep up with our national goals. The colonial mindset
that we inherited as a consequence of long British Raj, became
the biggest enemy of social harmony, peace and respect in our
social practices.
Syed Ali Haisum
Quaid-e-Azam University
Quaid-e-Azam's vision of Pakistan was a free state where
everyone can pray in their own way
and government will not interfere in
their personal matters. Plus he wanted
Pakistan to have everything which
we failed to have when Muslims and
Hindus were living together. Jinnah
also said that "I can look forward to
Pakistan becoming one of the greatest
nations of the world."

9.
January 2023
10
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
To some extent we did succeed; that is the reason that now the
place where we freely worship is Pakistan. And we also became
the only Muslim nuclear country which means that we were
following the path for becoming the one of the greatest nations
of the world. But we we slowed down and are now facing a lot of
challenges.
I must not say that we failed. Let's put it like we are on our way
to let his vision reach its real goal. But the reason that we are
not there yet is: 1.We have forgotten the reason why we separate
from the Hindus. Our youth is not taught about it. 2. We are not
practising our religion like we are supposed to do. 3. We failed
to control the international pressures. 4. We could not ensure
political stability.
M. Talha Zubair
Quaid-e-Azam University
Quaid-e-Azam was a great leader
who won a separate homeland for the
Muslims of south Asia. He made great
struggles and at last the dream of Poet
of the East Dr. Allama Muhammad
Iqbal came true on 14th of August
1947. Unfortunately we the citizens of
Pakistan now are not capable enough
to take it to the level where our leader
wanted us to be. Our destiny was above the skies and we were
meant to rule not to be ruled!
Quaid’s vision was to established a democracy, not a theocracy, a
state which would be a protector of the minorities, a state where
every single being can live a free, peaceful and prosperous life. As
the governor general of Pakistan he said:
“You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go
to your mosques, or to any other place of worship in this state of
Pakistan…you may belong to any religion, caste or creed that has
nothing to do with the business of the State…We are starting in
the days when there is no discrimination, no distinction between
one community and another, no discrimination between one
caste or creed or another. We are starting with this fundamental
principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of the one
State”.
WefailedmiserablyinsecuringtheQuaid’sPakistan.ButPakistan
is a nation full of capabilities and will power; we can do anything
as a nation. All we need is to focus on being the right human, the
right nation on the right path following the teachings of Islam
and our great Founder of Pakistan .
Syed Abdullah Rafiq
Federal Urdu University
Quaid’s vision was the embodiment
of the Holy Quran. He envisioned a
Muslim state where Islamic laws would
be implemented and equal rights will be given to every human
being. His vision was explained in terms of “Unity”, “Faith”
and “Discipline”. The Quaid was strongly “Nepotism” and
“Jobbery” which leads to corruption and downfall of a state. He
envisioned Islamic Republic of Pakistan as one of the greatest
nations in the world.
Over time we have moved from the core vision of Quaid,
The justice system is not properly working due to rampant
corruption and nepotism. Our collective behavior is deprived
pf the values of “Unity”, “Faith” and “Discipline” which the
Quaid emphasized. It is the failure of our political leadership to
translate the Quaid’s vision into reality
Abbas Khan
Quaid-e-Azam University
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah's vision of Pakistan was that
the people should live in unity and
progress as honourable members of
Muslim ummah in South Asia region.
Unfortunately, over the past seventy
decades we have deviated from the
vision of Quaid e Azam. His vision for
us was that we should adopt a democratic system to guarantee
equal rights and fair play for all. But instead we have created an
unjust society where a few are rich and the majority poor. The
legislative, executive, judicial pillars of the State are weak, so
our governance is poor and people are in a miserable condition.
Mishaal Arif
Ripha International University
Quaid-e-Azam's vision was for creating
a new democratic Muslim state based
on the concept of fundamental human
rights, protection of minorities,
women’s rights, rule of the law and
religious freedom for all.
Quaid's vision could not turn into
reality due to political instability,
inequalityandinjusticesduetopovertyandilliteracy,terrorism,
favoritism and lawlessness in the government system.
Pakistan today is unstable and it is uncertain when things
would get better. Without the rule of law and zero corruption
we have no future. We have failed to realise Quaid's vision
because of dirty politics. There has not been a single leader after
him who was not after material obsession, unlimited power,
fame and fortune. And that is the root of all evil. We can only
bring about change and choosing the right leaders for ruling
this state, but Quaid's shoes are rather too big to be filled by
just anyone as of yet.

10.
January 2023 11
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
wanted Pakistan to be a democratic
and Islamic welfare state which would
prosper through time. Tolerance,
peace, coexistence, democracy and
the rule of law were the fore of
Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan. Quaid-
e-Azam wanted Pakistan to be “one
of the greatest nations of the world”.
However, this vision of Quaid-e-Azam
for Pakistan has been gravely failed to
transform into reality.
Quaid-e-Azam had a vision of greater
Pakistan, in accordance to which he
said that “The first duty of the state is
to maintain law and order, to protect
the life, property and religious beliefs
of its people. The biggest curses of
bribery, corruption, black-marketing,
nepotism and jobbery, inherited
from India, should be put down with
an iron hand. To make Pakistan
happy and prosperous, we should
concentrate on the well-being of its
people, especially the poor masses.
As citizens of Pakistan, we have equal
rights, privileges, and obligations,
irrespective of colour, creed, caste and
religion. You are free, you are free to
go to your temples, to mosques or to
any other place of worship in Pakistan.
We should always be guided by the
principles of justice and the fair play
without any partiality or favouritism”.
The democratic rule in Pakistan
collapsed rapidly after independence
because Pakistan had a weak and
disorganized political structure
that was unable to settle crucial
governance disputes. Since the time of
independence, Pakistan's democratic
system has been hanging between
civilian and military governments
at different points throughout its
political discourse. This is primarily
because of political instability, civil-
How and Why We Failed to Realise
Quaid-e-Azam’s Vision of Pakistan
AZKA TANVEER

11.
January 2023
12
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
military imbalance, political corruption,
and the establishment's intervention
in civilian affairs, which led to repeated
imposition of Martial Law.
From 1947 to 1958, seven Pakistani Prime
Ministers resigned or were deposed.
This political failure paved the way for
Pakistan's first military coup. On October
7, 1958, Pakistan's first civilian president,
Iskander Mirza, along with General
Ayub Khan, abrogated the country's
constitution and declared martial law.
Then the military reign continued from
1958 to 1969, with the president General
Ayub Khan, and from 1969 to 1971, it was
General Yahya Khan. Unfortunately the
same year led to the dismemberment of
East-Pakistan, now Bangladesh resulting
in yet another grave failure of the vision
of Quaid-e-Azam for Pakistan.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ruled as a civilian yet
socialist-oriented autocrat from 1972
to 1977, but he was ousted by General
Zia-Ul-Haq. General Zia was killed in a
plane crash in 1988, and then, Benazir
Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter,
was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Her administration was followed by
that of Nawaz Sharif, and the two
leaders alternated until General Pervez
Musharraf's military coup in 1999.
Musharraf served as President of Pakistan
2001 until his own resignation in 2008.
Asif Ali Zardari was elected president in
2008. From 2008 to 2018 PPP and PML-N
governments ruled but both failed to
bring about any socio-economic progress
and visible improvement in the life of the
common man. The PTI government which
broke the long chain of two-party rule
was later ousted through a controversial
no-confidence vote last April.
After 75 years of independence, Pakistan
is still struggling to achieve political
peace and economic progress. Despite
the existence of the constitution, our
democratic system has crumbled due
to a lack of quality leadership. The
national cohesion of Pakistan is also
deteriorating as a result of the rising tides
of provincialism, sectarianism and crime.
In addition to that, we have also failed to
develop our own economic system that is
consistent with Islamic values, Pakistan's
economy is still being influenced by
the Western economic system and is
currently in distress. The growing evils
of bribery, corruption, black marketing
and nepotism are all big challenges facing
Pakistan. The law and order situation as
well as the justice system call for radical
reforms.
To cope with the problem of a collapsing
economy, Pakistan must return to
austerity, and the unseemly political
race for power and position must come to
end. It is disgraceful to hear people with
power proclaim that foreign loans will
benefit the country and help it recover
from the economic crisis. Leadership
is of immense importance because
a paradigm shift in Pakistan cannot
occur without its direction and support.
Contemporarily, Pakistan’s leadership
lacks important characteristics such as
hard work, intelligence, integrity, vision,
commitment, dedication, adherence to
merit, and the rule of law due to which
we have failed to make Quaid's dream a
reality.
Rather than promoting individualism,
our leaders should focus on collective
good that would benefit the nation. To
make Jinnah's Pakistan a reality, both
short-term and long-term measures at
the national, societal and individual
levels are needed.
The current chaotic situation of Pakistan
is is proof that the vision of Quaid-e-
Azam has not been realized in its true
essence. Today’s Pakistan is economically
fragile, politically unstable and there is
lack of justice, which is a negation Quaid’s
vision.
If Pakistan is to achieve peace and
harmony and prosperity, we must return
to the ideals espoused by the Father of
the Nation and make them a part of our
national ethos and character. That is the
only way to get out of the mess that we
have fallen into.

12.
January 2023 13
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
THE YEAR
THATWAS
2022
STAFF WRITER
Historians may look back on 2022 as
another hinge in history, signalingtowards
an end of one era and the start of another
when the threat of nuclear war returned to
Europe, and the door was partly shut on
the United States' policy of encirclement
of China. With the climate change,
political and economic crises wracking
the world abf COVID-19 resurfacing,
the world witnessed many momentous
events in 2022. Here is a bird’s eye view
of the top ten global events that occurred
in 2022.
1. Russia-Ukraine War
Russia invaded Ukraine on February
24th, 2022, in a major escalation of the
Russi-Ukrainian War, which began in
2014. Tens of thousands of people on
both sides lost their lives as a result of
the invasion. Since WWII, it has resulted
in Europe's largest refugee crisis.The
invasion of Ukraine by Russia resulted
in Ukrainians fleeing their homeland in
search of safety elsewhere. This invasion
has tended to obscure humanitarian and
refugee crises throughout the globe.
Russia's brazen aggression caused price
shocks, supply chain disruptions, and
food shortages around the world. A
2. Iranian Protest
Protests can destabilize regimes. The
leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran
are facing the most serious challenge
to their rule since taking power in
1979. The protests started in September
2022 when "morality police" in Tehran
arrested MahsaAmini, a twenty-two-
year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman visiting
Iran's capital city, for not properly
covering her hair. She died while being
held by police. When word of her death
spread, hundreds gathered to condemn
her death and Iran's mistreatment of
women. The government used force to
quell the protests. According to a US-
based Iran Human Rights Activists News
Agency till December, Iranian security
forces had killed up to 458 protesters
including 63 children. The protests have
led to speculation that Iran might be
confronting a new kind of revolution.
3. The Sri Lankan Uprising
Following a series of lockdowns that had
paralyzed the economy of Sri Lanka,
the nation entered 2022 with a limited
foreign reserve. Not surprisingly, what
was essentially an economic crisis
erupted into a political crisis. In February,
Sri Lankans from all over the country
took to the streets in unprecedented
numbers to demand the resignation of
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his
government. They gathered in mid-April
on a coastal front in the country's capital,
Colombo, and established a makeshift
community. The hashtag #GoHomeGota
on social media also trended for a long
time. They achieved their goal after a
three-month struggle. Rajapaksa marks
the first president in Sri Lanka's post-
independence timeline to be forced
out of office by a popular uprising. the
country still remains embroiled in a
severe economic crunch

13.
January 2023
14
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
4. Intensification of Climate Change
Europe experienced record-breaking
heat waves, which burned down forests
and dried up rivers. Pakistan experienced
a similar brutal heat wave, which was
followed by monsoons that submerged up
to one-third of the country. The southwest
of the United States experienced a record
drought, which reduced reservoir levels.
The Hurricane Ian wrecked Florida. The
United Nations Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change warned that soon the
effects of climate change will become
irreversible. The COP27 meeting in
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt concluded with
a partial agreement. Carbon dioxide
levels in the atmosphere continued to
rise in 2022 and are expected to increase
more in near future.
5. The huge success of Qatar World
Cup 2022
Qatar has taken its place in the global
spotlight as the first Middle Eastern
country to host the FIFA World Cup
in 2022. In the run-up to 2022, Qatar
spent billions of dollars building some
of the most environmentally friendly
and architecturally advanced sporting
facilities in the world, undertaking
massive economic and infrastructural
developments, and investing in the
rapid expansion of its sports events
handling capacity. Qatar also made
history by hosting the first World Cup
in the northern hemisphere that did
not take place during the summer. It is
regarded as a great hallmark because it
has significantly altered the worldview
of Islamic nations.
6. Inflation Upsurge
In 2022, the world grappled with soaring
prices. According to IMF, inflation
increased globally around 7.7% in 2022.
These spikes in the prices were caused
by a combination of supply and demand
issues. The inflation rate is expected to
increase with lesser reservoirs to feed a
huge population.
7. China steps into Middle East
With Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudia Arabia,
the kingdom of Saudia Arabia and China
signing agreements worth $29.6bn. Such
agreements will add to trade, business, and
investment relations including with tech
giant Huawei, whose growing foray into the
Gulf region has raised US security concerns.
The world's largest energy consumer, China,
is now a significant trade partner of the Gulf
states raising US concerns about Chinese
involvement in the Gulf region as the Gulf
nations are one of the crucial strategic allies
of U.S. Thus, 2022 has ended on unveiling a
new chapter between the two global powers
seeking dominance in the international arena.
8. End of an era
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning
monarch in British history, died on September
8, 2022. The keys in preserving the
monarchy's stability was striking a balance
between publicity and mystery; it was a
defining feature of Elizabeth II's reign. With
a global television audience of hundreds of
millions, her burial ceremony was one of the
biggest and most watched events in British
history as well as of the year 2022. The focus
has now shifted to the Queen's successor,
and what impact King Charles makes on
the future of the United Kingdom and the
Commonwealth.
9. Reign of terror continued in Occupied
Kashmir
Narendra Modi-led Indian government is
engaged in ethnic cleansing of Muslims in
occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Modi has
turned the valley into a killing field where
innocent people are being killed by Indian
troops with impunity. The Modi regime
maddened by the arrogance of power is
trampling everything to impose its nefarious
designs in the occupied territory with
deployment of 900,000 troops. The year saw
enforced disappearances, killing of youth
in fake encounters, molestation, rape and
confiscation of property,
10. Re-emergence of COVID
Just when the world thought that the
pandemic has eventually ended. China
reported COVID-19 resurgence in the late
months of 2022. It has created tensions
around the globe. According to the World
Health Organization (WHO), hospitals across
the country appear to be filling up amid a
fresh wave of infections. Hence, 2022 ended
leaving China to choose between continuing
to ease restrictions or re-impose long-term
restrictions that have harmed its economy.

14.
January 2023 15
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
Ahsan Ramzan beats opponent
twice his age in IBSF final
Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan poses with
the trophy after winning the IBSF World
Snooker Championship final against Amir
Sarkhosh of Iran on March 11, 2022.
In March, teenage cueist Ahsan Ramzan
caused an upset far beyond his years
as he won the International Billiards
and Snooker Federation World Snooker
Championship in Doha.
The 16-year-old snooker prodigy beat
Iran's Amir Sarkhosh — a rival almost
twice as old — in an epic final.
Trailing 4-2, he staged a memorable
comeback to eventually triumph 6-5 as he
became the second-youngest cueist to win
the title.
Arshad Nadeem brings home CWG gold
Arshad throws Javelin during the CWG competition while in the second picture he
poses with the gold medal he won.
In August, javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem cemented his status of a national hero as
he rewrote record books to secure gold medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Nadeem not only bagged gold but also became the first javelin thrower from the sub-
continent to surpass the 90-metre mark at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth
Games.
His exceptional feat at the CWG ended a 56-year medal drought in track and field
at the Games for the country.
Arshad was one of Pakistan’s leading hopes for a medal going into the event, but
without a coach and with a heavily taped throwing elbow due to an injury, odds
were against him. Yet, he stood out among all his competitors.
PAKISTAN’S MOMENTS
OF GLORY IN 2022
STAFF REPORT
SPORTS

15.
January 2023
16
6 February 2020
Kashmiris’indomitable
struggle for freedom
India’s services
chief confesses
blindingprotesters
Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
Pakistan Women beat India in Asia Cup
Pakistan's Nida Dar gestures after taking a wicket during the Asia Cup clash against India. It's unfortunate but Pakistan Women often fly
under the shadow of its male counterparts. However, for a day in August, that changed when Bismah Maroof and Co beat India by 13 runs in
their Women’s Asia Cup clash at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh.
It was only their third victory over India in 13 T20 internationals, and the star of the show was all-rounder Nida Dar. First, she hammered an
impressive 37-ball 56 to help Pakistan post 137 and then claimed two wickets for 23 runs that proved another decisive moment in the game.
Pakistan’s Nooh Dastagir Butt looks on
during his record-breaking clean and
jerk attempt during the +109kg final.
The month of August delivered
another moment of national pride
when weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt
won the gold medal for Pakistan in the
Commonwealth Games 2022 with a
record lift of 405kg.
This was the first gold for Pakistan in
any category in the Games. Earlier in
the same competition, judoka Hussain
Shah had won a bronze medal in the
men’s 90kg category.
Nooh lifts his way to CWG gold

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Amjed Jaaved
Through a host of draconian measures,
India has gagged digital and voice protests
in disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and
foreign journalists from visiting Kashmir.
Indian forces fire pellets (called `birdshots’)
with pump-action shot-guns against
unarmed protesters or stone throwers, even
women, and children five to eight years’ old.
India cheated Kashmiris. Indian forces fire
pellets (called `birdshots’) with pump-action
shot-guns against unarmed protesters or
stone throwers, even women, and children
five to eight years’ old. A New York Time
report portrays a gruesome picture (“An
Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as
India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters”,
New York Times, August 28, 2016`) It
says` the patients have mutilated retinas,
severed optic nerves, irises seeping out like
puddles of ink’. Doctors call them `dead
eyes’. A similar report in Washington Post
(December 12, 2017) is no less poignant.
Let India realise it can’t stifle Kashmiris’
dissent. To stifle the Kashmiri’s fighting
spirit, the dogra (1846-1947) punished
even Kashmiri children who played with
fork-slings (ghulail in Urdu) and stones
(Muhammad YousafSaraf, Kashmiris Fight
for Freedom, vol. 1, p. 50). Struggle for
freedom goes on despite Indian forces’ reign
of terror (abductions, custodial deaths,
rapes, arson, and pellet shelling). `The
Security Council should make clear that
it opposes Mr. Modi’s brutal tightening
of India’s control on Kashmir. While Mr.
Modi may think he can control this volatile
conflict on his own, he almost certainly
cannot’ (The U.N. Can’t Ignore Kashmir
Anymore, New York Times, October 2,
2019).
Defence services chief’s ergonomic
confession: Irked by international-media
censures, BipenRawat, India’s ex-army chief,
now Chief of Defence Services has tendered
a funny explanation.
He says, ` Most of the eye injuries are caused
because those pelting stones bend to the
ground to pick up stones and because pellet
guns are fired at the legs they get hit them
in the eyes (Indian Express, January 17,
2020). Indian opposition took him to task
for explaining how Kashmiris were being
“radicalized”. They advised him to desist
from dabbling in politics. AsaduddinOwaisi
asked him, `Who’ll deradicaliselynchers
and their political masters? `Yogi (UP chief
minister] and “Pakistan jao” Meerut SP?
Writer is contributing editor
to The Consul. He has been
contributing free-lance for over
five decades. His contributions
stand published in the leading
dailies and magazines (Global
Village Space, Jehangir World
Times) at home and abroad
(Nepal. Bangladesh, et. al.).
He is author of seven e-books
including Terrorism, Jihad,
Nukes and other Issues in Focus
. He holds degrees in economics,
business administration, and
law. His article `Rampant
corruption in India’ is
archived with Transparency
International, `Belt-Road
initiative moderndiplomacy.
eu’, with Kennedy Centre,
USA, `Integral Part, with New
Nation Bangladesh, `Chanakya’s
Misprint on India’s foreign
policy’’ with People’s Review
Nepal. Recently published:
<Moderndiplomacy.eu> `Simple
Indo-Pak border disputes’,
`Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s
establishment’, Who wields
authority in Pakistan. Need for
maintaining separation of powers,
and 21 other contributions, The
Island Sri Lanka. December 1,
2019, `Why hate-crime wave
unabated? India’s citizenship
law (Dec.24, 2019), New Straits
Times Malaysia, Dec 4, 2019
`Ignore at our peril’, and Modi
following Hitler, Mussolini
playbook, Global Village Space
`India’s citizenship amendment
bill under a Muslim lens (with 10
other articles).
Uloomi Karim and Ahmed Mujtaba shine in martial arts
In 2022, Pakistani athletes won several battles against their Indian opponents but perhaps none were more
emphatic than mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Uloomi Karim's single-punch KO of Dhruv Chaudhary in
November.
By putting his bigger opponent to sleep, the man nicknamed Kratos claimed the bantamweight title in the
Matrix Fight Night promotion.
Just a day later, Karim's former Fight Fortress teammate Ahmed Mujtaba was just as impressive as he submitted
Brazil's Abraao Amorim in One Championship 163 in Singapore.
The man nicknamed Wolverine's victory was a head turner as it came against a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt in
the first round of their contest via a triangle choke.
It was almost a re-run of what transpired six years ago when Karim and Mujtaba — both at the start of their
international careers — had registered wins on the same day in World Series of Fighting Global Championship
in Manila, Philippines. Coincidentally, Karim had beaten an Indian opponent on that day as well.