Working together for Pakistan cause

Elders who as growing children either took part in or saw others fight for Pakistan under Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s leadership say they’re now valiantly countering terrorists by backing the armed forces for survival with dignity and honour. WhatWh was the ideal for which our eldersder struggled after MarchMa 23, 1940? WhyWh that ideal hasn’t beenbee achieved so far? What kind of statestat the Quaid had in m mind for an overall improvement in standardsstan of living. WhyWh socio-economic justicejust is still foremostmo in our minds? The Quaid had never wanted a state ruled by landlords and capitalists who flourish at the expense of masses by a vicious and wicked system which makes them selfish. What prevailed before August 14, 1947 has not yet come to an end, the elders argue. The Quaid had rightly pointed out that greed and selfishness make such elements subordinate to the interests of others in order to fatten themselves. There were millions and millions of people who hardly got one meal a day then. So, the Quaid couldn’t help saying: “If that’s the idea of Pakistan I won’t have it.” Unfortunately, the situation hasn’t yet changed for the better, so people hit by food price hike and overbilled electricity are in search of Pakistan millions had dreamed--and that was an exploitation-free state with a government of the people, for the people and by the people, say the city elders. By the way, mutton is selling at Rs.860 per kilo and beef at Rs.480 per kilo, which the common man can’t think of buying for children. How to evolve a peaceful and prosperous entity? The task may look gigantic, but that’s certainly not beyond accomplishment provided we get united with iron determination to translate the dream. “For that, as true Muslims, we’ll have to zealously guard and preserve our unity. Also, we’ll have to think of ourselves as Pakistanis first, not Punjabis, Sindhis, Balochs and Pakhtuns and so on. And as such we must feel, behave and act in the collective interest,” say the elders. Necessity is the mother of invention and law demands we must do something without loss of time to save the country from enemies and make it a welfare state where people do not die of hunger and poverty and disease. That’s possible only when we stop seeking monetary help from others, surrender to the will of God and mentally decide to serve the cause of motherland. The people have realized they are the final arbiters of their destiny: adoption of any imperialist economic theory and practice won’t help achieve the goal of creating a happy and contented Pakistan.