Pakistan was not founded for theocracy, Shura Hamdard

KARACHI (HRNW) Pakistan was not founded to become a theocratic state; Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s speech on 11th of August 1947 gives clear outline for the foundation of constitution, said Justice (R) Haziq-ul-Khairi; he was speaking in a monthly Shura Hamdard Karachi meeting held yesterday at Hamdard’s Corporate Head Office, Karachi on the title of “Objective Resolution and Pakistan’s current state of affairs.” Due to the new wave of Covid-19 in the country, the meeting was carried out online. Haziq-ul-Khairi presided the meeting as Speaker Hamdard Shura Karachi. Renowned historian and critic Dr. Muhammad Raza Kazmi was invited as a guest speaker. Mrs. Sadia Rashid President Hamdard Foundation also attended the meeting.
Haziq-ul-Khairi said Pakistan’s independence movement was a political struggle contrary to the perception of it being a religious movement. There was a widespread poverty among Muslims of the subcontinent and many Muslim leaders had realized it like Jinnah and Allama Iqbal, who shared their serious concerns over Muslims being poorer community in their correspondence. He also said “The constitution of a new republic should have been formed on the foundation given by its founder.”
Dr. Muhammad Raza Kazmi said: “The fundamental rights of all communities were guaranteed in Objective Resolution in terms of status, opportunities, law, social, economic and political justice with special emphasis on freedom of thought. Not a single sect was given authority over the others. Undermining the rights of minority is an un-Islamic practice.”
Cdre ® Sadeed Anwar Malik said the demand for a separate homeland was justified as despite living side-by-side with other communities, Muslims had a strong distinguish identity as a community. “Indian brutality in Indian Occupied Kashmir is a glimpse of their supremacist mindset which has existed for over 1000 years therefore, we should be thankful to have an independent country of our own,” he said.
Zafar Iqbal said: “Founding fathers laid down social and economic objectives for the newly independent country but we failed to achieve them. There is no excuse for the prevailing corruption, aristocracy and other social ills in a country which was founded in the name of Islam. It is our collective failure to eradicate them.”
Prof. Mohammad Rafi said: “Two-Nations Theory is not based on the religious difference between the two communities; rather it was a comprehensive political theory to uplift Muslims in their socio-economic disparity with Hindus by having a separate homeland.”
Prof. Dr. Khalida Ghaus said: “Pakistan was founded because Muslims of the subcontinent were discriminated. Now the minorities face a similar situation in Pakistan which is unfortunate. It’s a serious concern, and we all should think about it.”
Dr. Rizwana Ansari said: “We should teach our children the importance of their eastern and Islamic values. We should develop patience, tolerance, critical thinking and forbearance in the younger generation.”
Earlier, members of Shura Hamdard Karachi offered their deepest condolences on the demise of one of the members, Prof. Shakeel Farooqi who recently passed away due to covid-19 pandemic.