Sunday, November 16, 2014

MalalaYousifzai: A Source of Sanguine Image of Pakistan in World


                     Muhammad Waqar Sultan
(Department of Pakistan Studies)

         Pakistan just after the creation was considered as one of the peaceful countries of the world. The nationals of Pakistan within and outside of Pakistan were not, in any case, a source of trouble for the outer world. But, with the passage of time, the growing extremism and sectarianism in society because of some regional conflicts and the extremist teachings of some religious clerics and the exposition of the geo-strategic location of Pakistan and the involvement of world’s powers here made it a state that most civilized western nations hate. Now the ethnic conflicts, political instability, violation of women rights, bonded labor, child labor, suicide bombing have become sources of identity of Pakistan. Due to which foreign investors fear to invest in Pakistan, international sports have culminated and foreign missions dare to make a visit to Pakistan. These all things have distorted the national image of the country outside. Now, it is known outside as the terrorist state and people generally believe outside that all the Pakistani public irrespective of their affiliations and thoughts are terrorists.
But still there emerged personalities who by their will and hard work contributed to the maintenance of peace, promotion of education, promotion of child and women rights and condemned the terrorism in all shapes. Because of these people, the deteriorating image of country bounces back for some times and people outside, than, compel to think that all the people are not violence-loving, rather few miscreant  people do this for their own interest or the interest of the foreign nations. One such personality is Malala Yousifzai. Her enlightened outlook in the rigid society of Swat and her extra-ordinary performance in field of education impressed upon not only the nationals but people around the world. Because of her voice for education, women rights and child rights the local extremist became annoyed   and attempted to execute her but she narrowly escaped from the death. She continued her struggle for the same along with condemnation of terrorism throughout the world after getting well from the murder attempt. As an observer of the international organizations and international missions she visited most of the regions where these things were absent. Within no time she has became the voice of the needy, voice of the women, voice of education and the voice of education. Ultimately she became the icon of unity against the violent element in the world. Malala use to be used as phrase for “world peace”. The international community while recognizing her efforts esteems her with the so many international awards and honors. The most prestigious among them is “Nobel Prize”. Nobel Prize was followed by World’s Children’s Right and the American Liberty Award. She is also the repository of Child’s Nobel Prize. Now wherever there is injustice, if no one has the courage to speak, Malal speaks. The voiceless people got the voice with her person.
The struggle of Malala and her campaign made realized the people that all the people are not terrorists and extremists in Pakistan. All the people are not violating the rights of women, children’s and the minorities.  Most of the countrymen have nothing to do with terrorism, and they should not be blamed because of some black sheep. Malala’s achievements and struggle created a full fledge Malalain Group who are busy in the promotion of like-minded or her thoughts. The work of this group has fastened the movements launched against the extremism. International community who previously declaring all of Paakistanis as extremists, are also ashamed and something compel them to think that think from an another angle. The Pakistani women’s traditional dress was also going to become a source of extremism. But her appearance in conference with the same dresses made the people think it has no link with dresses, rather it is addiction, which has even to those people who wear western dresses. Simple is, it is eye opening for the rest of the world, if a young girl of just seventeen years is that much keen to work to promote the ethical values, so many people of come of age in Pakistan  have more urge to do the same.
She described in her book that one child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world”. One child can change the world, Anne Frank, Thandiwe Chama, Om Prakash Gurjar etc have proved it. One book can change the world the religious scriptures like Bible and Quran Pak, Principa Mathemitica of Newtons, Origin of Spices of Darwin, Wealth of Nations of Adam Smith and Das Kapital of Karl Marx have proved it. One teacher can change the world Hazart Muhammad (P.B.U.H), Buddha, Confuses, Plato, Wilder, Lewis, Locke, Einstein have proved it. One pen can change the world the pen of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Shakespeare, Bentham, Al.Hazen, Al.Razi, Hobbes, Galileo etc have proved it. She while doing so, told the world that yes one child can change the world and one child can be source of the removal of myths about the country in the minds of the people outside.



Saturday, November 1, 2014

All India Muslim League

Muslim Leaders informal session on 30, December, 1906

On December,30 1906, Members of Muhammadan Educational Conference holded an informal session to discuss political situation of Muslims, in this session Sir Salimullah tabled a movement to form Political Party for Muslims, This move was unanimously accepted so All India Muslim League was formed.following personalities were appointed as office bearers of Muslim League.
Sir SalimUllah brought movement.
Sir Agha Khan (1st president)
Hussain Bilgrami (Secretary general of ML)
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk(joint secretary of ML)
  Nawab Waqar -ul-Mulk( Joint Secretary of ML)