Malala Asks Pakistan to Recreate Itself

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Political PlayZulfiqar Shah

20 October, 2012

Malala asks Pakistan to recreate itselfLike 3.7k

The attack on Malala has pushed liberal Pakistan to re-ascertain its face. However, the important

thing to see is whether Pakistan restructures itself as a liberal moderate democracy.

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THE TALIBAN attacked Malal Yousafzai due to her denial of their barbaric codes of self-described

and imposed religious taboos. Unlike on the brutal murder of Salman Taseer, the people of Pakistan

voc iferously denounced this heinous act and stood by her - a good omen for the country, which is

living in misery between devil and the deep sea.

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Pakistan, which has been historically an Indus country in the past, and once was known as Sindh, have

a deep background of secular ethos that until the recent past remained unchanged. The beginning of

perversion in Pakistan kicked off with the adaptation of state-religion. In the social and cultural

context, it began when the people of Pakistan were pushed through socio-cultural engineering by

imposing Arab terminologies in spite of the local ones - replacement of Maseet with the Arabic word

Masjid for a mosque and word Khuda with Allah for the God. It was the cultural fanaticism, which

came first through sponsored Tabligh (preaching) and was gradually introduced during General Ziaul

Haq period when he started altering historical Indian cultural roots of Pakistan and resisted possible

Iranian influence- thus the Arabic terminologies, and Salafi school of thought was blended with the

Sunni Hanafya majority of the country .

Al so Read : People and stat e should look objectiv ely into Malala..

The post-soviet and post-9/11 phenomenon of Talbanization in Pakistan as well as of Pakistan society

has a distant thin link with the anti-soviet Jihad at Afghan borders. If the strategy of Taliban in

Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KPK) province is reviewed,

it reveals they have almost occupied the province in a systemic order. Their first targets were the

social institutions like Hujra (the Panchayat meeting place) and the traditional tribal leadership. Once

they either wiped them out or harassed them to subdue, they started to impose their writ. The one

million dollar question is here that where was the omnipowerful of the Pakistan, when all this was

being done? Why did he kept silent?

Pakistani forces are engaged with the various brands and sub-brands of the Taliban in FATA and KPK

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since a decade. Yet, the Talban despite shirking, are increasing everywhere. Earlier, they were

confined to the FATA, KPK and a few parts of KPK bordering Balochistan; whereas today they are

increasing everywhere.

The manner in which Pakistani soc iety has reacted regarding Malala is no doubt inspiring, but it is not

enough. Carrying military operation against Taliban in a limited FATA and KPK terrain, and keeping

quiet regarding reasons and causes behind the Talbanization of society , is nothing but eyewash.

Who have resisted the parliament of Pakistan to not liberalize the religiously biased curriculum? It's

the current government, which does not care for its power-base in Sindh, while legislating thepopularly rejected and controversial local government law that has created an insurgency like

situation in the province; cares too much when it comes to the questions enforcing non-fanatic legal

frameworks. It is important to note that suppressing Sindhis, the only secular and liberal people in

Pakistan, on the agenda of fanatic powerful will only strengthen the Talbanization in the country.

Unfortunately, the real decision-making is not in the hands of the elected governance of Pakistan,

which in fact needs to be more democratic.

The spirit of Malalas courage needs to be translated into the will, actions, and commitment of

Pakistani society as well as state. Either the country, which is almost at the brink of anarchy, has not

yet decided a way out or it simply does not want to.

The time has come when Pakistan needs to sit with itself, think, and decide. Pakistan has to decide

which kind of politics, society , and system it wants. It has to decide how long the people of Sindh,

Balochistan and KPK would be pushed into a virtual slaughter-house? It has to undo the sanctuaries of

barbaric thoughts and actions from the land of f ive rivers, which was once was a land of Sufis. It needs

to re-federate Pakistan. It needs to re-structure the state. Pakistan is at razors edge. It has two choices

- to be dissolved aimlessly in time or emerge, as a liberal democracy and honoring diversity and a

federation. The countdown is already underway.

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About The Author

Zulfiqar is a political analyst, researcher and rights activist, having academic background of

Philosophy and Development Studies. Organized and led massive movements of minorities and

and right s in Sindh, Pakistan. Contribu ted with ma ny da ilies and weeklies in Pakistan an d now

contributing with some English dailies in Nepal and Afghanistan. Associated with The Institute

or Social Movements, Pakistan; and current ly ba sed at Kathm andu, Nepal.

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