Hamid Mir's Article
Here is today's editorial
column, in daily jang, written by Mr. Hamid Mir.
Usually, i do not beleive this guy. he conisders himself too important, and 'in', but got to give him some credit for his journalistic abilities.
let me present a summary of the article above.
A baloch student came to meet Mr. Mir. He was trained at Afghanistan, and Thailand. To do what????
TO HELP CREATE A FREE BALOCHISTAN. He had a book with him, which predicted that Balochistan will be free in 2006, will be a major oil/ gas producer, etc. HOW? enemies of Pakistan will ensure that.
BUT, and this was a really huge but, the guy was told to forego his relogion, Islam. He was instructed not to pray.
NOW, what in the world , can that mean? Baloch are anti-islam? A free Balochistan will in anyway make us lesser muslims??? who in the world can conclude such a thing, but a Pakistani intellectual? He even uses the words like, "pakistan aur Islam ke Dushmin". These are one and the same???
At Shool, and College, we were told that if you speak against Pakistan, it means you speak against Islam. That might seem ridiculious to some, but that is exacty how the Pakistani nationalism has been established.
We were always confused, how can that be possible? If i want a free country, that will diminsh my religion? HOW? WHY?
Anybody got any answers? Please help a confused Baloch.
Posted by Gedroshian
at 9:47 AM EST