Comments on: Smokers’ Corner: Refiguring Jinnah

By: abc

abc — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:36:44 +0000

“Pakistan has been going through a war for the last 30 years, external and internal, and managed to survive.”
Correction!!!!! for the last 65 years.
The great resilient Pakistan lost half of its country within the first 35 years of its inception, and seems to be going strong to repeat itself in the next 35 years. Good going by India’s “ideological leader”.

By: Yemeen Zuberi

Yemeen Zuberi — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:49:28 +0000

the truth is that Jinnah lived his life as an Englishman, he never hid or lied about his drinking and pork eating. He never cheated his wife, though he paid less attention to her. Gandhi deprived his wife sex for no solid reason, while Nehru never liked his own wife but others’. Please read Stainley Walpert’s Jinnah of Pakistan/Summer by Alex von Tunzelmann/ Paul Johnson’s Modern Times.

By: Yemeen Zuberi

Yemeen Zuberi — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:41:59 +0000

Ravi you and those whose thumbs are up, please read Indian Summer by Alex von Tunzelmann.

By: ROHIT PANDEY

ROHIT PANDEY — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:53:17 +0000

My two cents- Muslims are safer in secular societies than in Islamic ones.
That would mean secularism should be constant quest of Muslim societies.
Kemal Ataturk left behind an armed force-the Turkish Army= to achieve that?
And,Pakistan should likewise do something to move towards Turkish way of doing things?

By: Akram

Akram — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:50:10 +0000

you have not understood the issue, the issue was not that Muslims cannot live with hindus, it was that we Muslims are a nation in our own right and we should not have to live in our own land as a minority with rule from some far off hindu dominated land. If you understood indian history better you would understand the indian subcontinent has always been a collection of sovereign independent states. The concept of a ‘united india’ is essentially a creation of the British by force. Yet indians cannot read their own history and realise they are propagating essentially a British concept. they think india has always been one country, it has not! read your history!

By: Hariharan.S

Hariharan.S — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:41:56 +0000

Abbas,
You should also remember that Medina in 7th century was a small city that if u walk for 15 mins from one corner of the city,you can reach the other corner…
Its not difficult to rule such a city if the ruler is a just man…

Besides,how come you cannot accept Democracy and republic where representative of us form the law,but believe in a dictatorial ruler who was making his own laws everyday as he wished….

Besides the martyrdom of Socrates under Demos is similar to the martyrdom of ‘Asma’ bint Marwan under Prophet…Both were murdered for challenging against the present system..

Besides,if you despise democracy and republic so much,why are u still in Canada and enjoying their social security benefits..You can move to Syria where u have a dictator

By: ROHIT PANDEY

ROHIT PANDEY — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:40:15 +0000

Well,it does not seem to be the vision of majority of Pakistanis,the Taliban or the mullahs?

By: Hariharan.S

Hariharan.S — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:25:51 +0000

I find it very hard that noone in Pakistan has the guts to question the policies of Jinnah…Even the fearless NFP

In India,there are many Indians who question the policies of Gandhi,who is considered a saint everywhere in the world because in a free country you have the rights to express dissent…

All Pakistani moderates are trying to find solace in the August 11 speech to prove that Jinnah was a secularist,when his DIRECT DAY ACTION proves totally contrary..

C’mon Pakistanis,stop defending Jinnah and two nation theory…

By: GoodCop

GoodCop — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:11:01 +0000

I think you meant to say present day Pakistan..because in India people of all faiths go to their respective worship places without any bomb blasts or mass killings..

By: muhammad

muhammad — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:21:56 +0000

I am really amazed by the illiterate literates who are still living in utopia which Islam you are talking about and please also let us know that which interpretation of Quran and Sunnah is acceptable to all in Pakistan