Pakistan, Blasphemy and the Murder of Salman Taseer

Raza Habib Raja 

Right now Pakistan is once again in the news related to its controversial anti-blasphemy law. Shaan Taseer, the son of late Salman Taseer is in hot water after posting a video message in which he condemned Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and tried to show solidarity to its oppressed Christian minority.

After seeing the message the religious community is calling for his arrest. Some have gone even further and have started to incite violence against him. Pakistan over the years has become so bizarre that now even criticism against a man-made law has assumed the status of blasphemy.

Shaan Taseer is now facing similar risks which his father, the late Salman Taseer, had faced after criticizing the blasphemy laws. If these religious zealots are not controlled, I fear that he may end up sharing the same unfortunate fate of his father.

His father, Salman Taseer, a politician and Governor of Pakistan’s most populous province Punjab, was an outspoken man and was murdered by Mumtaz Qadri, his own security guard, for speaking in favor of repealing Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, according to which a person found guilty of blasphemy can be sentenced to death. Salman Taseer had also asked for official pardon of an illiterate woman, Aasia Bibi, who had been sentenced to death by Pakistani courts after being found guilty of blasphemy.

However, even this humane gesture was construed as blasphemy by the religious lobby and they started to agitate against him. The drop scene finally came when Qadri, his own guard, shot him and surrendered himself to police.

Later, in embarrassing scenes which have been permanently ingrained in the memory, he was showered by rose petals. After Qadri’s arrest he went to court where finally he lost his appeal. He was executed on 29th February 2016 and his funeral was attended by millions.

But why did it happen? Why did Qadri shoot Taseer, and why was he subsequently showered with rose petals? Why was his funeral was attended by millions despite the fact that he cowardly murdered a person he was supposed to protect?

And why is Shaan Taseer, son of the late Salman Taseer being threatened so openly and the state is literally helpless to offer protection. In fact, the only thing it has done so far is to register a case of “hate speech” against him rather than against those who are threatening him!

To some extent the murder of Salman Taseer happened due to the extreme reverence attached to religion and the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). Outright religious fanaticism is of course responsible and perhaps the only cure in the long run is desensitizing people from religion. I will not dispute this obvious reality.

But this only partially explains the complex situation. Reverence alone does not lead men to commit murders. It is what the society explicitly or implicitly expects with respect to actual demonstration of reverence (particularly when the revered figures and symbols are perceived to be under attack) which often leads to adoption of a particular action.

These expectations are not always spelled out clearly but nevertheless articulated through loaded slogans and narratives which project some real life individuals as heroes and villains.

Extremely pervasive and loaded slogans in Pakistan like “Hurmat-e-Rasool per Jaan be qurban hai” (for the honor of the Prophet (PBUH) we are ready to sacrifice our lives) actually expect that the honor of the Prophet (PBUH) should be protected even if one has to give their life. Slogans such as these become extremely dangerous with respect to their potential impact. I am not saying that they affect every person in the same way, but it merely takes one individual to get affected in “that” way to do the unthinkable.

Moreover, such slogans and the related literature also lowers the threshold of the desired level of “reverence,” as that line where so-called blasphemy starts, becomes blurred, and is eft for the individuals to simply decide what they consider as blasphemy.

I think this is important because such acts are often committed for personal glorification which the society is willing to bestow on such individuals. Yes, Mr. Qadri courted possible death when he fired upon Taseer but he also looked towards widespread hero worship and “immortality’ in the similar vein of Ilm-ud-Din ( a hero for some Muslims) who had killed had stabbed a Hindu in 1929 on publishing a supposedly blasphemous book which had contained derogatory remarks about Prophet (PBUH). He was tried in court and hanged but over time has achieved a legendary status.

His act was subsequently glorified and his legacy has been immortalized in the following words of Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan: “This uneducated young man has surpassed us, the educated ones”. The narrative around Ilm-ud-Din is that he did the right thing and today he is highly respected. This, in my opinion, is a dangerous narrative as it is projecting the wrong kind of heroes.

In a society where Ilm-ud-Din has been made into a legend and a “Shaheed”, the murder of Salman Taseer is hardly a surprise. Mumtaz Qadri, in his head was going to heaven and on his way to attaining the same legendary status when he fired shots at Salman Taseer, despite the fact that the latter had only asked for a presidential pardon of an illiterate woman accused of blasphemy. And yet Mumtaz Qadri took the decision, a calculated one, and literally got away with it. And the subsequent showering of the rose petals demonstrate that he was not wrong in his calculations.

No society is monolithic, as it is composed of numerous individuals and has so many cultures and sub cultures. It would be totally wrong for me to say that actions of Mumtaz Qadri were supported by all and he is a universal hero. I know that many hated his act. And many of those who did not support his act were devout Muslims. I personally talked to many and found that apparently a large number was utterly shocked by Mumtaz Qadri’s act.

However, those many never came out to protest. Immediately after his act, it was the Islamists chiefly belonging to the Brailvi sect who thronged the streets. And they were celebrating and threatening that any review of the controversial blasphemy law would be met with severe resistance.

The vigil which was organized by those protesting Taseer’s murder barely attracted a few hundred and those who attended look so different from the rest of Pakistan. The size and the appearance of the crowd contrasted so much from the processions of the “other” side. There could be no greater disparity between the two groups.

So-called moderates may be more, but it is the hardliners to whom the street and the weapons belong. And by the word “moderate” too is relative to hardliners only. If we start judging with respect to Western standards then an overwhelming majority is hardliner.

We need to reexamine the narratives here about people like Ilm-ud-Din. Why do we try to narrate the story of men like Ilm-ud-Din in a consecrated manner? By such narrations, we may not be converting the entire population into fanatics but nevertheless a critical mass is getting “motivated,” and all the hardliners need is that critical organized mass which is ready to even adopt violence.

In the end, I would like to make a humble plea to all my Muslim brothers and sisters.

When you kill in the name of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) then you are portraying Islam and his legacy in an extremely wrong way. The world will, and in fact already is, judging Islam by the way Muslims behave in the name of Islam. If we want the world to consider Islam as a peaceful religion then remember to act in such a way. Being violent, endorsing violence, giving apologetic defense to violence and then also demanding that world should not “stereotype” Muslims and consider Islam as a religion of peace won’t work.

Pakistan - The blasphemy business

By Jalees Hazir

Blasphemy fatwas are back in business.

A cleric from Gujrat pronounced one against Imran Khan and our brave tabdeeli warrior who doesn’t tire of quoting Iqbal and Quranic verses, was quick to come up with an apology as demanded. The cleric had threatened the PTI chief that a failure to do so would make him a blasphemer and hence free-game for the ‘aashiq-e-rasool’ assassins.

End of story? I don’t think so.

A few days earlier, the same cleric, who goes by the name and title of Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi abused Shaan Taseer and his dead father from the pulpit of a mosque.

He hurled death threats at the son for expressing his reservations about the much-abused blasphemy law and the mazar that is being patronised around the grave of the ‘aashiq-e-rasool’ who murdered his father for alleged blasphemy. It’s as if the Supreme Court never wrote that famous judgment. Wasn’t the policeman assassin, who was on duty to guard the Governor when he murdered him, hanged for his crime after the Supreme Court confirmed his death sentence? So now, what does one make of the comfort with which a cleric could hurl death threats at individuals for what he considers blasphemous utterings, and get away with it? Has the landmark Supreme Court judgment landed in the bin? Is the National Action Plan as good as dead?

Why has the government failed to act against a cleric who is clearly inciting people to murder? Who he is and where he lives is no secret. What he said is on record. It’s not as if he said he would take Imran Khan to court.

Clearly, he is on a mission to glorify the now-hanged policeman-assassin Mumtaz Qadri and motivate others to follow his foot-steps. Why doesn’t the government act against those who are building him up as a hero and patronising the mazar around his grave?

Instead, a case was registered in Lahore against Shaan Taseer for wishing merry Christmas to Aasia Bibi and Nabeel Masih who are accused of blasphemy.

In another fatwa, a cleric from Lahore had declared the slain governor’s son as a blasphemer for doing that. It was reported that the Punjab Police, under the National Action Plan, booked him for hate speech on the application of a worker of the sectarian Sunni Tehreek.

So, while the clerics are free to openly incite people to murder and issue self-styled blasphemy fatwas when they wish, the police decided to register an FIR against ‘an unidentified man in the video they found in a USB outside the police station’. Interestingly, Shaan Taseer identifies himself in the first sentence of the video. Surely, the way the PML-N government is going about implementing the National Action Plan says a lot about its priorities. It doesn’t come as a surprise though.

Along with every other mainstream political party, the elitist cults, coteries and cliques fighting for power in the parliamentary circus we call democracy, the PML-N would like to outsource our religion to the clergy; the religious elements promoting sectarianism in our midst. Our political leaders would like us to believe that they are serious about fighting terrorism and extremism but they are clearly not interested in doing any such thing.

We have made serious headway in our fight against terrorism and extremism in the last three years, thanks mainly to the clear-headed and courageous leadership of General Raheel.

Terrorists were sent running, complete with their guns and suicide vests.

Their hideouts were smashed and their accomplices arrested. No-go areas under their control were liberated. The infrastructure of militancy was remarkably downgraded under his command, and the reign of terror that used to hang over Pakistan like a dark cloud was lifted.

Positive developments in other non-military spheres would not have been possible with terrorist-guns still pointed at the head of an entire society.

Terrorists were not only killed in combat, they were captured, convicted and hanged. Their ideological edifice was destroyed by the Supreme Court judgment that confirmed the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri. Many young voices found some breathing space to broaden the scope of discussion on Islam. Not so our political leaders.

For the sake of political gains, our oh-so-democratic leaders are always happy to co-opt the traditional self-proclaimed custodians of faith, the clerics in our midst wearing turbans of different colours and mouthing ignorance and sectarian venom. They would rather not challenge the hate-filled industry of ignorance they peddle in the name of Islam. They would not reclaim our great religion from the clutches of a sponsored clergy even when the time is so very ripe for doing that. They’d still like to hand to the maulvis and maulanas a monopoly over matters of faith in a platter.

One expected Imran Khan to resist the clerical diktat.

He says Iqbal inspires him, and our national poet was very clear about what he thought of religious elements and their fatwas. On occasions, Imran Khan has also challenged the monopoly of clerics over Islam and felt free to give a more enlightened perspective on religious belief.

But then, we saw him offer prayers behind the likes of Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Tahir-ul Qadri. And now he has tendered this apology on clerical demand.

The sad part is that Imran Khan did not explain his words which were considered blasphemous. He did not explain the plain point that he was trying to make or how his words had been twisted to sound blasphemous. He did not question the authority of the cleric from Gujrat to declare him a blasphemer, a kafir and wajibul qatal. He just gave the man the apology he had demanded.

Most people agree that military success on the counter-terrorism front is not enough to win the war against extremism.

It is not sufficient on its own.

Unless the supreme civilians, whether in government or opposition, put their act together, we cannot win this war. Unfortunately, the supreme civilians seem to be sleeping as extremism claws its way back to terrorise an entire society.

Declassified: How India Tracked Pakistan’s Development of a Nuclear Device

By Vivek Prahladan

Newly declassified documents reveal how New Delhi tracked Islamabad’s pursuit of a nuclear device.

Today, South Asia’s fragile nuclear peace risks insolvency, with both India and Pakistan armed with expansive nuclear arsenals. Moreover, given their mutual rivalry, the prospect of limited nuclear exchange continues to loom large in the region. India’s deterrent strategy accounts for a two-front nuclear exchange with both China and Pakistan. How Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine merges into its strategic identity remains an open question. When Kenneth Waltz wrote of the “spread” of nuclear weapons rather than their “proliferation” in 1981, Pakistan was yet to count itself among nuclear weapon states.

Making deterrence work amid nation-state rivalry counts on the ability of the respective intelligence communities of nuclear states to constantly attenuate uncertainty about their rival’s present as well as prospective nuclear arsenal and doctrine. Today, both India and Pakistan continue to deploy considerable intelligence resources to track the other’s nuclear arsenal.

India, for instance, has taken a keen interest in Pakistan’s pursuit of a nuclear device going back to the 1970s and even earlier. Based on newly declassified Indian documentation I was able to access, what follows is an account of what Indian external intelligence knew about Pakistan’s intentions between the 1970s leading up to the 1990s – the decade that would end with both countries coming out as the world’s sixth and seventh declared nuclear powers.

For Indian intelligence in the 1970s, the focus in Pakistan was about its reprocessing capacity and centrifuges. This shifted in the 1980s to focus on the capability to produce an explosive device, and, finally, in the 1990s, focused on the nascent Pakistani missile program routed through China, which was eventually outsourced by China to North Korea.

Soon after the 1998 tests by both countries, Indian intelligence was looking at supply chains for Pakistan’s Shaheen-II ballistic missile, almost four years ahead of its first test in 2004.There was already specific knowledge available with India on Shaheen-I, including on the hardware that was involved in steering the missile. Additionally, New Delhi was not entirely convinced that Pakistan would not use choose to use non-nuclear chemical warheads for its missiles

The trail of documents begins with a Joint Intelligence Committee Report (dated February 24, 1976) titled “Pakistan’s Capability to Produce Nuclear Weapons.” This paper was an update to a JIC Paper from March 1975. It assessed that in absence of assistance for plutonium-239 or uranium-235, “Pakistan could not be in a position to explode a nuclear device at least for four years from now.” Further, the report noted that all was not well with Karachi Nuclear Power Plant. It had developed faults due to “leakage in boiler flow down valve which resulted in reactor poisoning.” It was shut down six times in 1975 with the largest one in mid-1975 when Canadian experts were recruited to repair the leakage of heavy water from the heat exchanger.

Moreover, in 1976, diplomatic cables from the Indian Embassy in Ottawa reveal that India was becoming aware of Chinese scientists’ presence in Pakistan. A Hungarian diplomat informed an Indian diplomat in Ottawa that the Canadian government was aware that Chinese scientists were being given access to facilities with Canadian material in Pakistan, despite the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP-I) coming under IAEA safeguards.

Pakistan was also sharing Canadian technical knowledge with the Chinese in return for military supplies. Henry Kissinger, then-U.S. secretary of state, had visited Pakistan in 1976, where he was attempting to forge Afghan-Pakistan rapprochement following the visit of Prime Minister Bhutto to Kabul. Kissinger’s secondary agenda was to probe the France-Pakistan nuclear agreement. According to briefings received by Indian officials in Washington, Kissinger and Bhutto agreed that on the nuclear issue, “both sides will avoid confrontation.”

By September 1977, India’s external intelligence Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had begun to report on Pakistan’s plans in detail, issuing a report called “Pakistan — Clandestine Purchase of Nuclear Equipment and Materials.” Pakistan’s Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) had set up a purchasing channel in Bonn, Germany, and Abdul Waheed, a cousin of General Zia-ul-Haq, oversaw the funds for these clandestine contracts. $11 million was already spent by Pakistan in Western Europe on plutonium technology, including the purchase of a “shearer” for use in its reprocessing facility.

The Pakistan explosive device program was coming together and, in 1981, a “Monthly Report” from the Indian Embassy in Islamabad warned New Delhi that “it is very likely that Pakistan will succeed in exploding a nuclear device, possibly this year.” The embassy also informed that “Zia was extremely keen to explode the nuclear device at the earliest possible.”

In the same year, J. N Dixit, who would go on to become India’s national security advisor (2004-2005), circulated a report entitled “Pakistan race to Nuclear Weapons” to all heads of missions. The note concluded that the question of whether “Pakistan has indeed embarked on a nuclear weapons program” could be answered affirmatively. Dixit assessed that “Kahuta, Islamabad, and Sihala form a sort of protected centrifuge triangle.” Kahuta was protected with Crotale surface-to-air missile systems. Pakistan had also gained the capacity to produce uranium hexafluoride.

India anticipated that Pakistan could conduct an atmospheric or underground test in Sindh, Balochistan, or the Northwest Frontier Province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today). Meanwhile, Soviet satellites had revealed information on Pakistani tunneling in the Ras Koh range. Alternately, the Indians anticipated that China could have hosted the first Pakistani test at Lop Nor. As one former official in the office of then-Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi told me:

…we were following AQ Khan’s movements. A deliberate subterfuge has been created by Pakistan that AQ Khan was running a rogue operation, so called “nuclear Walmart.” A.Q Khan was leading inter-governmental delegations. We knew where he went, whom he talked to i.e. each of his visits to North Korea and then his debriefings in China.

A 1981 brief prepared by the Indian Embassy in Washington also revealed Indian anxieties at U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s upgrading of U.S.-Pakistan relations, fortified by a $3 billion military aid package that included F-16 fighters and airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. In Zia’s talks with members of the U.S. Congress, “the nuclear question figured prominently,” the brief noted. In this year, Secretary East Eric Gonsalves had led an Indian delegation to Canada wherein India pointed out the Libyan connection to the Pakistan nuclear program. Indian information was that “Pakistan could have a plutonium-based explosion by the end of the year and have enriched uranium by 1983.”

U.S. officials meanwhile assured India that Reagan had conveyed to Zia “quite clearly that Pakistan’s acquisition of nuclear weapons would damage the entire new relationship worked out between the two countries.” Zia had publicly mentioned his proposal for a mutual inspection of nuclear facilities between India and Pakistan. Lawrence Eagleburger, Reagan’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, told Indian officials that “the [U.S.] administration found credibility in Zia’s nuclear disavowal,” but the Indians remained unconvinced.

In conclusion, Indian cold war era intelligence document reveal that Pakistan’s nuclear weapon program has thrived even in an environment of internal and regional uncertainties. Its leadership has historically fielded questionable nuclear peace proposals as a prelude to nuclear escalation. Speculative nuclear brinkmanship remains perhaps the last remaining viable argument available to the Pakistan government and military to influence new patterns of equilibrium taking place in the subcontinental region. The Cold War continuum suggests that China’s dominant voicing within Pakistan’s securitization will fasten Pakistan’s deterrence operationalization and will to re-demonstrate capability. Undoubtedly, Pakistan continues to view itself as the nuclear sword-bearer among the Islamic nation-states.

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CHINA - Op-Ed: Trump's claim that China-U.S. business ties are 'totally one-sided' is nonsense

By Curtis Stone

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump started off the New Year with some more fearmongering in his latest round of threat inflation about China. He wrote on Twitter, “China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won’t help with North Korea. Nice!” Trump’s words are alarming, but his claim is groundless.

The Boeing Company sees China as a $1 trillion market. Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the company’s commercial airplane factory in Everett, Washington, in September 2016. At the welcome ceremony, President Xi noted Boeing’s cooperation with China and praised the win-win results. The results are backed by solid data. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company has delivered 967 aircraft to China since 2000, worth about $60.2 billion at 2016 prices. The vice chairman of the company said deliveries to China by Boeing support approximately 150,000 American jobs every year.

Chinese companies create jobs and fight unemployment in America. Golden Dragon, a Chinese company based in Xinxiang, China, invested nearly $100 million to build a large copper-tube plant in Thomasville City, Alabama, employing about 150 people in one of the poorest regions in America. At the grand opening in May 2014, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley called Golden Dragon a “significant opportunity for the people of Wilcox County.” It was the first manufacturing project in the county in over half a century. If Trump wants to rebuild America, he will be happy to know that Chinese investors are making trade and investment between the two countries a two-way street.

According to a report by the Rhodium Group, the U.S. became the largest recipient of China’s outbound foreign direct investment in 2016, with $45.6 billion worth of acquisitions and investments, and direct investment by Chinese in the U.S. economy since 2000 exceeds $100 billion. China is the top market for Apple and GM, and Telsa and other companies are building their brands in China. Companies both big and small understand the importance of China’s huge market, including The Trump Organization. Trump Hotels plans to open 20-30 luxury hotels in China, according to a report by The Washington Post.

However, misunderstandings about the China-U.S. relationship persist, even within the President-elect’s small inner circle. Michael Flynn, who will advise Trump on important national security issues, believes China is allied with “radical Islamists.” In his book, The Field of Fight, Flynn makes the argument that China is a member of an “enemy alliance” in a global war against the West. His claim is not based on solid facts, and this type of thinking is dangerous if he advices the next President in this way.

Fortunately, most Americans do not share the incoming administration’s fondness for fake news and conspiracy theories about China. In June 2016, Flynn tweeted that he was “now following” China, and asked users to “please send me anything you get on China activities.” The humorous responses show the deep interconnectedness between China and the U.S. Below are some of them:

@stanleyfosha tweeted: “Sir, report from the field. Discovered a coded [message] on the label indicating China manufactured this keyboard.” @liguy743 tweeted: “They have a huge population. People in orbit. Lander on Moon. Nukes. Bigly army. Lots of US T-bills,” then added, “Chk CIA factbook for details.” @marvelle tweeted: “We’ve got 4 suspicious Chinese nationals under surveillance in DC,” and included a link to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Panda Cams. @BruceNV tweeted: “They just started non-stop flights to Vegas. Might be the start of the invasion,” then added, “[Can’t] tell if they are staying [at The Trump Organization].” @dtom_dangerzone tweeted: “There is an unusual amount of activity near the Shenzhen area. Lots of technology being made... investigating.”

Trump and his inner circle at the White House need to develop a realistic understanding of the China-U.S. relationship. The amusing comments under Flynn’s tweet show that China and the U.S. are in a deep, interconnected relationship; not just economically, but also on cultural and people-to-people exchange fronts. If random Internet users know the reality, Trump and his inner circle should too.

Is the BBC’s ‘Real Housewives of ISIS’ comedy sketch in poor taste?

In one scene, one of the housewives is seen pondering what to wear for a beheading.

Another character, named Hadiya, says: “I’m so glad I’ve moved over here. It’s everything those guys on the chatrooms told me it would be.” She is then seen scrubbing the floor of a house bombed to rubble.

Muslim comedy writer Faraz Ali told Al Jazeera: “For the few documented events where young girls, often under 18, have left the UK, there is no doubt this has been a result of dangerous grooming and misguidance.”

He later described the show as being in “poor taste.”

“Making light of this situation feels inherently wrong, almost capitalizing on the suffering of these young girls who acted without proper insight," Ali added.

Others took to Twitter to share their objections. One user, Hashashin Tag, wrote: “‘It’s about ISIS wives, not all Muslim women.’ Well that’s great except we Muslim women already get called ‘ISIS whores’ by strangers thanks.”

“So the BBC has aired a ‘comedy’ sketch in a show titled ‘Real Housewives of ISIS’. I need to make it clear that on no basis this even satire,” tweeted another user, Selin Kara.

Other users backed the skit. Political Scrapbook editor Sunny Hundal said: “My opinion: it’s great!”

YouTube star Ali Shahalom, also known as Ali Official, wrote on his official Facebook page: “Personally, I found the content very funny and wasn’t offended at all. The sketch ridicules online grooming and draws attention to an important topic. The whole point of satire is to expose stupidity. From what I’ve seen, it doesn't offend religion. Satire like this highlights the absurdity of those that recruit and get recruited for ISIS.

“I see the context as a sensitive but relevant subject that writers should be exploring. Above all else, I would hope impressionable minds who could potentially be brainwashed/groomed, can see this and understand the ridiculousness of the whole thing and NOT be brainwashed or groomed.”

https://www.rt.com/uk/372753-real-housewives-isis-bbc/

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto initiated CPEC concept

Asif Zardari said that it was Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who initiated CPEC infinite concept and entered into dialogue with China and resolved borderline issue getting K2 for Pakistan with Chinese magnanimity.

Zardari was addressing the party lawmakers after Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah gave a briefing on CPEC with special reference to province's share in the mega economic project covering 64 countries.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh PPP President Nisar Khuhro, former Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah and Naveed Qamar were also present.

He said, "Several books are needed to cover the CPEC, whose imaginations go beyond thousand years and our future generations will continue to eat the fruits of this game-changer project."

He pointed out that more than 500 Chinese have completed their PhD on Pakistan and now they are communicating in Urdu.

"We have to give ownership to CPEC and every area being developed under this project is our own," he added.

He added, "Sea has gulped 350,000 acres of our coastal land and we gave the idea of Zulfikarabad to reclaim this land but some elements started negative publicity to unsuccessfully scare our future Chinese partners in the project."

"Shaheed Bibi also wanted a martial plan for our development and she planned 50,000MW power projects but the same were scrapped because her governments were dismissed in the half of tenures," he added.

The former president said, "We have followed indefinite concept and our thoughts and ideas cover also the time when we will not be here."

He said, "Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan is thinking to enter into currency-swap agreements with other countries now while we signed such agreements with China, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Iran a half-decade back."

Zardari reminded that he conducted his first-ever diplomatic visit as the president to China to follow up the strong relations developed with the friendly country by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.

"If the federal government will not take provincial governments into confidence then we will raise this issue on every forum but we will not do politics on CPEC and will not allow anyone to victimised CPEC with there politics," he added.

The inclusion of Karachi Circular Railway, establishment of economic zone and development of Keti Bandar project is the success of Sindh government, the meeting remarked.

"The PPP would not allow anyone to do politics on CPEC. The federal government should immediately implement All Parties Conference resolution on CPEC. If the federal government ignored other provinces then PPP will raise its voice at all forums," the meeting decided.

Murad Ali Shah briefed the meeting regarding his recent visit to China and inclusion of three projects in CPEC. "CPEC is not a name of any road but it's a concept that connects 64 countries with each other. We have included so many projects of Sindh in CPEC. Two cities of Sindh were included in CPEC that is Sukkur and Karachi. In 1980s the foreign direct investment in the country was $1.2 billion now it is $40 billion. Thar Coal and Keti Bandar, Karachi Circular Railway projects were included in CPEC.

So many projects of Punjab province were excluded in the CPEC due to their inefficiencies."

"Sindh is the only province whose two cities i.e. Karachi and Sukkur are part of CPEC while Karachi Circular Railway has also reached the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of the two countries," he added.

http://paktribune.com/news/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto-initiated-CPEC-concept-Asif-Zardari-277948.html

Those who wanted Bhutto gone have vanished: Bilawal

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born to live forever in history and those who wanted to finish him have themselves vanished but Bhutto lives on in the heart and minds of the people of Pakistan.

In his message on the eve of 89th birthday anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the PPP Chairman said Shaheed Zulfikar Bhutto was the greatest human asset God had bestowed upon our nation after independence and he imagined and pursued a revolution to make Pakistan a strong, peaceful and prosperous country.

"From nuclear power to Heavy Mechanical Complex, Pakistan Steel Mills to Port Qasim, One-man One Vote, passport to every citizen and above all the first-ever Constitution of 1973 with the whole nation’s consensus, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did in a short period of few years, which many cannot even conceive of doing in several decades,” he added.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said even after 37 years of his martyrdom, politics in Pakistan still revolves around pro-Bhutto and anti-Bhutto concepts with former representing pro-people, democratic and a strong Pakistan and the latter anti-people, dictatorial and authoritarian rules and forces for weakening Pakistan and its original ideology laid down by the founding fathers.

The PPP Chairman said that the party leadership and workers will follow the vision and mission of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and they won’t rest until accomplishment of his cherished dreams.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/176968-Those-who-wanted-Bhutto-gone-have-vanished-Bilawal

Remembering Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on his 89th birth anniversary

The 89th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is being observed on Thursday (today), ARY News reported. 

One of the most charismatic and renowned politicians in the history of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5th, 1928.

He received his early education from Bombay’s Cathedral High School. He was admitted in the prestigious University of Southern California in 1947 and went on to join University of California at Berkeley in June 1949. He was conferred an honors degree in Political Sciences from the prestigious Oxford University.

He got married to Begum Nusrat Isphahani on September 8, 1951 and their first child, Benazir Bhutto, was born on June 21, 1953.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto started his political career when he became a member of former President Iskander Mirza’s Cabinet in 1958, where he served as the Commerce Minister. After Iskander Mirza’s government was toppled by former Army Chief General (Retd.) Ayub Khan, Bhutto became the Foreign Minister after succeeding Mohammad Ali Bogra from his position.

Bhutto’s first accomplishment of his political career was to complete the Sino-Pakistan boundary agreement in 1963. He also stressed upon Ayub to form economic and social ties with Turkey and Iran which later formed the Regional Cooperation for Development (R.C.D) in 1964. He later quit as member of the Cabinet over political differences with the military dictator over Tashkent Agreement.

After his resignation from Ayub’s government, he formed the Pakistan People’s Party. He won the majority seats in the general elections of 1970 in the West Pakistan but did not come to an agreement with Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman who had the majority in East Pakistan now known as Bangladesh. Ex-military dictator General Yahya Khan stepped down and Bhutto became the President on 20th December, 1971.

Ten major industries of Pakistan were nationalized in 1972 during Bhutto’s reign and Pakistan also cancelled its membership from Commonwealth of Nations and South East Asian Treaty Organization (S.E.A.T.O) as many of the western countries had recognized Bangladesh as a state.

He introduced land reforms and Simla Agreement was signed with India on July 2nd, 1972 which paved the way for the return of 90,000 Prisoners Of War (P.O.W) and the lands which were lost in the 1971 Bangladeshi Liberation War.

Bhutto also passed a constitution of Pakistan in 1973 and became the Head of the Government.

The PPP founder laid the foundation stone of Pakistan’s first steel mill at Pipri on 30th December, 1973. All banks were nationalized on the first of January 1974. He also organized the second Islamic Summit in Lahore on 22nd February, 1974 which was attended by over 38 heads of Islamic states.

Then Army Chief General Zia-ul-Haq imposed Martial Law and ousted Bhutto in July 1977.

Bhutto was charged on a murder case of and was hanged on 4th April 1979 in a trial after the Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld the capital punishment sentence awarded by the Lahore High Court.

He was laid to rest at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in his native Larkana district where his wife and children are buried as well.

PPP leaders along with citizens are visiting Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in Larkana to pay their respects to Bhutto.

Functions will be held across the country whereas the main function will be held in Larkana. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari along with other party leader will address the gathering today

شہید ذوالفقارعلی بھٹو- سابق وزیراعظم یوسف رضا گیلانی کا اپنے لیڈر کو خراج عقیدت

آج 5 جنوری 2017ءکے موقع پر جہاں میں ذوالفقار علی بھٹو شہید کو یاد کر رہا ہوں اور سوچ رہا ہوں کہ جن لوگوں نے بھٹو کو پھانسی گھاٹ تک پہنچانے کی سازشیں کیں وہ نفرتوں کے طوفان میں آ کر نیست و نابود ہو چکے ہیں جبکہ بھٹو زندہ ہے

قائد عوام ذوالفقار علی بھٹو کی آج89ویں سالگرہ ہے۔ 5 جنوری 1928ءکو پیدا ہونے والے ذوالفقار علی بھٹو نے پاکستان کی سیاست میں انمٹ نقوش چھوڑے ہیں۔ ان کی سیاسی زندگی پر بےشمار کتب اور مضامین لکھے گئے اور مستقبل میں بھی ملکی و غیرملکی مورخین ان کی زندگی اور کارناموں پر قلم اٹھاتے رہیں گے کہ بھٹو صاحب کے ذکر کے بغیر ہماری تاریخ نامکمل رہے گی۔ میں بطور سیاسی کارکن کے جب بھٹو صاحب کی شخصیت کا جائزہ لیتا ہوں تو مجھے ہمیشہ ان کے افکار سے رہنمائی ملتی ہے۔ 1970ءکے عام انتخابات کے نتیجے میں مشرقی پاکستان سے عوامی لیگ اور مغربی پاکستان سے پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی نے بھاری اکثریت حاصل کی۔ سقوطِ ڈھاکہ کے بعد ملک کی باگ ڈور پیپلز پارٹی کے سربراہ ذوالفقار علی بھٹو کو سونپ دی گئی۔
ذوالفقار علی بھٹو ایک عہد ساز شخصیت تھے۔ وہ یونیورسٹی آف سدرن کیلیفورنیا، لاس اینجلس میں 1947ءسے 1949ءتک زیر تعلیم رہے، انہوں نے یونیورسٹی آف کیلیفورنیا، بارکلے سے 1950ءمیں بی اے کی ڈگری حاصل کی اور یونیورسٹی آف آکسفورڈ، برطانیہ سے ایم اے کی ڈگری 1953ءمیں حاصل کی۔ اسی سال انہوں نے لنکنز ان، لندن سے بار ایٹ لاءکی۔ انہوں نے اپنی عملی زندگی کا آغاز وکالت سے اور اپنی سیاسی زندگی کی ابتداءاقوامِ متحدہ کے وفد میں بطورِ رکن شمولیت سے کی۔ ذوالفقار علی بھٹو عام انتخابات کے ذریعے پہلے منتخب وزیر اعظم بنے۔ تعلیم یافتہ اور ذہین ہونے کے ساتھ ساتھ وہ بہترین مقرر بھی تھے۔ اپنے سیاسی کیریئر کے دوران وہ وفاقی وزیر اُمورِ خارجہ رہے اور انہوں نے اس دوران انقلابی اقدامات کئے۔ وزارت عظمیٰ کے عہدے تک پہنچنا اُن کی کامیاب شخصیت کی علامت ہے۔ کہنہ مشق سیاستدان ہونے کے باعث ملکی سیاست کے ساتھ ساتھ عالمی سیاست پر بھی گہری نظر رکھتے تھے۔ قائداعظمؒ کے بعد انہیں سب سے بڑا راہنما مانا جاتا ہے۔ سیاسی اُفق پر اُن کی قدآور شخصیت کو نظرانداز نہیں کیا جا سکتا۔
بھٹو صاحب نے 1967ءمیں پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کی بنیاد رکھی جو اس وقت کے مروّجہ سیاسی نظام کےخلاف کھلی بغاوت تھی۔ انہوں نے عوام کو اظہارِ رائے کی آزادی، اعتماد، مقام اور حیثیت دے کر انہیں اُن کی طاقت سے روشناس کروایا۔ پہلی مرتبہ ’قوت کا سرچشمہ عوام ہے‘ کا تصور پیش کیا جس سے عوام کو عزتِ نفس ملی جو اُن کی بحیثیت عوامی قائد کارہائے نمایاں ہیں۔ بھٹو صاحب نے ملک میں سیاسی ترقی کا عمل آگے بڑھا کر جمہوریت کی بنیاد رکھ دی۔ جب انہیں اقتدار ملا تو انہوں نے ملک کو متحد رکھنے میں اہم کردار ادا کیا۔ بلوچستان کو صوبے کا درجہ دینے کے ساتھ ساتھ آزاد کشمیر کو خودمختار حیثیت دی اور شمالی علاقہ جات میں اصلاحات نافذ کر کے وہاں کے عوام کو بنیادی حقوق فراہم کئے۔ بھٹو صاحب نے ایسے تاریخی کام کئے جو ملک و قوم کی ترقی اور خوشحالی کی ضمانت بنے۔ ملک کو اسلام کا قلعہ تسلیم کروایا۔ عالم اسلام کا تشخص اُجاگر کرنے، مسلم بلاک کے قیام اور اسلامک ورلڈ بینک کے قیام کےلئے اسلامی سربراہی کانفرنس کا انعقاد کیا۔ غریب اور محکوم طبقے کی خوشحالی اور تحفظ کےلئے زرعی اصلاحات اور سول سروسز اصلاحات نافذ کیں۔ اپنی پارٹی کے نعرے ”روٹی، کپڑا اور مکان“ کو عملی جامہ پہناتے ہوئے غریب عوام کےلئے 5 مرلہ سکیم کا اجراءکیا۔ انہوں نے مزدور یونینوں کو بحال کیا اور انٹرنیشنل لیبر آرگنائزیشن کے چارٹر پر دستخط کئے۔ بھٹو صاحب کے دورِ حکومت میں تیل کے نئے ذخائر دریافت کروائے گئے۔ ملک کو دفاعی لحاظ سے مضبوط اور ناقابل تسخیر بنانے کےلئے ایٹمی پروگرام کا آغاز کیا۔ کامرہ ایروناٹیکل اور ہیوی میکینکل کمپلیکس کی تعمیر کروائی۔ 1971ءکی جنگ کے بعد 90 ہزار جنگی قیدیوں کو رہا کروانا اور بھارت سے 5ہزار مربع میل رقبہ واگذار کروانا اُن کی سفارتی سطح پر بڑی کامیابیاں ہیں۔ انہوں نے نازک ترین حالات میں اقوامِ متحدہ کے سامنے پاکستان کا موقف جس جرا¿ت سے پیش کیا اُس سے نہ صرف اُن کی اپنی شخصیت بلکہ پاکستان کی حیثیت اور قدر و منزلت میں مزید اضافہ ہوا۔ پاکستان کو عالمی منڈیوں تک رسائی دلوانے کےلئے پورٹ قاسم، سٹیل مل اور شاہراہِ قراقرم جیسے بڑے منصوبے تعمیر کروائے۔ اُن کا سب سے بڑا کارنامہ ملک میں قابلِ قبول 1973ءکا متفقہ آئین تشکیل دینا ہے۔
وزیراعظم ذوالفقار علی بھٹو نے 1977ءمیں قبل ازو قت عام انتخابات کا اعلان کر دیا جس پر حزب اختلاف کی تمام جماعتوں نے متحد ہو کر پاکستان قومی اتحاد تشکیل دیا۔ پاکستان قومی اتحاد نے قومی اسمبلی کے نتائج کو قبول کرنے سے انکار کرتے ہوئے صوبائی اسمبلی کے انتخابات کا بائیکاٹ کر دیا۔ حکومت کےخلاف ملک بھر میں تحریک شروع کر دی۔ حکومت اور قومی اتحاد کے درمیان مذاکرات ہوئے۔ اس سے پہلے کہ حکومت اور حزب اختلاف کے درمیان معاہدہ طے پاتا جنرل ضیاءالحق نے بھٹو حکومت برطرف کر کے قومی اسمبلی تحلیل کر دی۔ ملک میں مارشل لاءنافذ کر دیا اور خود چیف مارشل لاءایڈمنسٹریٹر بن گئے۔ بھٹو صاحب کو گرفتار کر کے ان پر مقدمہ چلایا گیا اور 4اپریل 1979ءکو انہیں پھانسی دے دی گئی۔ اُن کو پھانسی دینا نہ صرف ملک بلکہ عدلیہ کی تاریخ میں بھی ایک سیاہ باب کے طور پر یاد رکھا جائے گا۔ اُن کو پھانسی دینے کا فیصلہ ازخود متنازعہ تھا کہ فیصلہ کرنے والے جج بھی متفق نہ تھے۔ اس بارے میں جسٹس نسیم حسن شاہ جو فیصلہ کرنے والے ججوں میں شامل تھے کا بیان کہ اس فیصلے کےلئے حکومت کا سخت دبا¶ تھا ایک واضح ثبوت ہے کہ بھٹو کو قتل کیا گیا۔ اُن کے قتل سے پیدا ہونے والا خلا پر نہیں کیا جا سکتا لہٰذا اس مقدمے کی دوبارہ سماعت کی جانی چاہیے۔
جنرل ضیاءکے مارشل لاءسے قبل جب میرے سیاسی سفر کا آغاز ہو رہا تھا تو دور سیاسی مدّوجزر کا دور تھا۔ بھٹو حکومت کےخلاف جدوجہد کرنے والا سیاسی جماعتوں کا اتحاد پاکستان قومی اتحاد ابھی میدان میں تھا۔ ملک کے نامور سیاسی مدبرین اور منجھے ہوئے سیاستدان میدان سیاست میں تھے اور مجھے سیاسی کیریئر کے آغاز ہی میں نازک اور اہم فیصلہ کرنا تھا۔ چچا حامد رضا جو مختصر عرصے کےلئے وزیراعظم ذوالفقار علی بھٹو کی کابینہ میں وزیر صنعت اور کینیا میں سفیر تعینات رہ چکے تھے، اپنے دوست ملک اکرم خان بوسن کے ہمراہ میرے گھر آئے اور کہنے لگے جب میں برطانیہ بار ایٹ لاءکرنے گیا ہوا تھا تو اس وقت آپ کے والد وفاقی وزیر مملکت تھے، ملک میں پہلا مارشل لاءجنرل ایوب خان نے لگایا تو مجھے آپ کے والد نے اپنے حلقہ¿ انتخاب لودھراں سے قومی اسمبلی کی نشست طشتری میں رکھ کر دی، وہ نہ صرف میرے بھائی تھے بلکہ میرے آئیڈیل بھی تھے۔ چچا نے مزید کہا کہ مجھے آپ کے والد کی گراں قدر خدمات کے نتیجے میں قومی اسمبلی کے انتخاب میں مغربی پاکستان سے نواب آف کالاباغ کے بعد سب سے زیادہ ووٹ ملے اور دوسری مرتبہ ایم این اے بلامقابلہ کامیاب ہوا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ آج میں آپ کے پاس چل کر آیا ہوں کہ آپ پیپلز پارٹی میں شمولیت اختیار کر کے اپنے سیاسی کیریئر کا آغاز کریں، پیپلز پارٹی کے چیئرمین ذوالفقار علی بھٹو کی بھی یہی خواہش ہے کہ میں آپ کو پیپلز پارٹی میں شمولیت کےلئے آمادہ کروں۔ والد کی وفات کو بمشکل دو تین روز ہوئے تھے، میں نے اُن سے والد کی قل خوانی تک مہلت چاہی۔ اسی دوران ماموں حسن محمود بھی ملتان تشریف لائے اور مجھے مسلم لیگ میں شمولیت کی دعوت دی۔ میں نے انہیں بھی وہی جواب دیا۔ میں نے اپنے سیاسی مستقبل کے بارے میں والد کے دوستوں اور چچا رحمت حسین، جو کہ والد کے قریبی ساتھی بھی تھے، سے مشاورت کی۔ ان کی متفقہ رائے تھی کہ والد کی مسلم لیگ کےلئے گرانقدر خدمات اور اُن کے مقام کو مدنظر رکھتے ہوئے مجھے اپنی سیاست کی ابتداءمسلم لیگ ہی سے کرنی چاہیے۔ وہ الگ بات ہے کہ میں نے اپنے سیاسی سفر کا آغاز مسلم لیگ سے کیا۔ یہ جماعت پاکستان کو بنانے والی ہے لیکن پی پی پی میں شمولیت کے بعد کئی مرتبہ میں نے یہ محسوس کیا کہ اگر مسلم لیگ پاکستان بنانے والی جماعت ہے تو پی پی پی پاکستان بچانے والی سیاسی پارٹی ہے۔ اس پارٹی کی مرکزی قیادت ہمیشہ زیر عتاب رہی ہے لیکن اس کے باوجود پی پی پی نے پاکستان کا پرچم بلند رکھا۔
آج 5 جنوری 2017ءکے موقع پر جہاں میں ذوالفقار علی بھٹو شہید کو یاد کر رہا ہوں اور سوچ رہا ہوں کہ جن لوگوں نے بھٹو کو پھانسی گھاٹ تک پہنچانے کی سازشیں کیں وہ نفرتوں کے طوفان میں آ کر نیست و نابود ہو چکے ہیں جبکہ بھٹو زندہ ہے۔ انہی لمحوں کےلئے جوہر میر نے کہا تھا:
کبھی تو سوچنا یہ تم نے کیا کیا لوگو
یہ کس کو تم نے سر دار کھو دیا لوگو
سلا دیا جسے زنداں میں تم نے موت کی نیند
جگائے گی اسے حالات کی صدا لوگو

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Asif Zardari pays glowing tributes to Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

On the eve of the 88th birthday of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto I urge the people particularly the youth to stand together in foiling the designs of the religious fanatics and extremists who are out to destroy the state and its democratic structures that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had strived so hard to build and for which he laid down his life.

This indeed is the best way to pay homage to Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on his birth anniversary this year. Shaheed Bhutto was an icon of democracy and a firm believer in peoples’ power, he said.

A thought that crosses the mind on this occasion is this; due to the incompetence of some and greed of some others the power that belongs to the people has been stolen by the un-elected individuals and institutions. This assault on peoples’ power and re-writing of the state-citizen relationship is pregnant with serious consequences and must be checked. Party workers and indeed all democracy loving people should give a serious thought to it and force a course correction before it is too late, he said.

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto symbolized the power of the people on the one hand and resistance against tyranny and dictatorship on the other. The need for standing up for those ideals is as great today as it has been any time before.

Shaheed Bhutto strengthened internal political cohesion by giving the nation a unanimous Constitution and strengthened the defense forces to protect against external aggression, he said adding “for this he has earned a place in the history of this country that will always be his”.

On this occasion we also pay homage to the leaders and workers of the Party who have made enormous sacrifices in the course of our historic democratic struggle for peoples’ power.

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PPP terms CAO a ‘democratic dictatorship’ of ruling Sharifs

Strongly opposing the Civil Administration Ordinance (CAO) 2016 that has recently been imposed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab Chapter said that it is an act of the ruling Sharifs for establishing their ‘democratic dictatorship’ in the province.

PPP Punjab President Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday said that it was unfortunate that the Sharif brothers used democratic tactics to establish their dictatorship after coming into power, and that the recent ordinance was a reflection of their undemocratic mindset and dictatorial way of rule.

He was addressing a cake-cutting ceremony held at Charing Cross on The Mall in connection with the 89th birthday celebrations of PPP founder and former premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

The Asif Ali Zardari Rehai Committee (ZRC) organised the ceremony, which was participated by some of the prominent figures of the PPP, including Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, Arif Khan, Ch Munawar Anjum, Malik Sohail, Ashraf Bhatti, Afnan Butt, Bushra Malik, Naseer Ahmad, J Victor, Amna Malik, Waseem Shahbuddin, Khalid Butt, Yasmin Farooq and a huge number of workers.

Addressing the gathering, Kaira said that work to launch an anti-government campaign was underway, and soon the party would announce the protest, as the sitting rulers did not believe in democracy. He said that ZA Bhutto had given rights and awareness of the rights to the poor, but the Sharifs were snatching those rights, which was a big injustice to the masses.

He said that through the CAO, the PML-N government had imposed bureaucrats on the elected democratic representatives of the district governments in the province, which could not be accepted in any case.

On this occasion, other speakers said that they were ready to come out on the roads on the call of the party leadership to push for the accountability of the rulers. They also said that they had faced military dictatorship in the past, so they were not afraid of the sitting democratic dictators.

http://dailytimes.com.pk/punjab/05-Jan-17/ppp-terms--cao-a-democratic-dictatorship-of-ruling-sharifs

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