Future of Secular and Liberal Lobby In Pakistan

General Perwaiz Musharraf was the man, who introduce the term 'Modern Enlightenment', according to him it means to be positive and take everything light, he further proved it at every stage, Moderate Enlightenment is really the good, if implement by the meanings of dictionary, not by the meaning of Musharaf, it doesn't mean that his explanation was wrong, actually he used this term against Pakistan's base, he took all base issues infect Islamic issues so light, even against Islam.

His era was the biggest example of Secularism and Liberalism, if we see deeply, he used this term against Islamic Fundamentalism, and proof is the incident of Lal Masjid. He banned many Jihadi Groups, while they were working internally for ISI and Pakistan Army, actually Musharraf wanted a liberal and secular society in Pakistan, Because all his work's results is proofing this statement now, he sheltered MQM in Karachi, MQM is a secular lobby, Mr. Altaf Hussain, the chief of MQM said this so many times at front of electronic and print media, In Punjab and rest of Sindh, he gathered PML (Q), both Parties are secular and liberal by mentality and practice.



Fazl-ur-Rahman (Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam) Is Adressing - Munawar Hasan (Jamat Islami) is at right

At the same time, there was MMA, Islamic Fundamentalists, they had 90 seats in national assembly, but Musharraf bypassed them continuously. They didn't want to spread secular approach in the country; this is the problem and cause of the clashes between them.

It is fact that the two nation theory is the base of Pakistan, according to that, there should be Islamic system in the country after partition 1947, Islamic Fundamentalists want it too yet, but it is looking impossible in coming future due to Musharraf's work and Ideology of Secularism and Liberalism.



Crowd at M.A. Jinah Road Karachi during Protest against Blasphemy and Government - 9th January 2011

Now, challenging of Islamic values again and again is the result of Musharraf's Ideology, not only inside the country, government have no any guts even they don't know the importance of these values, everybody can feel it, proof is the incident of cabinet's gathering last month, when Rahman Malik, Home minister, was trying to recite Soorah Ikhlas, the smallest chapter of Quran, which have only three verse, shockingly he failed, once somebody don't know the basics then how can he defend it? This is the situation of Pakistan's Home Minister.

MMA can be gathered once again with biggest powers as compared to previous

Blasphemy and protest against it also the headache of government of Pakistan, this blasphemous activity is going so common these days, even it has been come at common peoples level, government still don't want to do anything in this way, while it is too much painful for all Islamic world and peoples of Pakistan, if we observe Pakistan in this way so protest is increasing from Islamic fundamentalists after Aasia Bibi's Incident, government wants to solve this issue but negatively, they are going to change the anti blasphemy act 1986, so that nobody can blame and pressurize government to punish him or her, this is looking pretty indigestible for peoples of Pakistan. In the other words everyone may say that this negative act of Government of Pakistan in the sympathy of crime is the result of Musharraf's Ideology.



Religious Circles have not only Beard Holders this time

But world see the opposite reaction when Mumtaz Qadri, An Elite Police Commando, kill the Governor of Punjab for his work defined above, after this murder peoples of Pakistan seems in anger, they were also on strike at 31^st Dec 2010 on the call of religious elements of Pakistan, and after that a biggest protest in Karachi, In this protest, all channels and panels will gathered and decided to give tough time to government on their act to tackling the blasphemy issues.

Religious element's big powers are youth - 9th January 2010 Protest

As expecting before this protest, I think all expectations comes true, there were so many peoples gathered from all over the city on Tahreek-e-Namoos-Risalat call, it is the panel of 10 Religious political and non-political circles, but an amazing and shocking thing was the presence of all Banned Jihadi Groups, like Harkat-ul-Ansar, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Jamat-ud-Dawa, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Tayeba, They all are still ban from Musharraf's Time, but they amazingly gathered thousands of their peoples in protestors' crowd, at the other hand, there was thousands of peoples of Albadar Mujahideen, Hizul Mujahideen, Hizb-ut-Tahreer and Aalmi Majlish Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat also, these all are armed groups of Islamic jihad.

Secularism and Liberalism of Pakistan - Future is pretty dark

If we take a glance on other Political and Non-Political activists, so each and every religious groups was there at M.A. Jinah Road for protest, exact figure of protestors can not be easily calculated but if we see the fact so there were 6 kilometers of M.A. Jinah Road was completely covered by these protestors, it was the historical biggest crowd in the history of Pakistan. M.A. Jinah Road Consist of two parallel roads one is for entrance and second one is for exit of traffic. Both roads are 30 fts. wide, both were filled with above than 1.5 million of peoples at the peak time of protest on 9^th January 2011.

Some think tanks and Secular elements in the city like Pakistan Peoples party and MQM (Altaf Group) were not expecting millions of peoples, at this time everyone can feel the rich effect of Islamic fundamentalism in the city, Musharraf's ideology is no where, there is all over the echo of the slogan of Nara-e-Takbeer, Nara-e-Risalat, Hang Aasia and Destiny etc.

At this time, it is clearly looking that peoples of Pakistan are standing totally against of Liberal Pakistani Government and I think Fozia Wahab's (Secretary of Information – PPP) prediction is also coming true, she said before this protest that, we have to raise voice for secularism and liberalism in the good will of Pakistan, if we don't do that, so the time comes when it will be going so difficult to raise any voice against Islamic fundamentalism.

Now all these religious tycoons have announced to move to Lahore for once again a biggest crowd against government, and after that they will move to Islamabad. This is the time for government to take back the anti Islamic decisions in the sympathy of governments term and Pakistan, because Pakistan can not afford a mid term election at the moment, but it is looking that there will be full term election not a mid term, why government is going against a major public opinion? Why Government is ignoring all of them, why Government taking this issue to the clash? These are the questions which are still answer less. Everyone is feeling and seeing a biggest Islamic revolution in the country, Musharraf's Ideology of secularism and Liberalism has been totally flushed out by just a murder of Governor Punjab on blasphemous issue, everyone is looking the upper hand of Islamic Religious Circles. Danger alarm has rung for the remaining secular and liberal lobby, at this time any wrong decision even dialogue delivery of government and secular lobby can blast Islamic Fundamentalists, because at yesterday's crowd, all armed and unarmed Islamic groups have been taken out their weapons, they have shown it also, this is on media record.

Let's see what will happen after the next protest of these fundamental tycoons of Tahreek Namoos Risalat. There are three leading names like Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam, Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan and jamiat ulma Pakistan, they are 'moderate enlightened' in all of them, this responsibility to be calm down and get rest of them calm down, completely on their shoulders, because they have thousands of peoples with them infect they have so many sub-groups and different institutions, who are working under them.

So they can handle the situation at the moment, but here is also looking still a big clash between government and these religious tycoons in case of deny by government. Because, they will not compromise on any religious issue as they have announced it so many times at front of electronic and print media, any way, we can not predict before Lahore and Islamabad protest.

Governor's Murder, Aasia Bibi's Blasphemy and Mumtaz Qadri - 9th January Declaration

Blasphemy is the worst act in today's world. There are so many constitutions laws and orders against blasphemy in different countries. In America, there is no concept of blasphemy, if somebody does that against Jesus Christ or Hazrat Eesa (Alaih Salam), so the punishment is to hang him or her. In UK, there is the punishment of life sentence to death and imprison against this act.

We can feel the importance of blasphemy through different concepts and examples, in every nation there are the punishments which implements against blasphemy, even incidents are also important, you cannot say anything about holocaust, because it is painful for Judaism, they have punishment against this act they strongly condemn this act of challenging holocaust in the world.

So, it is crystal clear that, personalities, historical moments and religious values have too much importance, in other words we can say that this is also against individual freedom, because your freedom ends where others moral, religious and ethical boundaries start.

Blasphemy of Muhammad (PBUH) is not new at this time, before three years some European countries published blasphemous images of Muhammad (PBUH), after passing a year they published it again at bigger canvas, and in previous year at may 20^th, facebook take this issue at ground level, facebook published a page, in which they openly invited everyone to draw the images of Muhammad (PBUH), There were so many protest after every blasphemous activity, but western world ignore all these protest and anger, even they don't categorize it a crime, although having biggest laws and orders against it. Now if somebody from Muslim community comes and tries to kill the criminal, west start his propaganda against it and categories him terrorist, actually this negative approach of west is creating panic in the Muslim world. West is performing an action, Islamic world is reacting on it, they are not terrorist, actually western attitude is the cause of terrorism and disorders at the moment.

If we talk about recent incident of blasphemy in Pakistan and after that the murder of Salman Tasir, (Governor Punjab), It is clears that there is a clause present in Pakistan's Constitution 1973, according to that, "Nobody can make, revise or change any clause, law or act against every minor or major Islamic Religious Values".

But after the incident of Blasphemy from Christian woman, Aasia bibi, Governor Punjab was acting as a shelter for her,  this attitude was also against of Pakistani Constitution, now the question is who force him to provide Aasia the back support and shelter? Why he was acting against law and order, while he was the governor of one of the province of Pakistan, he knew the law himself very well, but why he was bypassing and crushing it?

Governor's action was negatively amazing, shocking and it created panic, not only in Pakistani Religious Circles but in all levels of peoples Pakistan, because according to Islamic history there are no any soft corner for the one who involves in blasphemy, there are so many examples also from Islamic history and law, which can previous statement.

According to 1986 act of blasphemy, created in the time of Mr. General Zia-ul-Haq, retired army chief, retired martial law administrator and retired president of Pakistan. This act is now the part of Constitution 73. The Punishment of Aasia Bibi is only the death sentence by hanging her as soon as possible without any soft corner.

A very important and amazing thing is the propaganda by western media against this law these days, according to them, Anti Blasphemy Act of 1986 is the source of killing and pressing Non-Muslims specially Christianity to wall.

But, do you want to know the reality? What are facts? Is that propaganda genuine? Try to understand it by following figures, taken from Media Records, from 1986, there are total 964 registered cases of blasphemy yet.

Muslims Cases – 479
Qadyani or Ahmadi Cases – 340
Christian Cases – 119
Hindu Cases – 14
Others – 12

Most amazing fact is, all criminals are alive in jails, some are free also, some dead due to natural death, no any single blasphemer or person is hanged from 1986.  This negative propaganda is quite fake and baseless by western media and anti Islamic elements.

If we look at Government's action after all that situation, Fozia Wahab, Secretary of Information of Pakistan Peoples Party is now getting ready once again for the sympathy of blasphemer Aasia, after the murder of Governor Punjab, she is categorizing her as daughter of nation, this term had been used for Dr. Aafia from Islamic fundamentalists', Fauzia Wahaab, enlightened moderate, was telling media here in Pakistan that time comes for the liberal and secular circles to raise voice for the soft image of Pakistan. Further, she added, if we remains silent against Islamic Fundamentalism, so no one will remain for the sympathy of secularism and liberalism and people will frightened, because they will no more be able to talk about that in coming future.

Before this, Shairi Rahman has also been present a bill against this law in national assembly, she is agreeing the fozia wahab's point of view, what are religious circles and peoples of Pakistan thinking and responding and how they are taking this issue, lets have a look.

Last Friday and also the last day of the passing year 2010, religious circles of Pakistan called a strike, against this act of Government of Pakistan, this was a shutter down and wheel jam Strike. This is on record that Karachi to Khaibar, all business and trade, public and private transport, everything was totally closed, feel the thinking of Pakistani Muslims as well as Minorities and influence of religious circles, everyone is against the act of Government of Pakistan.

And further, there is also the call of grand protest in Karachi from the Namoos-e-Risalat Panel. There are 11 Religious groups gathered in this panel, all are in anger and on campaign against government, even Tablighi Jamat, Dawat-e-Islami and Tanzeem-e-Islami are also in the ground, while they have different school of thoughts from each other and quite non-political background, but they are working with all other political religious groups like Jamiat Ulma Islam, Jamat-e-Islami, Sunni Tahreek and Millat-e-Jafaria very friendly.

One noticeable thing is the soft corner and brotherhood between religious parties of Pakistan after Pop's recent press conference in the sympathy of Aasia bibi and action of governor Punjab. They were working separately but now the position is quite change, incidents of blasphemy by west and recent incident of blasphemy by Aasi bibi and her back support by Government of Pakistan, these are the factors uniting all religious groups at one platform, this is not only happening inside Pakistan, this situation is same as with all Muslim world.

There is only one meaning of wake-up of Islamic Fundamentalists in Pakistan, the death of liberalism and secularism, because there is no meaning of moderate enlightenment to religious circles, they don't want to compromise on religious values and laws, Peoples of Pakistan badly believes in their Islamic ideology, this has proved in previous strike and will proof in coming Sunday's protest, 9^th January 2011.

The issues of this Protest is

1. To stop the Government for back supporting of blasphemy.
2. To stop the Government for Sheltering the moderate enlightenment because it is harmful for Islam and Pakistan.
3. To kill the liberal and secular ideology in Pakistan.
4. To defend the blasphemy act of 1986.
5. To hang Aasi bibi and all criminals of blasphemy.
6. Free Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri.
7. Stop US Influence from the Country.

At present Aasia bibi is imprisoned in Shaikhopora Jail, peoples are pressing and demanding government to hang her, Shaikhopora Session Court has also been ordered to hang her and she is too much frightened because everyone is expecting her murder in the jail by some police guards who are on duty, because Peoples of Pakistan are idealizing the action of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri against Governor Punjab. No one can predict about the situation, environment is totally in the control of religious parties, at this time every nine persons from ten are agreeing Islamic ideology, lets see what will be the situation after coming protest.