Source & Credit:Dawn | Pakistan
Dawn Editorial | June 21, 2010
The street power and political clout wielded by Pakistan’s religious right have resulted in the state and society being held hostage by extremist elements. The latter stop at nothing to further their agenda of inciting hatred, divisiveness and violence. The latest example is that of the Jamaat-i-Islami chief, Syed Munawwar Hasan, who during a sermon in Lahore on Friday threatened a fresh movement against the Ahmadi community if it “did not accept their minority status” and the government kept silent about “their blasphemous and unconstitutional activities”.
Mr Hasan did not specify any particular instance substantiating his charges, leading one to read his comments as hate speech and also as an attempt to blackmail the government into further victimising an already persecuted community. Given the incendiary passions the issue arouses, any call by religious parties in this context is certain to be attended by violence. A strong case can be made against the JI leader for fomenting aggression and religious persecution under the country’s laws regarding hate speech and incitement to violence.
Even beyond this particular case, it has now become a matter of urgency that the government show an active and uncompromising stance on the issue of hate speech and incitement to violence or other sorts of criminal activity. Pakistan’s polity is already rent by religious, ethnic and sectarian divisions. Allowing irresponsible and divisive opinions to be aired publicly will deepen these fissures. Once it begins, the process of religious, ethnic and other communities being pitted against one another will prove difficult to bring under control. Spiralling violence, particularly in view of other issues being faced by the country such as militancy and terrorism, can then be expected. It is in the interests of both the state and citizenry to take a stand against inflammatory hate speech and lobby for the prosecution of those who break the law.
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These people and those that spew this kind of hatred against millions of innocent human beings on TV and radio in Pakistan and those politicians who sponsor such conferences and whose names are there on all the billboards and on hate filled notices on all electric poles should be tried on charges of CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY and INTERNATIONAL ARREST WARRANTS SHULD BE ISSUED for them so that when they put a foot in any civilized country they should be immediately arrested and put away for life.
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ReplyDeletePrayer is our biggest weapon . Allah will show the truth even though it is take a long journey to achieve that!
Ahmadiyyas are not Muslims
ReplyDeleteu dont believe that Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) is the last messenger of Allah
you don't believe either that Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) is the last messenger. you are still waiting for the last messenger, hazrat isa (as), aren't you?
ReplyDeleteJI is a true enemy of PAKISTAN, If you not agree with me then just name at least three job JI did in last 60 year for the goodness of PAKISTAN. I can name you 60 job they did to harm PAKISTAN. In Army,education,business, community, government ,every where they did their best to kill existence of PAKISTAN. More important is they are in all state of pakistan and bring the hatred to each other at the name of punjabi,sindhi,bolochai,pahtan ,MQM,shia ,sunni , and you name it.
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