Individual Counts

On 17th August 2010 it will be 22 years since an era of dictatorship ended in Pakistan. 22 years later we are still reaping the seed of intolerance and violence that was sowed in the name of “Islamization” of Pakistan.
On 2nd December 1978, General Zia-Ul-Haq sarted the process and in his speech he accused the politicians exploiting the name of God and Islam. Who knew that even after his death people would still kill them in the name of God. After assuming power, Zia-Ul-Haq’s regime began a program of enforcing Nizam-e-Mustafa (Islamic System).
Minorities or women were given least preferences when making policies. It was in this era that a certain community was declared non-Muslim. The man who wanted to do all that in the name of God met an unfortunate death. After 22 years we have given the blood of our relatives, friends and leaders but still are not sure if we have defeated the evil of religious extremism.
On this day, we must promise that we will never in future let such powers jeopardize our future in whosoever’s name.