I see a lot of folks over-reacting to my posts here. So i want to answer all of them in one posting.
First off, I want to compare how we perceive various minorities within pakistan. Let's go over the 3 main groups:
a) Sikhs
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We all know that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam. It's also true that Muslims were also the first victims of atrocities by non-muslims (ok, it was mutual but I am trying to make a point here).
Can anyone here provide me a figure of how many muslims were killed by the sikhs?
The truth is, Master Tara Singh whos hands were stained with muslim blood was LATER INVITED to visit Pakistan, and he did so, meeting with govt. officials, dignitaries and what not.
So it's OK if Sikhs killed muslims, WE DO NOT HOLD ANY GRUDGES AGAINST THEM, AND WE DO NOT ADVOCATE killing all sikhs who live in/visit Pakistan! RIGHT???????
b) Hindus
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In general Pakistanis have a very unfavorable view of Hindus. We view the indian hindus as always conspiring to break pakistan and to merge it back into their Akhand bharat. Yet, when we see the likes of Anil Dilpat and his cousin Danesh Kaneria playing for pakistan, we cheer them just the way we would any muslim players.. CAN ANY SANE PAKISTANI ADVOCATE THE KILLING OF ALL PAKISTANI HINDUS - BASED ON OUR SORDID PAST ?
So.....Hindus caused the break-up of Pakistan, arguably resulting in the loss of countless lives. Yet we will never advocate killing of a single hindu, let alone all of them???
c) Christians
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Don't we remember how we felt when GW Bush used the word 'crusade' to start his anti-terrorist (anti-muslim) campaign in far-away lands. So far this 'crusade' has resulted in the deaths of about a million iraqis and hundreds of thousands of Afghans.
Now how do you patriotic pakistanis feel about Christians living in Pakistan? eliminate/expel them all to cleanse our PURE Pakistan?
So here's my new set of questions:
1- When you read the history of 1947 riots, do you have the urge to kill the next sikh you see roaming about?
2- when you read about the events of gujarat, or BJP leaders anti-muslim politics, or any military developments in india (considered a hindu power by many here) - don't you feel you need to send all the hindus back to india?
3- Finally, when you read about how evangelical christians want to defeat the islamic world, allied with their zionist friends, don't you feel a nagging suspicion about every Pakistani christian being a foreign agent???
Let's hear your answers here. I am positive you will vehemently say NO to all these questions. you will say 'NO' - we embrace any peaceful christian, hindus, or sikhs living here and consider them our pakistani brothers.
Now anybody here, please tell me, how DIFFERENT IS QADYANIAT from SIKHISM???
IF WE CAN EMBRACE SIKHS, WHY NOT QADYANIS?
I don't have anything against sikhs, christians or hindus, just like I don't consider qadyanis any less worthy of living in pakistan than anybody else. But if we are talking theology, I have some read some confessions of a FORMER SIKH where he details how sikhs STILL have a deep hatred for muslims! (I STILL don't hold any grudges against any group - I repeat!)
First off, I want to compare how we perceive various minorities within pakistan. Let's go over the 3 main groups:
a) Sikhs
==========
We all know that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam. It's also true that Muslims were also the first victims of atrocities by non-muslims (ok, it was mutual but I am trying to make a point here).
Can anyone here provide me a figure of how many muslims were killed by the sikhs?
The truth is, Master Tara Singh whos hands were stained with muslim blood was LATER INVITED to visit Pakistan, and he did so, meeting with govt. officials, dignitaries and what not.
So it's OK if Sikhs killed muslims, WE DO NOT HOLD ANY GRUDGES AGAINST THEM, AND WE DO NOT ADVOCATE killing all sikhs who live in/visit Pakistan! RIGHT???????
b) Hindus
==========
In general Pakistanis have a very unfavorable view of Hindus. We view the indian hindus as always conspiring to break pakistan and to merge it back into their Akhand bharat. Yet, when we see the likes of Anil Dilpat and his cousin Danesh Kaneria playing for pakistan, we cheer them just the way we would any muslim players.. CAN ANY SANE PAKISTANI ADVOCATE THE KILLING OF ALL PAKISTANI HINDUS - BASED ON OUR SORDID PAST ?
So.....Hindus caused the break-up of Pakistan, arguably resulting in the loss of countless lives. Yet we will never advocate killing of a single hindu, let alone all of them???
c) Christians
=============
Don't we remember how we felt when GW Bush used the word 'crusade' to start his anti-terrorist (anti-muslim) campaign in far-away lands. So far this 'crusade' has resulted in the deaths of about a million iraqis and hundreds of thousands of Afghans.
Now how do you patriotic pakistanis feel about Christians living in Pakistan? eliminate/expel them all to cleanse our PURE Pakistan?
So here's my new set of questions:
1- When you read the history of 1947 riots, do you have the urge to kill the next sikh you see roaming about?
2- when you read about the events of gujarat, or BJP leaders anti-muslim politics, or any military developments in india (considered a hindu power by many here) - don't you feel you need to send all the hindus back to india?
3- Finally, when you read about how evangelical christians want to defeat the islamic world, allied with their zionist friends, don't you feel a nagging suspicion about every Pakistani christian being a foreign agent???
Let's hear your answers here. I am positive you will vehemently say NO to all these questions. you will say 'NO' - we embrace any peaceful christian, hindus, or sikhs living here and consider them our pakistani brothers.
Now anybody here, please tell me, how DIFFERENT IS QADYANIAT from SIKHISM???
IF WE CAN EMBRACE SIKHS, WHY NOT QADYANIS?
I don't have anything against sikhs, christians or hindus, just like I don't consider qadyanis any less worthy of living in pakistan than anybody else. But if we are talking theology, I have some read some confessions of a FORMER SIKH where he details how sikhs STILL have a deep hatred for muslims! (I STILL don't hold any grudges against any group - I repeat!)