KASHMIRI SECULARISM AND NATIONALISM
ARE FAR REMOVED FROM REALITY; THE TWO NATION THEORY WAS THE BASIS OF DIVISION
FOR THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND REMAINS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND MAQBOOZA KASHMIR’S
ACCESSION TO PAKISTAN: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE
ASALAM-O-ALAIKUM!
Self-determination is the fundamental
right of every human being. Moreover, as per the United Nations,
self-determination is a democratic right which all human beings possess. If we
look at the Kashmiri issue, it is India, not Pakistan which is acting as an
impediment for the Kashmiri people to practice their human right of
self-determination. Furthermore, one must realize that Pakistan and India were
originally divided on the basis of the Two Nation Theory. As far as Bangladesh
(formerly known as East Pakistan) is concerned, it was dismembered by India,
however, not with the goal of acceding to it.
It was simply the loss of the war in 1971 that Pakistan lost the area
now known as Bangladesh. However, the Two
Nation theory still stands valid and originally began with Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)
when he differentiated those who are Muslim, with those who are not. This principle
will continue to the end of time. Thus, we cannot ignore that the division of
the Indian subcontinent was actually on the basis of religion itself.
Similarly, the Kashmiri people are
seeking freedom from India on the basis of Islam as they are the legal citizens
of Pakistan. The fact remains that we the Kashmiris have no basis to separate
from India under the principle of secularism. In fact, India itself claims to
be a secular state! The reality on the ground paints a far different picture.
The so called democratic and secular government of India has killed over
200,000 innocent Kashmiri Muslim civilians and their soldiers have been
systematically dishonoring and continue to dishonor Muslim women. As such, all
those who are proponents of secularism are far removed from the reality on the
ground. The people of Maqbooza Kashmir, as with Azad Kashmir are Muslim; their
lives are governed and dictated by the principles of Islam. All proponents of
secularism and nationalism are merely striving to weaken the Maqbooza Kashmir
movement and its liberation from the Indian occupier. Please read the following
statement published by Mirwaiz in Greater Kashmir Newspaper. After analyzing
this piece without a biased lens, no one can maintain that Maqbooza Kashmir is
not an occupied territory.
Mirwaiz
to UNSC: Probe ‘enforced disappearances’
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