PAKISTAN WAS NOT MADE FOR A SMALL PRICE, WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP ON OUR NATION: BY: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

PAKISTAN WAS NOT MADE FOR A SMALL PRICE, WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP ON OUR NATION: BY: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

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ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM!

For anything worth anything, the price is grave; this also stands true for a nation. Pakistan was not made at a cheap price. Estimates of the death toll at the partition of the Indian subcontinent are said to be in excess of 1.1 million, and of these, over a 100,000 were only from Jammu and Kashmir. So with this sacrifice in mind, should we simply give up, and undo the sacrifices of the past and revert to pre-Islamic tribalism and division? This does not make any sense.

And yet, the struggle and sacrifice continues until this day. Grave atrocities are being committed by more than 700,000 Indian forces against the Kashmiri citizens cannot be forgotten. The Indian regime and its armed forces have killed more than 202,841 citizens, made 216,033 arrests, 110,155 have disappeared, 115,813 homes demolished, leaving 122,837 widows and 207,386 orphans. As such, it is clear that the sacrifices have not ended and it is a known fact of what the status of Muslims is in India. Even the Sikhs who had always been allies of Hindus were not spared in India. In case of independent Kashmir its status will not be better than Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, or Bangladesh. Allah (SWT) clearly asserts in the Quran in Surah number 3, Ayat 103, “And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.” It is quite clear that we have been ordered to live together as brothers, united, and the consequences of not doing so are clearly also highlighted. These are consequences that we can see before us today.    

The 4200 square miles called Azad Kashmir after so many sacrifices by all means is a part of Pakistan; there is no doubt about it!. Azad Kashmir’s ties with Pakistan are no different than any other integral part such as Karachi. We the Muslims of Maqbooza Kashmir are pushing towards to freedom so that we can be free of the illegal occupation of India and once again reunite with Pakistan. Everything is in the hands of Almighty God. As such, we only have two aspects which we can control; to keep our intentions clean and to put our practical efforts and struggles for this cause.