Thursday, June 28, 2007

Dilemma of a Pakistani

"Those of who stand for separation of religion and governance, find it hard to defend the stance given the choice that two-nations theory made; two nations theory was after all a theory of an Islamic nation and a non-Islamic one, not a theory of Pakistan and India. As a result, in the process of defending secularism, some of us find ourselves digging further and criticizing the two-nations theory and the prominent leaders of Pakistan movement, inviting further scorn from both the religious and patriotic right.

I some times feel that if you are among those supporting a secular Pakistan, you have no honest ally; it is hard to argue for a secular Pakistan and not criticize the creation of Pakistan by implication without some amount of self contradiction."

http://www.understandingpakistan.com/index.php/the-genesis-of-the-idea-pre-1947-athar-osama/#comment-31