The Prosperity, stability and power of the United States and indeed the West survives on it being an empire. That empire is now devouring itself. After destroying many. Trump's ways may dismantle this colonial behemoth. Will United States survive as a country, when it is no longer an empire?
When rage is combined with religious and ideological absolutism, avenues of freedoms vanish. Dissent is met with ruthless subjugation and every atrocity is covered up by ambivalence. Let's deep dive.
My India journey started with Mahakumbh, followed by a conference on geopolitics. The world is changing, and we need to focus on the motivations behind these changes.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was sworn in as a Prime Minister in 1970. He was greatly helped and backed by the Qadianis (Qadayyanis or Ahmadiyyas or Ahmadis). The Ahmadis were hoping to reap rewards after having backed Bhutto unflinchingly. When Jamiat-e-Tulaba, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami wanted to create mischief it was the Qadiani students who had joined with PPP led student federations to keep them in check. Khuddamul Ahmadiyya had organized parties and contributed funds to PPP and the MNAs and MPAs were treated like royalty when they went to Rabwah.
At that time, Mirza Nasir (3rd Khalifa) felt that finally a majority of Pakistanis had accepted Qadayyanis world view.
Then, in 1973 Oil Crisis hit the world and in February 1974, Bhutto arranged for an Islamic Summit in Pakistan, which was to establish the leading role of Saudi Arabia in the Islamic world.
In May 1974, a fight occurred between Jamaat-e-Islami group and Ahmadi students in Rabwah. This triggered widespread riots.
IN September 1974, the Second Constitutional Amendment declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims
This is the speech by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto where he incited violence against the Ahmadiyyas. And thus repaid the Ahmaddiyyas for their support to him during the elections.
The whole Bhutto family has used such inciting and hateful rhetoric to create violence to bolster their own political fortunes. Benazir Bhutto did with the Kashmiris what her father did with the Ahmadis, which we will discuss in another post.
Pakistan faces an existential situation made worse by a hung election and the rejection of its Army. What is the way forward?
Intellectuals in Pakistan are asking - why is Pakistani society where it is today. It did not happen in a day. The Crimes and the depravity was always present. You acquiesced to it all along.
The story of how Pakistan got its nuclear arsenal is bizarre. Powerful politicians made decisions that will one day jeopardize this planet. For, unbridled power has been handed to ideological extremists. A detailed expose.
Bilawal Bhutto, the scion of genocide backing and a corruption-ridden family, openly abused and threatened India's elected government functionaries in the UN. Words won't work here. Action will.
