Adil Najam
Ms. Asiya Nasir – Christian Member National Assembly (MNA), elected on a reserved seat from NA-322 (Balochistan-III) on an MMA (Mutihada Majlis i Amal; a coalition of religious parties) ticket, interestingly with JUI(F) affiliation – made this hard-hitting and courageous speech on the floor of the Pakistan National Assembly on March 4 before leading a token walk-out of minority and other members from the Assembly on the issue of Shahbaz Bhatti’s assassination.
The speech should be listened in full, not just for its heartfelt passion and its cry of pain, but also because no matter how much you think you know about Pakistan, you are bound to learn things you did not know. Asiya Nasir speaks to us not simply as a Minority or Christian MNA, but as a Pakistani. And it is as a Pakistanis that we must respond.
The 30 year old Asiya Nasir – wife of Nasir Masih and mother of a son and two daughters – has much to say and ask that we really have no response or answers to. But we should all be grateful to her for raising her voice as a Pakistani and asking questions that we have ignored – indeed, hidden – for too long. We are better off today because these questions have been asked.
“but the problem is not with the law. Its the problem with implementation really.”
If there is any problem with implementation of a law, it simply means that the law-makers have not correctly defined the law.
The problem is the law-makers and not the implementation.
It is indeed a passionate, sentimental and a great speech ever delivered by a Pakistani minority leader. Shahbaz Bhatti is better than a Shaheed. Any Shaheed gives his life for his faith but Shahbaz gave his life for the humanity. Shahbaz merits a better title that Islamic Shaheed. He was fighting against the tyranny of the Islamic constitution of Pakistan.
The only reason that Jinnah and Muslims asked for the establishment of a separate country was that Muslims wanted to have the equal rights to Hindu majority of India.
Once Pakistan was created, the same Muslims forgot that Pakistani minority should also have the same rights as the Muslims (majority).
The 1973 constitution is the result of this biased attitude of Muslim majority who consider that all citizens should be treated according to the Islamic culture, code and laws.
The only solution for the equal rights to each Pakistani citizen is to tear off the present constitution and establish a new constitution where it is clearly stated that State (the system of government) has nothing to do with the religion and religion has nothing to do with the State (system of government).
I observe, Pakistan is getting more and more religious (Islamic) every day . It is not because of Muslim leaders or Islamic Scholars; it is simply a conspiracy of Ruling Class Politicians and Establishment. It is very easy and comfortable to rule in the name of a religion.
Tomorrow and day after, it will be the same constitution and the same Pakistan. There will be the same dominating Islam, same blasphemy act, the same Kafir and the same non-Muslims.
Who dares to write a new secular constitution of Pakistan??
Asiya has raised really intelligent question, but the problem is not with the law. Its the problem with implementation really.
دیکھئے تقریر کی لذت کہ جو اس نے کہا
میں نے یہ جانا کہ گویا یہ بھی میرے دل میں ہے
It is a great speech, and echoes the sentiments of most sane Pakistanis.
Being a Pakistani, her demands are justified.