Tanzeem-e-Islami’s Perspective on the Past, Present and Future of Relations Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
We strongly condemn and completely oppose the spreading of fear and strife through terrorism i.e., the commonplace killing of laymen.
The issue of Afghan refugees be solved in light of the principles of Islamic brotherhood.
LAHORE ( Web News )
Pakistan is the sole country in world history founded on the basis of the Deen (Islam), for the
Deen, and with an objective to establish the Deen. Its stability and survival are only possible through Islam. Immediately after the creation of Pakistan, this very objective was unequivocally expressed in the Objectives Resolution. Pakistan’s definitive destiny is Islam. The need of the hour is that the commitment and declaration which were announced be implemented without delay. Thus, the Islamic identity and values determined in the constitution should be put into practice and the respective laws enforced. It is a principle of nature that void always gets filled, no matter what. Thus, in the case that said ideology is not implemented on the constitutional level, the Muslims of Pakistan, and especially those who value the Deen and practice its teachings, will be forced to adopt different methods of exercising it, or they can be influenced into taking increasingly wrongful paths and strategies. In such a predicament, malicious forces will fully capitalize and undermine our national safety, security and foundations of our survival.
India, which has been an enemy of Pakistan since its inception, capitalized on a similar situation
in 1971 when it fanned the flames of animosity based on language, ethnicity and geography in Bengal, and consequently we lost East Pakistan. However, we failed to learn any lesson from this historical event, and showed no commitment, nor deemed it important, to make progress towards practically implementing the ideology of Pakistan. This resulted in malicious forces such as India sowing seeds of hatred and prejudice in several regions including Balochistan. It also leveraged Afghanistan’s soil for its wicked motives. Due to which, Pakistan’s western border remained under constant threat, and Pakistan had to expend astronomical human and monetary resources and justifications in order to safeguard it. In the struggle against Russia’s indirect meddling in Afghanistan, as well as the consequent direct occupation, Pakistan played an integral role in the resistance with the aid of the US, which enabled Pakistan to win the trust of the Afghans. Immediately after Russia’s withdrawal, when Afghanistan fell into civil war, Pakistan continued fulfilling its role in the establishment of peace in Afghanistan by supporting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan, which resulted in the Afghan Taliban forming government over 90% of Afghanistan’s landmass. Alongside Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan also recognized this government, which secured Pakistan’s western border for the first time in its history.
Pakistan supported the Afghan Taliban government in spite of opposition from the Western world.
After the demise of the Soviet Union, the US set the Islamic world in its crosshairs and invaded
Afghanistan after feigning a false flag 9/11. At this junction, the Pakistani leadership made several
irrational decisions, and by opting to bear the burden of dissolving the Islamic government of the Afghan Taliban by aiding the US in its war against Afghanistan, Pakistan once again lost trust of the Afghans. Further making unreasonable decisions, Pakistan’s leadership initiated military operations in the peaceful tribal regions of the country, all at the behest of the US. Furthermore, they not only defended American drone operations and aerial strikes within Pakistan’s boundaries, but went so far as to claim them as their own. Under these conditions, the consequent splitting of the honorable and armed public of the tribal areas in the following three clusters was inevitable.
1) Devout religious and Sharia-compliant entities which were mostly engaged and active in
supporting the Jihad of the Taliban of Afghanistan.
2) Those who rebelled against the Pakistani military owing to its nonaction against the
malevolent global forces, and concomitant supporting of the US, in response to the destruction
rampant in the region.
3) Lastly, those who played into the hands of American, Indian and Afghan agencies.
From the aforementioned, the second and third groups joined together to form the TTP, and caused unprecedented complications and chaos in the tribal regions with direct support from foreign agencies and hostile forces. As a result, not only the border, but even the cities of Pakistan saw an increase in terrorist activity and more than 80,000 lives were lost. In these dire circumstances, due to the Pakistani leadership’s further inconsistent decisions and disingenuous policymaking, the impression of “uniform is behind terrorism” slowly gained traction. We strongly condemn and completely oppose the spreading of fear and strife through terrorism i.e., the commonplace killing of laymen. In Pakistan, perpetrators of terrorism, guilty through clear evidence, should face legal trial and strict lawful punishments.
Furthermore, we would advise that the issue of Afghan refugees be solved in light of the
principles of Islamic brotherhood. Almost 40 years ago, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Pakistan gave sanctuary to hundreds of thousands of refugees in this God-given state because of these very principles of Islamic brotherhood and fraternity. Today, the third generation of these refugees, who have lived in Pakistan for an extended period, dwell in this country. Undoubtedly, a multitude of Afghans entered Pakistan illegally, and such illegal entry and stay is certainly a major failure on the part of our administrative machinery, therefore, in principle, we must now separate malicious entities after careful screening, while initiating the process of registration for the rest. It must not be unilaterally decided that all refugees must exit the country immediately and on such short notice; instead, we should negotiate with the Afghan government and make a decision after taking their leadership into confidence, so that on the one hand, our concerns may be curbed, while on the other, Afghanistan may adequately prepare for their accommodation.
In addition to this, we must also unbiasedly assess the reasons which landed Pakistan in its
present predicament. There should also be investigation and identification of the reasons which caused the current division, dissent, discord and distrust. Practical measures must be taken in order to curb such hatred and animosity. In our opinion, this can only actually be eradicated if we return to our founding fundamentals. We are convinced of a methodology involving preaching, educating and peaceful resistance in order to render the Islamic clauses of the Constitution of Pakistan effective, and to implement them. Islam is that sole binding force which everyone can once again gravitate towards.
Moving towards it can once more create an atmosphere of harmony and unity among us. Practical
measures towards the establishment of Islam will give way to the establishment of justice, which would reignite hope in oppressed and irate groups of society. In the present situation, recognizing the Islamic government of Afghanistan, and resumption of all diplomatic and trade relations with them can also prove helpful in extinguishing this hostility. Moreover, resumption of relations with Afghanistan can also lead to the securing of our western border. India and the US share an unmistakably malevolent nexus, and a defensive pact with the Islamic government of Afghanistan is a need of the hour for effective countering of their joint conspiracies and nefarious designs against Pakistan. Pakistan’s political and military leadership, as well as policymakers, should focus their attention to these matters.
An overwhelming majority of Pakistanis hold Islam in high regard and despise American slavery.
Attaining riddance from de facto slavery of the US and exercising an independent foreign policy,
promoting Islamic values in Pakistan, progressing towards the practical implementation of the Islamic Shariah and fulfilling the obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil, especially purifying the economy from Riba and restructuring it according to Islamic teachings, eliminating lewdness and obscenity and banning mixed gatherings, taking practical steps towards making the media submit to Islamic values, all this would lead to regaining the majority’s trust on the one hand, while also uprooting groups adopting violent and militant ideologies (TTP) by dismantling their existential foundations. Once the aforementioned is done, then, according to the rulings of scholars, armed insurrection against an Islamic state would indeed be proven Haram. Through a pragmatic approach towards identifying and owing up to the violation of rights of the public of tribal regions, and an announced, sincere and transparent procedure of compensation, the need of existence of the PTM can be disproven, and by progressing towards Islam, we can once again be capable of defense against foreign enemies and vanquish conspiracies as a disciplined and united Pakistani nation. In Sha Allah!