In April 2014 when the United Nations Organization’s secretary general Ban
Ki Moon was making a statement that the UN was ashamed of the human killing all
over the world a Shia doctor was killed in Karachi terrorists.
Perhaps, the way shia community has become a victim of terrorists belonging
to other sects, has become a personification of terrorism. The brutality of
such killings can be measured by the number of events took place during the
last year. Despite the increase of targeted killings of shias in general and
shia leaders in particular the government and international human rights
organizations have been unsuccessful to foresee the threat present in the
society and to take reasonable security measures.
The horrible and ruthless genocide of shia community must be comprehended in
the meaning of Pakistan’s position within the larger sectarian struggle between
sunnis and shias supported by international elements. The international tensions
present in Pakistan’s neighborhood have domestic implications as twenty percent
population of Pakistan believes in shia faith making nearly twenty-five million
people who are being threatened by other Muslims/terrorists by sectarian
outfits.
Pakistan is a signatory to the Convention on the Punishment and Prevention
of Genocide which clearly describes that a genocide occurs when a party/group
has the willingness to devastate a religious, ethnic, or racial group “in
whole, or in part” and acts on that intent by killing, injuring, or
deliberately causing conditions leading to the physical destruction of that
group.
Interestingly, the explanation of genocide in the convention looks like a
very well thought-out definition according to the shia community’s genocide in Pakistan
where the visible elements working against shia community are Taliban and
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Both of them have openly committed brutal murders of shias
with the motive of cleansing Pakistan
of their presence. Not only the high profile shia community members like
doctors, lawyers and judges have been targeted but also shia religious processions
and pilgrims have repeatedly been targeted in mass-shooting attacks. The bloodshed
does not end here as the Hazara shias have been attacked many times with
several car bombings that have left hundreds dead in the last couple of years.
The bitter reality would not be changed unless the government takes exemplary
measures along with the involvement of international community to end the
brutal killings of shia community in Pakistan. Taliban, other extremists and
people belonging to other sects need to learn harsh lessons to make Pakistan a
safe place for shia community.
Yes , this persecution is prevailing in Pakistan since 1979 , when after the Islamic revolution in Iran , intransigent class of Pakistan was appalled and terrified that Shia sect can dominate here , thus , they fostered a mind set that fabricated and propagated the fallacious theories about this sect and evoked the sentiments of the other sects . it created the misunderstandings among people and abhorrence against the Shia sect started . Armed groups started their campaign and tried to promulgated Shia's as infidel . And tried to dogmatize their ideology . In the wake of all , killings were started , Scholars , judges , teachers , professors , lawyers ,Doctors and myriad professional were slain . and still its going on . Hazara;s were also badly victimized and even they have to face massacre and carnage .Even in the northern areas , Tribes were fighting on the basis of sectarianism. I ponder that its all due to weak criminal justice system . If MALIK ISHAQ a renowned terrorist conceded that he has slain 100 persons of his rival sect in front of Court and he was released on bail , then can this system can provide justice ?? . Now , we are facing the brunt of this relentlessness of such radicals , who we earlier the foe of a sect , but now they declare everyone infidel who is against their agenda and ideology ,if they had been curbed at that time , then it might dwindle intensity and acuteness. Anyhow , Its a good gesture of Govt and Military establishment that they would not show resilience and pliability for brutish sectarian terrorists . Its encouraging that in common inhabitants of Pakistan , such persecution is not existing. they live everywhere together with harmony and accord without flaying each other . If shia , sunni and other sects can perform Hajj without any discrimination then then they can foster peace everywhere. We should try to bring the 85 % percent similarities of all muslim sects rather than to promulgate the 15% differences . May Allah grant peace and harmony in Pakistan.
ReplyDeleteI second your thoughts. This is the dilemma of our society that we can't learn to coexist. Perhaps this is the dire need of our society in order to get internally strong.
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