Comments on: Ayaz Amir: Punjab and Ranjeet Singh

By: Aadam Jala Soomro

Aadam Jala Soomro — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:09:29 +0000

what we need are good leaders and not those ethno-nationalist politicians propagating hatred and false and biased facts.Truthfully,i their personal lives they don’t act as if they truly care about the ‘nations they claim to represent.They turn the minds of people …

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By: Ameed Khan

Ameed Khan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:08:39 +0000

The rise of islamist extremism is not confined to Tribal areas only, all the islamist militant parties except Taliban have their headquarters in Punjab and so as their leadership belong to Punjab.
Since Punjab enjoys a decisive majority within the federation of Pakistan, the taking over of Punjab by these Militant groups means taking over of Pakistan
The conglomeration of civil bureaucracy and military (establishment)being Punjabi dominated gives easy sailing for these extremist forces
By cutting down Punjab’s decisive majority we will be able to check these forces, which will ultimately strenghten the integrative forces in the federation
The fact that Punjab has to look after the common people of Pakistan is not just by providing shelters and food only but by equal power distribution and sharing system within the federation
Best of Regards
Ameed Khan
Canada

By: Dr. Nayyar Hashmey

Dr. Nayyar Hashmey — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:11:09 +0000

Its probably less the case of size and more the dominance of Punjab in the armed forces of Pakistan and the civil bureaucracy who actually rule this land of the pure. In the then East Pakistan, the Punjabi bureaucrats in collusion with the main establishment dominated by Muslim migrants from UP & Bihar in India played the sinister role of alienating common masses of Punjab from people of other regions in Pakistan. A legacy which is still being carried forward although the Punjabi dominance has mostly been of exclusive type now after the Mohajirs preferred to confine their politics and role in bureaucracy to Karachi only.

Otherwise AA has done a wonderful assessment of the situation. Once the Punjabi politicians as well as the bureaucrats recognize the fact that they have to look after the common people of Pakistan, whether from Punjab itself, Sindh, NWFP or Balochistan, Punjab’s contribution and image will be restored.

Nayyar Hashmey
http://wondersofpakistan.blogspot.com/