PAKISTAN DAY IN THE YEAR 2020.

Byline: IMTIAZ RAFI BUTT

History is a testament to the fact that dedication and endurance determine the life and downfall of nations. Some nations struggle to survive while others thrive on ambition and advancement. The celebration of 23rd March marks one such memory for all Pakistanis and its relevance in the 2020 us more than ever. In the year 1940, Lahore Minto Park, this nation decided to advance and to survive as a separate entity on the map of the world. The elders of the Muslims of the sub-continent were able to visualize and articulate the true picture of freedom and liberty and then there was the day, when they wrote it down.

That day was 23rd March. It would not be out of place, to call it, the inception of a country and a nation that was to be. Before this day, the Muslims of the sub-continent were open to the idea of a combined constitution with the Hindus and the British Raj, one which would safeguard religio-political rights. This could not be achieved and the struggle for Pakistan was formal after the auspicious day of 23rd March. Ironically, this is the day when Bhagat Singh was hanged in Lahore at aged 23 in 1931, another historical mark on its own. Perhaps, destiny has its own language. 2019 was a year of chaos all over the world, even more so, for Pakistan and Kashmir. 2019 is the year in which India suspended the rights of the Muslims living in occupied Kashmir.

The political and human rights of all citizens of the region were blatantly denied. The Supreme Court of India could not interpret the law in favor of such violations and the situation is getting worse by the day. The masked hatred towards Muslims by the State and Army of Bharat has come out of the shadows. The status of Kashmir and its identity of over 6 decades, stripped with the stroke of a single bill. The BJP has done the unthinkable but it is not new. Beginning of 2020 saw the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment spread to the whole of India. The Citizen Act obliterated any chances of communal of reconciliation. Protests and violence has now spread to all parts of India and Muslims are being systematically targeted by the police, RSS hooligans and the Indian army. Point to note, that the restrictions and regulations of the Citizen Act target over 201 million Muslims across Bharat.

Just in Delhi, a peaceful city for many decades has seen over 60 deaths and many mosques burned to the ground. It's like walls of the country are closing in on Muslims in every part. Mr...

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