By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said it was the vision of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal to establish an Islamic welfare state where Muslims and minorities could live freely and peacefully irrespective of their caste and creed.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of a photo exhibition on the life of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at Pak-China center, he said the message of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah about future Muslim state was very clear.
The minister opined that today the biggest challenge was how to reclaim Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Fawad said Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to transform Pakistan into a state as was envisioned by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
He said many Indian and Bangladeshi writers were confused about Quaid-e-Azam and his vision of Pakistan. The minister said Quaid-e-Azam made clear his vision of Pakistan in his three major speeches“ one in the Constituent Assembly, his addresses to the Army officers and the bureaucracy.
He said both Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Muhammad Iqbal were modern, progressive and visionary leaders who realised in advance what would happen to Muslims and other minorities in the future.
Allama Iqbal, he said, had realized long ago what difficulties Muslims could face, and Quaid-e-Azam decided to create Pakistan after realizing the intentions Hindu politicians.
Condemning the tragic incident of Sialkot, the minister said the entire Pakistani nation was united. On the contrary, he said such incidents with Muslims were normal in India.
He said today’s New York Times carried a front page article exposing atrocities being committed against the Christian community in India.
