Dawn was founded by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In a run-up to his birthday celebrations this year, tell us, and the Quaid, in one sentence how you think Jinnah would have viewed his and our Pakistan today. Please give your name, age, profession and location at the end of your message. For example, “Pakistan is indeed your dream come true.” —Shehla Mirza, 27, physician, Peshawar
A selection of these comments will be published in the Quaid-i-Azam Day (December 25) Special edition of Dawn.
If he alive, he would combine the nation under one roof. Sania, 28, banker, lahore
He would have been aghast because he created the democratic Republic of Pakistan and not the “Islamic” Republic of Pakistan. Deepak Talwar,62, Engineer,New Delhi,India.
If there is hope and belief we can always prosper. (Meray dees may hay imaan bahut , aas , umeed or armaan bahut)
“Together we can and together we must ”
Sohaib (28) Software Consultant Lahore
“Together we can and together we must ” Sohaib (28) Softwere Consultant
unambigously Jinnah will be upset, but He was man of vision and dedicated and courageous personality will again put house (Pakistan ) in order, he founded the Pakistan as a progressive Islamic state not a theocratic which is now hijacked by the elite landlord, particularly by few families and the mullahs who opposed him during his struggle for Pakistan. Had been Jinnah lived few years more Pakistan would have became the role model for the rest of Muslim states……..?
May God endow him peace…
Live Long Pakistan
From Indian Administered Kashmir. Student
Pakistan an autonomous country with number of devotees, May God guide it towards the track of progress and reveal His blessings on our people to be united to accomplish the mission of Quaid.
Abdul Qayoom, 27, Banker, Sukkur.
Well, Pakistan would have been much better place if he would have been alive. Any way he might have said
“We are the greatest Muslim nation on earth, we are the beacon of light for all the Muslims, we must unite, we must make progress in science and technology, we have to restore the glorious past of the Muslims of India in the shape of this great nation, Pakistan” – Imran Ahsan Mirza, 38, Engineer, Sydney-Australia
“Things have went wrong, we are on wrong track let’s eradicate corruption and dishonesty from institutions and society of Pakistan and come out of disappointment with practically making an effort to move to the right track which i visualized for Pakistan . Sharafat Ali, 27, Web Programmer, Lahore
[“Pakistan is not the sanctuary of religious fanatics, but a secular democratic state where everyone is safe and free to practice their religious beliefs .” — Kamran Ahmed, 28, Social Media Analyst, Islamabad.] — JOKE OF THE MILLENUIM
Do not blame others,blame yourself.His dream was economically,politically and educationally strong Pakistan.In an advice to Indian Muslims he said that if you are economically,politically and educationally strong,you will rule India but if you are economically,politically and educationally weak,you will be thrown to corner.
“I left a weak yet full of hope and harmonious Pakistan; but what I see now is an apparently strong yet a scared, less hopeful and dangerously divided on sectarian and ethnic lines Pakistan. Still Pakistan Zindabad.” – Waqqas Khan, 23, Student (Electrical Engineer), New York
If Quaid was alive Pakistan would have not been the same any ways, because currently our almost all the politicians are corrupt and liars.
We have idealogy by Quaid, system by our Islam and a examplory history, to get lesson, by our Ansectors for bright future.
But we are leaving all this only for a so called stable state.
Jinnah’s intention was cosiderable.but todays pak is not his dream pak.till pak is going to right way-
pune(India)
A democratic, liberal and progressive country, Pakistan.
Ayub Aulia, London
Thank you for everything and most of all ,the identity and freedom that i feel in the morning everyday of my life !, 26 ,Sales Executive, Hong Kong
I think the Quaid would have heart broken as to see his today’s Pakistan Hijacked by religious fanatics, Hate mongers, Oppertunist politicians, and last but not the least Mullah’s how are responsible of all the mess through which Pakistan is now a days going through.
Unity, hard work, discipline, and most importantly FOCUS is all it took more than 60 years ago, and that is still the panacea for all of our ills.
Yousaf Manzoor, 31, Sr. Auditor, New York
Today’s Pakistan has never been my dream at any given point of time.. Hamza Rasheed, 35, Business Manager, Karachi.
If we could do away with the colonial bureaucracy & instead institute elected local govts.
Pakistan is a revolution and it can never be undone.
Unite yourselves, work for your country and for eachother –regardless of religious/sectarian affiliation. Those should come secondary.
Pakistan FIRST.
“Stay united my people, regardless of your faith and beliefs, for you are all, spirit of Pakistan”
Bilal, 35, integrated systems team leader, Melbourne.
We are in down side of Time Wheel.Surely it will move up.We have 2 wait.Nothing is static in this world.Hope 4 the best as nation.
We should be Pakistani first prior to be calling ourselves Punjabi, Pathan, Baluchi, Sindi and Muhajar First. Let be United for the sake of our Nation.
Pakistan Zindabad
Ameen Khan
QA Engineering Manager
San Jose, Ca
Quaid would have like Pakistanis to be true belivers in their faiths and follow the principles of Islam to their sincerity. I think, he would have like Pakistanis to be given, justice, freedom, education, access to health service, full security and self respect and reliance. Yes corruption would be gone, judicial will be free, and people’s will be exercised their votes in free and fair elections so that poverty is eradicated and people live in spirit of the Propet Mohammad PBUH in real devotion, sacrifice and honour others from any section, cast or religion with tolerance and patience.
You were a dreamer and the Pakistan you dreamed of is a dream gone sour.
A. Khan, age 5 years, Retired Physician, Dulles, Texas, USA