[Reader-list] REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Anupam Ji,

Not that I oppose or endrose this , but i did find it interesting. It is as
interesting as so called Kashmir conflict.

What may be scholarly to you may not be for others. I do believe that there
would be many who would find merit in division of Pakistan.

Personally i believe that India should help Pakistan in not getting split
like the communist superpower USSR .

A friend of mine suggested few days back that to help Pakistan stay united ,
the best India can do is to attack it . That is his view .

Warm Regards

Pawan Durani
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:16 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am surprised that this petition in guise of being interesting and other
> such things made it to petitiononline. something wrong with those guys. it
> is ridiculous...i dont know why it is included in this mailing list which
> carries some of the best scholarly articles of our times. before moving
> into
> the details of what this petition seeks, i would say that the first premise
> that identity conflicts are basis of all conflicts is flawed and a bogus
> excuse. I think human beings are territorial more than anything else, be it
> identity..more land that's what they want. all conflicts are territorial.
>
>
> On 2/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting petition , where people can vote can be found at this link
> >
> > http://www.petitiononline.com/mohajir/petition.html
> >
> >
> > To:  The People of Karachi
> >
> > FORMATION OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR
> >
> > According to my proposed plan, the Southern port city of Pakistan called
> > Karachi shall become the Republic of Jinnahpur. This proposed formation
> of
> > Republic of Jinnahpur shall be in line with the anticipated plan towards
> > Pakistan's disintegration in the best interest of world's peace and
> > elimination of terrorism as envisioned by me in my earlier book titled
> > "DIVIDE PAKISTAN TO ELIMINATE TERRORISM". The name Republic of Jinnahpur
> is
> > given in view of the fact that Muhammad Ali Jinnah who was leader of
> Muslim
> > League back in 1940s in the United India and who had struggled for the
> > formation of Pakistan was born in Karachi on December 25, 1876. Muhammad
> > Ali
> > Jinnah's mausoleum is also in Karachi.
> >
> >
> > "All conflicts are identity conflicts" said John Paul Lederach, Professor
> > of
> > International Peacebuilding at The Joan B. Kroc Institute for
> International
> > Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. This statement is,
> > in
> > my opinion, very conclusive to explain the very nature and significance
> of
> > all conflicts existing either at international level or regional level.
> All
> > such conflicts are basically 'identity conflicts'.
> >
> >
> > In recent years, scholars have taken an intense interest in questions
> > concerning identity. In comparative politics, "identity" plays a central
> > role in work on nationalism and ethnic conflict. In international
> > relations,
> > the idea of "state identity" is at the heart of constructivist critiques
> of
> > realism and analyses of state sovereignty. And in political theory,
> > questions of "identity" mark numerous arguments on gender, sexuality,
> > nationality, ethnicity, and culture in relation to liberalism and its
> > alternatives. Compared to recent scholarship in history and the
> humanities,
> > however, political scientists remain undecided when it comes to work on
> > identities. Despite this vastly increased and broad-ranging interest in
> > "identity," the concept itself remains a controversy.
> >
> >
> > A "failed state" is one that has a "shattered social and political
> > structure". In the words of former Secretary-General of the United
> Nations,
> > Boutros Boutros-Ghali: 'A feature of such conflicts is the collapse of
> > state
> > institutions, especially the police and judiciary, with resulting
> paralysis
> > of governance, a breakdown of law and order, and general banditry and
> > chaos.
> > Not only are the functions of government suspended, but its assets are
> > destroyed or looted and experienced officials are killed or flee the
> > country. This is rarely the case in inter-state wars. It means that
> > international intervention must extend beyond military and humanitarian
> > tasks and must include the promotion of international reconciliation and
> > the
> > re-establishment of effective government.'"
> >
> >
> > The Telegraph newspaper has reported recently in an editorial that
> Pakistan
> > is a failed state hosting both nuclear weapons and alQaeda's core
> > leadership; a unique combination which makes it the world's most
> dangerous
> > country. According to the paper, if threats to global security in terms
> of
> > terrorism, nuclear weapons and the spread of failed states are
> considered,
> > Pakistan stands at the nexus of all three phenomena. Whoever emerges from
> > the present political maelstrom to lead Pakistan will have to deal with
> the
> > country's unofficial status as al-Qaeda's heartland, the paper adds.
> > According to the Telegraph, the Pakistani state is so weak that armed
> > Islamist groups have a free rein over large areas. In Balochistan, an
> > ethnic
> > insurgency is underway. In Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and the
> > commercial capital, a ruthless political machine linked to organised
> crime,
> > is in charge, while Peshawar is seen as the hotbed of Islamist zealotry.
> >
> >
> > Therefore, Pakistan for all practical purposes is very close to
> > disintegration, and could most definitely be termed as a 'failed state'.
> > Noted philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky also recently said
> > that Pakistan was a "paradigm example of a failed state" that had
> undergone
> > an "extremely dangerous form of radical Islamisation." The country was
> now
> > in danger of "collapsing" as it grappled with rebellion, militancy and
> > extremism that was "getting worse". Asked to draw a parallel between the
> > situation in Pakistan and the characteristics of a failed state
> highlighted
> > in his book "Failed States", Chomsky said, "I am afraid to say Pakistan
> is
> > the paradigm example of a failed state and has been for a long time. It
> has
> > had military rule, violence and oppression." Since the 1980s, the country
> > had undergone an extremely dangerous form of radical Islamisation, which
> > had
> > undermined a good part of the society, under the Zia-ul-Haq tyranny, he
> > said. "Now it is in danger of collapsing, there is a rebellion in
> > Balochistan, the (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) territories are
> out
> > of control and always have been and it is getting worse.
> >
> > In view of this accepted and recognized fact that Pakistan is going to
> > disintegrate any time from now, it is important that all nations living
> > under siege of presently undivided Pakistan's military dictatorship
> should
> > begin efforts for their respective liberation as envisioned by me in my
> > earlier book titled "DIVIDE PAKISTAN TO ELIMINATE TERRORISM".
> >
> >
> > Being a member of a family which had migrated from India in early 50s and
> > settled in Karachi, the port city of presently undivided Pakistan, it has
> > now become my duty to caution my friends and brothers back in Pakistan
> > particularly in Karachi to stop dreaming about a united Pakistan. To
> > implement my vision of dividing Pakistan and forming 6 new countries in
> > South Asia by disintegrating Pakistan, I would like to start this
> campaign
> > by proposing formation of REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR. This book shall
> highlight
> > reasons, causes and necessary elements for the formation of Republic of
> > Jinnahpur. This is my humble prayer that Karachi should soon become
> > Republic
> > of Jinnahpur. Ameen.
> >
> >
> > Formation of Republic of Jinnahpur is inevitable as soon as possible
> before
> > the Pakistan Army decides to launch yet another 1992-like genocide in
> > Karachi. I suggest to Mr. Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM which is the
> single
> > most influential political force of 'Mohajirs' (Migrants from India who
> had
> > settled in Pakistan at the time of breakup of United India in 1947) to
> > utilize these precious moments of his life by giving a call for formation
> > of
> > Republic of Jinnahpur by launching Jinnahpur Liberation Movement under
> the
> > banner of MQM. I hope the people of Karachi will loudly say "YES" to his
> > call.
> >
> >
> > What I am saying is very simple. Urdu-speaking people living in Karachi,
> > Hyderabad, Sukkur and other cities in the province of Sindh (Pakistan)
> > deserve their own country. An independent country for Urdu-speaking
> people
> > will solve their economic problems on one hand and provide an environment
> > of
> > freedom from the military dictatorship of Punjab province on the other.
> > Time
> > has now come that the cruel domination of Punjab must end by all means.
> The
> > Punjabi military has been ruling Pakistan ever since its inception. The
> > Urdu-speaking great leaders who had struggled for the freedom of Pakistan
> > were brutally murdered as part of the Punjabi conspiracy to hijack the
> > country. It has become inevitable now that Punjab should no longer be
> given
> > the right or power to continue its control on other smaller provinces of
> > Pakistan. At least Sindhis, Pathans and Balochis have some of their
> > regional
> > identities but the Urdu-speaking people have been compelled to become
> > Sindhis which is not possible. Urdu-speaking people have their own
> identity
> > and worth. It is not possible for Urdu-speaking people to become part of
> > Sindh. This attempt to make Urdu-speaking people part of Sindh has always
> > failed. This fact that Urdu-speaking people are independent in their
> > thinking and are able to represent themselves more effectively if they
> are
> > independent, should be accepted and recognized by the whole world. One
> > cannot force a French person to become German or a Czech citizen to
> become
> > Spanish or a Polish citizen to become Russian, similarly, one should also
> > not force an Urdu-speaking citizen to become Sindhi. Urdu language is
> much
> > different from Sindhi language. Not only language, there is glaring
> > difference in terms of culture, traditions, national character, vision,
> > approach, mindset and above all religious thinking. Indeed Sindhis are
> > brothers of Urdu-speaking people in their joint effort to get rid of
> > Punjab's political domination through achieving independence of Jinnahpur
> > and Sindhudesh. Urdu-speaking people cannot be forced to stay with
> Sindhis
> > forever and without their own right of freedom. Both Urdu-speaking people
> > and Sindhis deserve their respective identities through formation of
> > Jinnahpur and Sindhudesh. Both these nations are not ready to remain
> under
> > the umbrella of socalled Pakistan which is nothing but a political colony
> > of
> > Punjab. This colony must, therefore, disintegrate without any further
> > delay.
> >
> >
> >
> > If other separatist movements in the world are accepted and acknowledged
> > worldwide, movement for a free and independent state for Urdu-speaking
> > people currently living under dictatorial siege of Pakistan army should
> > also
> > be embraced by the United States of America and other Western nations. If
> > Kosovo can get independence in 21st century, why not Urdu-speaking people
> > of
> > Pakistan can get their own country called Republic of Jinnahpur.
> > Urdu-speaking people are also intelligent, educated, hardworking and
> > politically sound to fight for their independence in the 21st century.
> > Urdu-sepaking people should not be under estimated or considered as any
> > regional minority of Pakistan. Urdu-speaking people represent the most
> > educated class in the presently undivided Pakistan. When it come to
> > educational statistics of Pakistan in the field of education, the
> > contribution of Urdu-speaking people is upto 80\%. It must be noted that
> > Pakistan without Urdu-speaking people is nothing but a jungle of
> > illiterates
> > from Punjab and people in uniform who have hijacked this country for the
> > economic betterment of military dictators along with Punjabi bureacracy
> and
> > their families.
> >
> >
> >
> > Republic of Jinnahpur shall be an economic capital of South Asia which
> will
> > beat Dubai and Singapore on one hand and become a great place for foreign
> > investment on the other. The deserving people of Republic of Jinnahpur
> will
> > have job opportunities because of billions of dollars of foreign
> investment
> > which is at present hindred because of terrorist activities sponsored by
> > Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other military sponsored
> > organizations. Such terrorist activities conducted by Pakistan's ISI and
> > other military sponsored militant organizations have rather blocked the
> > economic progress of Karachi which in turn have created hurdles for the
> > deserving educated Urdu-speaking class to invite foreign investment into
> > Karachi. It is only possible if Karachi gets its independence and
> formation
> > of Republic of Jinnahpur shall ensure that the deserving Urdu-speaking
> > people will get their right of progress and prosperity under the banner
> of
> > an independent country called Republic of Jinnahpur.
> >
> > Pakistan has been declared a failed state and therefore remaining part of
> > Pakistan means declaring ourselves as failed too. Urdu-speaking people of
> > Karachi cannot be classified as failed because it is due to them that
> > Pakistan has been surviving so far. Had there been no educated class
> making
> > contribution towards Pakistan's economic growth in the last 60 years,
> > Pakistan would not have reached to the level where it is now. However,
> due
> > to its political failure and its inability to remain as a sovereign
> state,
> > Pakistan is very close to its disintegration. In such a situation, it
> would
> > not be ideal for Urdu-speaking people to remain intact with Pakistan.
> > Rather, it is important that Urdu-speaking people should initiate their
> > fight for freedom while Pathans, Balochis and Sindhis should follow suit.
> > Republic of Jinnahpur can establish a precedence for freedom of all
> nations
> > currently suffering under the military siege of Punjab.
> >
> > When I say "Punjab", I do not intend to include those great people of
> > Punjab
> > who consider themselves as Ghulaman-e-Ahl-e-Bait (Servants of Holy
> Prophet
> > Muhammad SA, His beloved daughter Hazrat Bibi Fatima AS, His loyal
> > son-in-law Hazrat Ali AS, His beloved grand sons Hassan AS and Hussain
> AS)
> > and also the Seraiki nation who were wrongfully made part of Punjab
> > province
> > by the cruel Punjabi politicians in order to gain monetary gains by
> > manipulating the total population of Punjab province. Even after 60
> years,
> > the Seraiki belt has been economically kept backward while poor Punjabi
> > servants of Ahl-e-Bait were deprived of their constitutional right of
> > serving in the Pakistan Army because of Wahabi-oriented policies made by
> > Asian Hitler called General Zia-ul-Haq back in 1979 which kept Shia and
> > true
> > Barelvi Sunni Muslims away from army jobs. The doors of Republic of
> > Jinnahpur shall remain open for such Punjabi brothers forever.
> >
> > As for the Pathans, Balochis and Sindhis, I would like to convey my
> message
> > to them that they should also get up from long sleep. The Punjabi
> military
> > killed several Pathan freedom fighters, Baloch freedom fighters and even
> > stabbed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who had brought back home 90,000 Punjabi
> > Prisoners of War. The brutality of Punjabi military can be evaluated on
> the
> > basis of their one single act that they stabbed and killed Zulfiqar Ali
> > Bhutto who was their rescuer from Indian prison. Not only this, the
> Punjabi
> > military recently killed Benazir Bhutto in order to wipe her off from the
> > political scene to keep the status quo alive. The murder of Bhuttos
> should
> > be sufficient for the Sindhis to wake up and get their own independence
> > from
> > Pakistan by forming Sindhudesh. Similarly, independent Pakhtoonistan and
> > Balochistan should also appear on the world map in the nearest future.
> >
> > The Urdu-speaking people are peace-loving people in true perspective.
> They
> > dont want any confrontation, however, they have their right to defend
> > themselves against the brutality of Punjabi army. The Urdu-speaking
> people
> > shall not become victim of yet another Operation Cleanup which was once
> > conducted by Punjabi army in 1992. Nawaz Sharif and his Punjabi political
> > team of hypocrites cannot succeed in their conspiracy to regain
> substantial
> > power again although they have just swallowed a bitter pill of shaking
> > hands
> > with Asif Zardari, a Sindhi man and spouse of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. It
> is
> > important that Asif Zardari should immediately understand conspiracy and
> > hidden agenda of Nawaz Sharif and his political team of hypocrites who do
> > not possess any sympathy or love for any nation otherthan typical Wahabi
> > minded Punjabis. Nawaz Sharif is only waiting for the right time to
> > confront
> > Asif Zardari and as such Nawaz Sharif will definitely attempt to get into
> > Pakistan's National Assembly through a by-election and thereafter
> challenge
> > Asif Zardari and Bhuttos' Sindh-based political party called Peoples'
> > Party.
> > I cannot accept for any reason that Nawaz Sharif or his political team of
> > hypocrites would ever accept any Sindhi, Pathan, Baloch or Urdu-speaking
> > person to become Pakistan's prime minister. This is impossible for any
> > Punjabi hypocrite like Nawaz Sharif to extend his hand for cooperation or
> > affection towards any Sindhi, Pathan, Baloch or Urdu-speaking person in
> the
> > name of socalled political reconciliation. I ask all the politicians from
> > Pakhtoonistan, Balochistan, Seraiki belt and Sindhudesh not to believe
> > Nawaz
> > Sharif and his false promises of mutual cooperation or other similar
> sweet
> > slogans. A snake is always a snake. Nawaz Sharif cannot be trusted.
> >
> > I want all Urdu-speaking people living in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and
> > other parts of Sindh to become active members of JINNAHPUR LIBERATION
> > MOVEMENT. This movement shall be non-militant and non-violent in reality.
> > This movement shall be run by Urdu-speaking intellectuals, educationists,
> > workers, students, businessmen and politicians. This movement shall be
> > peaceful and totally committed for creating international awareness about
> > the great demand for an independent state called Republic of Jinnahpur by
> > the Urdu-speaking people living under military siege of Pakistan army.
> >
> >
> > As it has been established that Pakistan is a 100\% failed state and in
> > view
> > of the fact that living under military siege of Pakistan army in the
> > disguise of an artificial democracy which has brought the same old faces
> of
> > corrupt and cunning politicians from Punjab, time has come for the
> > urdu-speaking nation to get up and acquire their own independent country
> > called Republic of Jinnahpur. In order to achieve this task, there are
> many
> > hurdles. However, impossible is nothing. Either we fail to prepare or
> > prepare to fail. Urdu-speaking nation cannot afford to remain in such a
> > situation that makes them rather a third class citizen in Pakistan. They
> > are
> > treated as "untouchables" like in India. They have no province of their
> > own.
> > They have no representation in the National Assembly according to their
> > population simply because the powerful political parties from Punjab and
> > Sindh want to restrict their entry into mainstream politics. The
> illiterate
> > land owners representing the rural dynasty of Pakistan do not want
> educated
> > urdu-speaking people to outclass them. These illiterate landlords and
> > jagirdars want to keep their socalled superiority intact by depriving
> > people
> > of Pakistan from educational prosperity. They dont want urdu-speaking
> > nation
> > to spread their message of awareness among the masses and therefore these
> > land lords and jagirdars are biggest advocates of status-quo in order to
> > keep their control on the entire system of governance. Pakistan Army is
> the
> > military arm of such elements which desire their own supremacy all over
> > Pakistan. They dont want an educated urdu-speaking person to destroy
> their
> > plans of dictatorship whether military or civil.
> >
> > I, therefore, suggest that MQM being the single political force of
> > urdu-speaking nation of Pakistan should do the following immediately:
> >
> > 1. TO FORM JINNAHPUR LIBERATION MOVEMENT IMMEDIATELY WHICH SHOULD
> COMPRISE
> > OF URDU-SPEAKING YOUTH, INTELLECTUALS, ARTISTS, BUSINESSMEN, STUDENTS,
> > RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS, POLITICIANS, WRITERS & POETS, JOURNALISTS, MEMBERS OF
> > CIVIL SOCIETY, EDUCATIONISTS AND PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN ORDER
> TO
> > ACCELERATE MOVEMENT FOR ACQUIRING AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY CALLED REPUBLIC
> OF
> > JINNAHPUR;
> >
> > 2. TO ORGANIZE A MASSIVE PLEBISCITE AND TAKE VOTES FROM URDU-SPEAKING
> > NATION
> > TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR DESIRE FOR AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY CALLED REPUBLIC OF
> > JINNAHPUR;
> >
> > 3. TO COORDINATE WITH USA SENATORS, EU MEMBER STATES AND THE WORLD'S TOP
> > HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM AWARE ABOUT THE DEMANDS
> OF
> > URDU-SPEAKING NATION LIVING IN PAKISTAN AND THEIR RIGHTS OF EXISTENCE
> WITH
> > A
> > SPECIFIC IDENTITY UNDER THE BANNER OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR;
> >
> > 4. TO APPROACH UNITED NATIONS TO SEND PEACE KEEPING TROOPS TO KARACHI
> > IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID YET ANOTHER "OPERATION CLEAN UP" BY PAKISTAN ARMY ON
> > THE PRETEXT OF ELIMINATION OF TERRORISM AND SABOTAGING THE MOVEMENT FOR
> > INDEPENDENCE;
> >
> > 5. TO FILE OFFICIAL APPLICATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL
> OF
> > THE UNITED NATIONS TO RECOGNIZE INDEPENDENCE OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR AND
> > REQUEST FOR MILITARY AS WELL AS DIPLOMATIC ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED
> > NATIONS;
> >
> >
> > 6. TO APPROACH MUSLIM WORLD AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THEM ABOUT THE
> > POLITICAL RIGHTS OF URDU-SPEAKING NATION AND NEED FOR AN INDEPENDENT
> > COUNTRY
> > FOR THEM;
> >
> > 7. TO ORGANIZE CONFERENCES, PRESS BRIEFINGS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS,
> MEETINGS
> > AND FORA IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD IN ORDER TO CONVEY MESSAGE TO
> THE
> > WHOLE WORLD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND NEED OF AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY FOR
> > URDU-SPEAKING NATION IN SOUTH ASIA FOR PEACE AND HARMONY IN THE REGION;
> >
> > 8. TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP TO ALL REGIONAL AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL
> > ASSOCIATIONS, GROUPS, TREATIES, CLUBS, UNIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS (TRADE OR
> > OTHERWISE) ON BEHALF OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR;
> >
> > 9. TO FORM A GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR WITH IMMEDIATE
> > EFFECT IN ANY EU COUNTRY OR USA OR INDIA;
> >
> > 10. TO APPROACH PARMANENT MEMBERS OF SUCURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED
> NATIONS
> > TO SEEK THEIR CONSENT AND APPROVAL FOR FORMATION OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR
> > BY
> > PRESENTING TO THEM ALL FACTS AND FIGURES IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA OF AN
> > INDEPENDENT COUNTRY FOR URDU-SPEAKING NATION IN SOUTH ASIA;
> >
> > SAY "YES" TO FORMATION OF REPUBLIC OF JINNAHPUR
> >
> > SYED JAMALUDDIN
> > FRANCE
> > www.dividepakistan.blogspot.com
> > www.jinnahpur.blogspot.com
> > jinnahpur at gmail.com
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