PAK0BSERVER - Jun 09, 2016
IN line with its well-conceived and orchestrated annual agenda of
maligning China this year too, on the eve of Holy month of Ramazan, the
Western media has launched a fierce campaign against what it described,
“banning of Ramazan in China”. A part of social media of Pakistan,
devoid of any sense of responsibility, too has started advancing the
malicious propaganda. It is understandable the sole purpose of the
misleading and inciting fabricated and twisted stories is to cause an
annoyance to the Pakistani Muslims and to prick the vast and unmatched
reservoir of goodwill between Pakistan and China.
The fact remains that not only the top official in Xinjiang Uygur
autonomous region publicly wished the area’s Muslims a happy Ramazan,
the Chinese Government too has recently displayed a number of goodwill
gestures to the followers of Islam and other religions. However, it is
customary for the functionaries of any government to plead for peace and
harmony. Even King Abdullah, the custodian of two holiest mosques, in
his statement on the eve of Ramazan, read out by the Minister for
Information and Culture has “called on Muslims to close ranks and
renounce extremism”. In our view those genetically in hurry in spreading
rumours, are rendering disservice to the law-abiding and peace-loving
practicing Muslims of Xinjiang. These elements should not forget that
the last Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) after having established his authority
in Madina entered into an agreement with Christians and Jews, known as
Meesaq-i-Madina, under which the minorities were free to follow their
customs and culture but they were bound to submit to and follow the
Prophet-led central authority of the State. Muslims of Xinjiang, who
have all the religious freedom, have fully adjusted and rightly
reconciled with the stark ground realities. We, the Pakistanis,
certainly have a special place in our hearts for the Xinjiang Muslims as
well as for Muslims in any other part of the world but we would warn
the self-styled sympathisers of them to please be realistic and do not,
in any way, cause inconvenience to these Muslims and always keep in mind
the multi-dimensional strategic interests of the State of Pakistan.
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