PAKISTAN FOREVER! PAKISTAN FOREVER! PAKISTAN FOREVER!
OUR FAITH IN THE PURITY OF OUR IDEAS AND ALMIGHTY ALLAH.

I am a born Pakistani. My father Abdur Rahman Chughtai was not a born Pakistani, but Pakistan was in his blood and soul. After the tragedy of the 1857 movement and the War of Independence, the dream of revitalizing the Muslim glory was always there. Friendship of Dr Allama Iqbal for twenty years reinforced his belief in the idea of Pakistan. In his memoirs of 1932 he writes of sitting in the hotel room of Dr Allama Iqbal (in London during the Round Table Conference), and seeing people come and go and talk of a Muslim homeland. Dr Iqbal introduced him to Chaudfary Rahmatullah, who coined the word Pakistan. Dr Allama Iqbal tried his best to boost Abdur Rahman Chughtai in holding an exhibition in London, and also wrote to people canvassing the same. On his deathbed, Abdur Rahman Chughtai was with Dr Iqbal till the very last. Chughtai Sahib writes as to Iqbal’s holding his hand and not letting it go, and asking him to promise that “Amal e Chughtai” as a book, will be done by him. A dream of Iqbal which came true in 1968, when President Ayub Khan inaugurated the same at Alhamra Lahore, an institution founded by Chughtai Sahib himself. It was clear from day one that the idea of Pakistan pricked people, and all the anti-Pakistan zealots were a purchasable commodity by agencies from abroad.  And this animosity goes on every day.

Pick up a newspaper, browse the internet, ask the pseudo intellectuals of Pakistan, they all rave against Pakistan. And not only Pakistan, they bombard their views on Islam itself. Tom, Dick and Harrys abound in finding fault with Islam and Pakistan. When Professor Shameem Anwar wrote the book “The Idea of Pakistan”, Stephen Cohen (from the Brookings Institute) wrote a book on the Idea of Pakistan. So all were at it, from the morons of everyday to the super knowledge of people like Stephen Cohen. I knew them both. On face to face level. But no one needed to tell me, Pakistan was indeed in my blood and soul too.

From first day the conspiracy to undo Pakistan was in full swing. Everything about Pakistan was belittled. Grand plans were made to lower our self esteem, and all the West offered was golden, our past was literally bullshit to our own people. The biggest culprits were the Mullahs themselves whose aim was to undo our faith in Islam by presenting us with fairy tales. Invented stories and miracles nothing to do with the Quran. In our times the Maulvi in the mosque was a poor person and we used to send regular meals to our mosques to feed that poor chap. Now the modern Maulvis are moving in Cruisers and with body guards carrying automatic rifles with them. From where were they being fed to destroy us. Destroy the rationale of our existence. We were friends to all, non aligned in our lives to be happy with ourselves and with others. Normal people for lack of resources joined the band wagon of belittling our ideas. I wish I could name some. Some ready for the grave are raving against our iconic Quaid e Aam. And that too in India itself. An imbecile Indian businessman has become a Pakistani expert overnight. The passion of a retired Major in India is phenomenal.  So many vlogs and blogs to undermine us. It happened with Art too. The conspiracy against Abdur Rahman Chughtai himself was tremendous. French beards, torn jeans, smoking pipes came into Pakistan to teach us that copying Picasso was the key to success. Principals of Mayo School of Art would not tolerate talk of Pakistani art. It was Quaid e Azam himself who talked about the importance of art and aesthetics into guiding a nation. Line and colour shaped the ideas of a nation.

This is subject of many books. Not all can be covered in a write up. Let us say one thing. Hands off Pakistan. We are alive, the flame of the idea of Pakistan is ever alive. Go on with your nonsense, Pakistan will survive and surmount all issues. Yes, Pakistan is forever!