Rising intolerance
LAHORE: How most is too much? And who decides this? For Pakistan this skinny line has been blurring out as dogmatism breathes a air, polluting a lungs of a society. And a new strife between a motorcyclist and an organiser of an iftar celebration in Rawalpindi, heading to a genocide of a man, provides most evidence.
An iftar celebration was organized by a trade kinship and iftar equipment were being served when a motorcyclist ran over a request rugs. One of a organisers got into a argument with a motorcyclist though a conditions was calmed down by a involvement of others benefaction during a venue. However, a motorcyclist returned with 20 group versed with rods and clubs, and took out his pistol and dismissed a bullet into a atmosphere that killed a man.
Bakhtawar criticises law ominous open eating during Ramazan, says ‘this is not Islam’
The time, argument over a thing and a eventuality of a occurrence is ironic, Ramazan, request carpet and iftar party. Even a holy month can't assistance quell a rising dogmatism in a country. In fact, it mostly seems like that such iniquitous acts of crime have turn a slight event during Ramazan each year. Last year, an aged Hindu male was brutally beaten for eating in public.
To contend Pakistanis should rehearse self-restraint, in progressing a loyal hint of a holy month, is like seeking a fish to fly. As a republic gets comparison with a 70th year of independence, a dogmatism turn also seems to be rising. Be it Mashal Khan’s lynching that shook a common demur or a murder of Shahzeb Khan that sparked a countrywide snub 6 years ago, zero has brought effective actions into place to assistance urge a suggestion of a structure that maintains confidence of chairman and simple tellurian rights to all.
Waleed Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, Jun 15th, 2017.
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