Courtesy: Viewpoint Online |
Over sixty five years after Pakistan came into being, we are a state with a fading sense of the nationhood that inspired the Muslims of the subcontinent to rally behind Jinnah in the struggle for Pakistan. Jinnah’s Pakistan, an exciting vision of a vibrant, modern, Islamic welfare state, got sluggish and lost its moorings because of the “make a quick buck” approach and puny outlook of the ruling elite that sold its soul to corruption and servitude to foreign diktat soon after the death of Jinnah and the murder of Liaquat Ali Khan.