How extremism is eating away at Pakistan’s very roots
- Abbas Nasir
- Updated: Jun 24, 2024, 14:14 IST IST
An allegation of blasphemy is more than enough reason for mobs to take the law into their own hands and act as judge, jury and executioner
“Thank you, Mr Jinnah,” said one social media user under a video clip post, which went viral. The clip showed a mob comprising Hindu extremists ransacking and looting a Muslim’s shop in India, enraged because the shop owner shared a photo of his Eid qurbani on WhatsApp.
The obvious implication of the remark was that by creating Pakistan, Mr Jinnah created a safe haven for the Muslims of the subcontinent or they would have faced the same fate as the Indian Muslim shopkeeper, who was confronted for doing his religious duty.
The obvious implication of the remark was that by creating Pakistan, Mr Jinnah created a safe haven for the Muslims of the subcontinent or they would have faced the same fate as the Indian Muslim shopkeeper, who was confronted for doing his religious duty.
