tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10203663051359577932024-02-28T23:26:44.537-08:00SAY NO TO THE STATE RELIGIONGhulam Mustafa Lakhohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912938881688629105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020366305135957793.post-59404972902522631392008-08-25T07:37:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:56:54.327-07:00Support the Campaign for Amendment in Article 2 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Dear Citizens,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">1. <span style=""> </span>Let us <u>SAY NO TO THE STATE RELIGION OF PAKISTAN</u>. But, how to say such a No? The best, effective and meaningful way to say such a NO would be to introduce an amendment in the Article 2 of the Constitution of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, 1973. It would be in the fitness of things to reproduce herein below the contents of the Article 2 of the Constitution of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, 1973 for the sake of convenience and ready reference:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“2. <i>Islam to be State religion</i>. Islam shall be the State religion of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2. <span style=""> </span>On considering the point as mentioned herein below paragraph - 3, the said Article 2 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 should be amended as under:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1in 0.0001pt 1.1in; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“2. No religion of State. Religion shall have nothing to do with the business of State; and that the Parliament shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">3. <span style=""> </span>Point for consideration of amendment as proposed herein above Paragraph - 2 is as under: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Should the State have Religion? No. The reason is simple. You will agree that human beings have religion and that animal, bird, fish, and institutions including State and tools and etc., have no religion. Thus you will agree that Article 2 of the Constitution of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, 1973, as reproduced herein above Paragraph – 1 wherein it is stated that “Islam shall be the State religion of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>” is unwise; and as such it is in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. <span style=""> </span>The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 is not free from the poison of religious bigotry, extremism and fanaticism; and that it is rooted in the Article 2. The point of concern is that till today, no Member of the National Assembly belonging to any political party, have deemed it fit and proper to even point out such a poison. It can be said with sure, if we succeed to amend that Article - 2 as proposed herein above paragraph – 2 we would purge that poison out of the Constitution, which would help us to further flush it out of our society.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">5. <span style=""> </span>I hope you would consider my proposal with due care and attention and would agree with it; and that you would help me by all your means by exercising your influence upon Members of National Assembly so that the amendment as proposed herein above paragraph – 2 may be made in the manner as prescribed in the Constitution. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">_____________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><u>SUPPORTERS</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>Ghulam Mustafa Lakhohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912938881688629105noreply@blogger.com256