Well-known artist and social worker Jimmy Engineer has underlined the need to promote and spread the teachings of the great Sufis which would help counter effectively militancy and extremism. Jimmy Engineer said this in a message on the combined occasions of the Christmas, birth anniversary of the Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and observance of Youm-e-Ashur for paying homage to Shuhda-e-Karbala.
He called upon people of all walks of life in general and the artists community in particular to utilise all their energies and resources, individually and collectively, for safeguarding, preserving and promoting national integrity, solidarity and unity which is the dire need of the hour to ensure a brighter, moderate, progressive and forward looking Pakistan.
Jimmy Engineer, who firmly believes in the teachings of popular saint Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh and Sufi Barkat Ali, said that the message of love, brotherhood, peace, harmony and tolerance and unflinching faith in Almighty Allah contained the teachings of all great Sufis should be followed in letter and spirit.
He opined that militancy and extremism in all their manifestations have taken roots only after the people had drifted away from Sufism to materialism and their faith in Almighty Allah wavering a lot. He said that at the same time there is also dire need to inculcate and promote spirit of patriotism in order to meet the challenges and overcome the difficulties being faced by the nation and the country in the prevailing circumstances.
He further stated that the younger generations in particular should be apprised about the sacrifices and struggle made by the millions of Muslims under the inspiring leadership of the Quaid-i-Azam and hard earned independence must be safeguarded and preserved no matter how high cost is to be paid for the security, integrity and solidarity of the Motherland.
As for himself, Jimmy Engineer reiterated his commitment, dedication and devotion to the Motherland and said he is quite willing to do any work to promote soft, positive image of Pakistan in the comity of nations.
He regards himself as an unofficial goodwill ambassador of Pakistan. He said he has been rendering services to promote the cause of the Motherland for the last 35 years and is determined to continue rendering such services as long as he is breathing as a true son of the soil. Besides, Jimmy Engineer continued to say he is also committed to continuing working for the welfare of the Special Children and always ready to do everything possible for bringing smiles on their faces.
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