Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat said the US has now realised mistakes made in Afghanistan. These remarks were expressed by the CJCSC at the Pakistaniat Conference organised by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) in collaboration with Institute of Business Administration (IBA) here on Thursday. The conference was attended by students of various universities of Karachi as well as academia, intelligentsia, retired civil and military officers.
General Zubair said that every nation makes mistakes and learns from them as the US made mistakes in Afghanistan and now realized that solution to Afghan problem lies in political reconciliation. In his key note address, General Zubair said that the treatment meted out in India to the minorities, especially the Muslims, clearly justifies the creation of Pakistan in 1947 as our forefathers, under the able leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, exactly foreseen what the Muslims of sub-continent were likely to face.
He further said that two-nation theory explaining Muslims and Hindus being two separate nations was first adopted by Al-Biruni in some 900 years back who in his book said that this part of the world was inhabited by two separate nations Hindus and Muslims. He said that creation of Pakistan was not only the result of tireless efforts of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah but the valuable contributions made by common people. He said that we are the custodians of some of the world's oldest civilisations and there is no power on earth which can undo Pakistan.
Addressing the conference, Sindh Minister for Environment Taimur Talpur said that the armed forces of this country with the backing of the nation fought and won a very tough war against terrorism despite the fact that the country was subjected to both internal and external threats.
He said that future of this nation is safe as our younger generation is capable of steering this country to the glory and height that this country deserves.
In his address, former senator Javed Jabbar said that history and civilisation binds together the people of Pakistan regardless of their caste, colour, ethnicity and religion.
Chairman PICSS Major General (retd) Saad Khattak said that despite the fact that Pakistan was facing numerous challenges but this great country is bound to remain intact. He said that with conviction and devotion, there is nothing that one cannot achieve.
In his introductory remarks, Acting Executive Director IBA Saeed Ghani said that Pakistaniat is the concept of peace and tolerance. He highlighted the importance of freedom of speech and expression and said that sense of association with the country brought him back from abroad to serve this nation.
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