STATIC SOCIETY OBLITERATES FROM THE FACE OF EARTH BECAUSE STATIC IS THE SIGN OF DEATH – ALTAF HUSSAIN

London – 20^th January 2007

MQM Founder & Leader Mr Altaf Hussain has said that changing scenarios are dependent on society – static society obliterates from the face of earth because static is the sign of death. Therefore, all Pakistanis, especially the youth, belonging to every walk of life must keep an open eye and continue to practice self-accountability. These changes occur in all walks of life including literature, poetry, fiction, science, medicine, physics, chemistry, sports, zoology, mathematics, electronics, computer science, information technology, economics and constitution. Referring to the era limited to supernatural and romantic stories he said that with the passage of time social issues and facts are also being incorporated in these stories. Similarly in poetry, with the passage of time, the same changes occurred. He was addressing the launching ceremony Arshad Hussain’s book “Halaat Kay Taqazay” at the MQM Head Office Nine Zero in Azizabad, Karachi.

Mr Hussain said that it is the responsibility of each and every person of the community to keep an open eye and be aware and present the social issues through fiction, poetry or their writings. At present certain so-called political analysts and self-proclaimed intellectuals want to keep the public in the dark. Even today, public is being hoodwinked as in 1970. These so-called intellectuals and columnists and experts appear on the television and debate that America is trapped in Iraq and Afghanistan and will be defeated and its fate will be similar to that of Russia. Whether America is victorious or not – the question is what is the status of our country today? Is it going forward or retrieving back? What is the future of our country? We must not be influenced by their analysis and remember that Pakistan has been disintegrated and what is our future today? The same analysts and intellectuals kept the people of the country in dark in 1956 and 1970 that our armed forces are progressing forward whereas it is a historical fact that we did not win the war of 1965 and the defeat in 1971 war is a shameful fact. Even today the people of Pakistan are being deceived that Pakistan will not come into danger because it possesses the atom bomb. Why do they deceive the people when history tells us that despite possessing hundreds of atom bombs Russia could not save itself from disintegration? Countries are not saved through atom bombs –it is the people of the country, their unity and system of fair justice and end to discrimination that ensures the security and integrity of a country. These so-called intellectuals, analysts and political leaders never inform the people of the real cause behind the problems, backwardness and deprivation of basic human rights due to the medieval feudal system. The international media is reporting daily that Pakistan has become a safe heaven for the terrorists –if in such a situation the country is faced with difficulties then what we will be able to do?

Mr Hussain said that discrimination and prejudice is so rife in our country that if a national poet belonging to a smaller province dies then the national media only reports this news in two lines and does not broadcast any program in remembrance, however, for poets of other areas a series of programs running to 4 days is broadcasted. He said that he personally has no objection on such programs but the discrimination against the national poets of smaller province must end. Referring to the demise of national poet Mohsin Bhopali a few days ago, he said that he is personally sad that none of the television channels including the national television broadcasted a single program to honour his services. He appealed to those at the helm of affairs to treat everyone as equal. He said if justice will not be provided, provinces are not given full provincial autonomy then God forbid in the coming time the province demanding their rights will appear as an independent country on the world map.

He passionately appealed particularly to the youth that if the so-called intellectuals and analysts are not informing the people of facts then it becomes the responsibility of the youth to come forward and apprise the people of the country of facts and current state of affairs. He requested the youth to write and maintain a diary to record the events and one day this will form a book.

Mr Hussain congratulated the writer Arshad Hussain on his book that he is sitting amongst such big names of the field and advised him to remain humble and respectful to others. He praised him for his work and said that today his parents will be very proud of him. He personally thanked the participants of the gathering.