I will not celebrate August 14

[shashikant]

August 14, 2009
I decided not to celebrate August
14th this year to show my personal
grief, shame and solidarity with the
nine innocent Christian citizens of
Gojra , who were killed and their
homes lit on fire. On this day, I will
hang the Pakistani flag at half mast,
will switch off my television, have
none of those ‘milli naghmay ’ and
sing no national anthem.
I am sad, ashamed and deeply
distressed.
I will call up all my Christian friends
to apologise and express my grief,
pain and sorrow.
August 14, 2010
94 people were killed and more than
120 injured when the places of
worship of the Ahmadi community in
Lahore were simultaneously attacked
August 14, 2011
42 Shias were killed in five different
terrorist attacks in different parts of
Balochistan.
August 14, 2012
91 Shias were killed in Chilas,
Mustang , Quetta and Parachinar in
different months of 2012.
August 14, 2013
As many as 182 Hazara shias were
killed and 121 injured in three
different suicide blasts in Quetta.
At least 48 people, mostly women
and children, were killed and over
135 injured in a massive bombing in
Karachi’s Shia-dominated
neighbourhood of Abbas Town .
A twin suicide bombing killed at
least 78 people at a church service
in Peshawar in what is believed to
be the country’s deadliest attack on
Christians.
August 14, 2014
Four members of the Ahmadi
community
were killed and four others were
severely injured in Gujranwala on
July 27, when an angry mob attacked
and burnt five houses belonging to
the deceased over alleged
blasphemy. Those who died in the
attack include a 55-year-old woman
Bashiran, five-year-old girl Kainat,
eight-month-old girl Hira and an
unborn child who died due to
suffocation.
In a country where the minority
citizens are forever counting their
dead, one would have to be
dreadfully insensitive and callous to
be celebrating August 14th.
http://www.blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23496/i-will-not-celebrate-august-14/

How many of you agree with him ?

 

[BelligerentPacifist]

So you took the pains to go and look up some article that says somebody's not with the general crowd on 14 Aug. You must really care for Pakistan! The only problem is, the article you found is 4 years old!

 

[shashikant]

So you took the pains to go and look up some article that says somebody's not with the general crowd on 14 Aug. You must really care for Pakistan! The only problem is, the article you found is 4 years old!

visit the link man I will not celebrate August 14 – The Express Tribune Blog
it is published in todays edition .

 

[Jaam92]

A true Muslim and Pakistani always respects minorities in Pakistan.
That killer were not Muslims neither Pakistani.

 

[RazPaK]

Butt-hurt Indans rampant on pdf........

 

[Sinnerman108]

It takes a lot of celebration of 14th August,

to turn this country into a nation.

If people give up their belief, and stop celebrating or at least renewing their resolve to this country

problem will only increase.

So, to writer, Man up !

 

[Marshmallow]

huh?

 

[BelligerentPacifist]

visit the link man I will not celebrate August 14 – The Express Tribune Blog
it is published in todays edition .

It would seem that you are right and I was wrong. Let the man do whatever he wants, rest assured kids in his household would celebrate 14th Aug regardless of his rants. Its kids that do anyway.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Butt-hurt Indans rampant on pdf........

Kata do parcha ..

Likha do FIR mere pe tum ..