End of the Independent Muslim World

August 20, 2013 by zahidhkhalid

One subject, four articles (1974, 1980, 1988, 2013) and the conclusion of the analysis of different interconnected perspectives in just one sentence…

As a student of international relations I want to share three published and one unpublished articles, two in Urdu and two in English languages, with my friends and connections.

The first article in Urdu was published in Daily the Mashriq on August 1974 in which I had discussed the possibility of an attempt by former Soviet Union for the redrawing of boundaries between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmania with reference to a book on international politics, Balshaya Sovietskaya Entsaklopedia and Russian geo-politician Mystilawski.

In my second article in Urdu published in Pakistan’s largest circulated weekly magazine Akhbar-e-Jehan in 1980 I had discussed in detail the historical background of former Soviet Union’s attack on Afghanistan, the possibility of attack on post-revolution Iran, the visible geographic hurdles in the way for doing so and the possible consequences of such an act.

In 1988 my article in English published in Daily the Muslim discussed the reasons for former Soviet Union’s retreat from Afghanistan and the possibility of an unending civil war as a consequence of the political vacuum that was clearly anticipated after the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

The fourth article in English, available at my different blogs, was posted on 17^th February 2013 discussing the background of the political landscape in the Muslim world and reasons for social and economic unrest and uncertainty which, in present global scenario, apparently do not appear to be unusual to people in general and media in particular.

If I am asked to sum up the ultimate conclusion of these four articles in one sentence, the sentence will be:

“End of Independent Muslim World Will Be Prevented Only By an Unthinkable, Unimaginable and Unbelievable Miracle”

End of The Independent Muslim World

3 Bainul Aqwami Masa’el Aur Baa’az Qomon Kay Tausey Pasandana Azaa’em

August 16, 2013 by zahidhkhalid

This article highlighting three problems of developed and developing countries and the United Nations was publishes in Daily the Jang’s Karachi edition on 17th April 1975.

Since than the world has changed from a bi-polar world to a uni-polar world and now has been upgraded to the status of a multi-polar world. India, China and initially four, then five and now nine developing countries have emerged as global economic growth models. It is indeed a heartening development. India has become an economic apple of world’s eyes, China has surprised the world with its growth resilience and Israel has become an undeclared nuclear power.
Unfortunately, those problems that I had pointed out back in 1975 are still there. Players have changed but nothing else has moved from disappointing to satisfactory status. United Nations has become a hostage of global power politics and gap between rich and poor is widening to an alarming extent resulting in social unrest to a scale nonparallel in the history of international economics. Isn’t it the time for the countries those matter in international relations to wake up. Will they? That question remains unanswered.
3 Bainul Aqwami Masael Aur Baa’z Qomon Kay Tausee Pasandana Azaem

Pakistan Ka Azeem Almia – Qaumi Ahdaf Ka Adm Taa’ayun

August 15, 2013 by zahidhkhalid

Unfortunately the Great Tragedy of Pakistan is not discussed in Pakistan’s media the way it deserves. The media’s national habit of blind worship of undeserving personalities has turned this great country with all the potential to become a great respectable power into an international joke. The media has been handed over to almost four dozen socially irresponsible, morally bankrupt and criminally negligent media owners and their handpicked psychologically sick and over-pampered journalists, analysts and anchors. Serious issues of national importance have become subjects of comedy shows. Disgusting knowledge-less film and TV celebrities are presented on television screen for hours discussing personal nonsense and non-serious issues. The country is almost bankrupt and interests of individuals are prioritized in national planning instead of focusing on serious discussions on the much needed re-configuration of the elements of national power.

This brief introduction of Pakistan’s Tragedy was published in Rawalpindi-Islamabad edition of Nawa-e-Waqt on 3rd September 1999. A detailed research paper was distributed among those who matter in countries pillars of the state and media in 2007. It is available here:

Click to access the-last-word.pdf

Nothing has happened because Pakistan’s core sensitive areas have been handed over to those who are evidently security risk for Pakistan with few exceptions. The question to probe for answer is how to differentiate between the anti-Pakistan elements and the exceptions to clean up the mess in the system of governance and most importantly Pakistan Ka Azeem Almia – Qaumi Ahdaf Ka Adm Taa’yunthe media?