| Islam,Terrorism and Jihad | |
| 25 Jul 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| Dawn, Karachi: The Story Time Told | |
By Hajrah Mumtaz
AS the only newspaper in Pakistan to have a continuous publishing history from 1947 to the present, is uniquely placed.
Prior to partition, this newspaper was published from Delhi. On Aug 15, 1947, two editions were issued simultaneously, one from Delhi and the first-ever from Karachi. The latter edition carries the headline “May Pakistan prospers always”, quoting Lord Mountbatten. A little lower, “Qaed-e-Azam assures minorities of Islamic tolerance and regard.”
From this auspicious beginning, I have been working my way backwards and forwards through Pakistan`s chequered career. The front pages of many a momentous occasion, good or bad, serve to remind how memory and judgement become clouded with time. Agony descends into low-level ache till it becomes merely a part of the background angst of societal consciousness.
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Moderate Islamist here
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