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Sorry, Palestine; we are powerless

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A recent picture I saw spoke to me. It was of a Palestinian child, martyred by Israeli brutality.

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The child asked me what was the use of Pakistan being a mighty atomic force, of the fabled wealth of Arab nations, of Iran’s revolutionary guard, of Turkey’s great history and of Muslim unity, when my life can be sniffed out this easily. The image of the child was not the only one that asked these questions. I saw pictures of women running for their lives, of innocent people left at the mercy of the cruelest force in the world. And each image seemed to beseech, what happened to your faith, your self-respect.

To each question, I felt like replying, you unarmed Palestinians are indeed better than all of us.

I fear the day we Muslims will show up before Allah, and he will ask, why did you not help these people? I fear that these victims of terror will stand beside God and ask him to question us over our silence, our failure to help. I am afraid that our Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) will be there to witness the Palestinian children accuse us of cowardice and of complicity.

Would Allah be satisfied with our reply that we had to follow global laws? That we did not have the economic might to face off with Israel? Or that we were cautious because we did not want to become a victim ourselves? Of course not. On that day, in front of our God and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) we will stand ashamed at our behavior.

So what can we actually do? Take up arms and march towards Palestine? We will be stopped, incarcerated or sent back at the very first border we will hit. The solution lies in truthfully examining the reasons that have rendered the Muslim Ummah completely useless.

We will have to acknowledge that Muslim countries have weak political structures that allow incompetent rulers to reach the pinnacle of power. We will have to admit that the division of the nation into borders and countries, which could have been our very strength, has made us selfish, helpless and even cowards. These rulers, lacking courage, are neither able to do anything themselves except issue empty statements, nor will allow their people to do anything. In fact, openly and in secret, Muslim countries are always out to scheme against one another.

Our enemy would be foolish to not attack this fragmented lot. And the enemy is anything but foolish.

It is time to put illogical religious fanaticism, empty emotional slogans and hollow condemnations to bed. Practical steps are required, ones that are based on what our religion tells us. Perhaps we need to once again revise history. How did Salahuddin conquer Jerusalem? Through the power of his belief, unity, learning through past mistakes and flawless planning. We would do well to remember that great nations are not built on emotions, but on self-accountability, planning and struggle.

If the Muslim world really does want to be free of the pain that is being inflicted on it, then it simply needs to take two steps. One, the establishment of an ideological system inside Muslim countries. Two, unity. I know this will not be easy. In fact it will be exceedingly difficult. But I see no other solution.

New life needs to be breathed into the Muslim Ummah. For that, a deep internal cleanse will have to take place before we can stand united under a flag. If we do not adopt this solution, we are condemning ourselves to a hundred more years of meaningless condemnation.

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PPP, PML-N not agreed in by-elections

PPP stated that give us some level playing field here.

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Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have not agreed in by-elections after the senate elections.

According to the details, the table-talks have failed between PPP and PML-N in by-elections and PML-N declined to give support of the PPP’s candidate in by-elections.  

However, PPP nominated its candidate Mumtaz Chang on PP-266 the seat of Rajanpur while PML-N nominated candidate Safdar Lughari.

PPP stated that give us some level playing field here. The vengeful actions are making against PPP’s candidate through police in the constituency.

On the other hand, PML-N said that the election had not held in this constituency that is why the formula of cooperation does not implement here.

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Released PTI supporters apprehended again 

It should be noted that anti-terrorism court (ATC) had approved the bails of these eight accusers yesterday (Wednesday).

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Rawalpindi: Released Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) eight supporters have apprehended again in Rawalpindi.

According to the details, the Rawalpindi police has arrested the PTI’s supporters again on the instructions of deputy commissioner Rawalpindi.

It should be noted that anti-terrorism court (ATC) had approved the bails of these eight accusers yesterday (Wednesday).

These accusers are nominated in the case of attacking the secret agency office’s gate on May 9 against the arrest of Imran Khan.

In these accusers’ list Asad, Abrar, Rizwan, Ahmed Ali, Sajjad, Asif, Rizwan and Sohail are included.

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Maryam orders early completion of Ring Road Southern Loop-III Project 

Maryam Nawaz also directed the necessary steps for the construction of Ring Road SL4 which will be constructed from Maraka to Sharqpur Interchange-M3.

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Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz ordered to complete the Ring Road Southern Loop-III project as early as possible.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz visited Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop-III (SL) project early in the morning and ordered its early completion.

Maryam Nawaz also directed the necessary steps for the construction of Ring Road SL4 which will be constructed from Maraka to Sharqpur Interchange-M3.

Chief Minister Punjab also visited the entire ring road from Raiwand Road Adda Plot to Maraka Multan Road and directed to plant native saplings at Multan Road Ring Road Interchange.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister of Punjab was told in a briefing that with the completion of the project, the traffic coming from South Punjab will be able to reach the destination without passing through the city. Both sides of Lahore Ring Road SL-III are 8.8 km long.

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz said that ring road Southern Loop-III will make it easier for people to travel.

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