With reference to the lead article by Prof Shahida Kazi The myth of history (March 27), I condemn all absurdities contained in it. The writer has tried her level best to comply with the nefarious designs of the establishment, which should be overlooked. God may emancipate us from these types of dabblers who sell the dignity of their pen for a pittance.
May I dare to ask a question from ‘the moderate learned lady’ how much and who has reciprocated her for ‘revolutionizing’ the universal truths into so-called myths?
RAJA TARIQ MEHMOOD
Attock City
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I was happy to read that at last someone has the courage to raise such confused matters and has tried to correct the record. Though the writer has discussed 18 myths, there are many more such endless tales. These are the myths that have created confusion, uncertainty and instability in the world.
GHULAM RASOOL SOOMRO
Hyderabad
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The writer has dared to touch the Shajeer-e-Mamnuna (Prohibited Tree). However, some of the common myths that she missed to mention are:
• All the misfortunes of this country are because Liaquat Ali Khan declined the invitation of the Soviet Union and instead accepted the invitation of USA.
• Our Bengali brothers in and from East Pakistan were traitors and from the very first day they wanted a separate country.
• Sabz Posh (supernatural people in green clothes) came to help our forces in the 1965 war.
• East Pakistan was a burden on our economy.
• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto conspired to separate East Pakistan and is the person responsible for the great tragedy.
• Every failure or misfortune is the result of a sazish by the ‘Yahood o Nasara’ (conspiracy of Jews and Christians)
AAMIR AQIL
Lahore
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It is not fair to say that the fabrications, listed in the article, have become part of our collective conscience. Distortion of history takes place all over the world and that prompted Mark Twain to quip, “The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.”
Our poets and writers too should see that they do not contribute in the distortion of the truth.
Apart from the history books, the text books of other subjects too are full of flaws, incomplete and replete with outdated information.
SHAH NAWAZ KHAN
Karachi
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History has always been at variance and has remained a myth. Because never have two historians scribbled the same opinion over a chapter of history. In fact, there are three views associated with the creation of Pakistan. We believe that Pakistan was the result of a long-drawn-out laborious struggle by the Muslim leaders and the masses of the time. Indians say Pakistan was the consummation of the British policy of ‘divide and rule’. While the British tell us that it merely was the transfer of power.
The writer says that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was a loyal to the British. This isn’t true. Syed Ahmad Khan was in fact sincere to Muslims because he wanted them to prosper and flourish. When he saw that the Muslims, as a remonstration to mistreatment and indifference of the British towards them, were saying goodbye to English education and were resigning from government jobs, Syed Ahmad Khan came to their rescue telling them that they should acquire education and not leave the jobs, because this is the only way they could fight for their constitutional and human rights. He never told the Muslims to give in to British rule and shun their movement to win an independent Muslim state.
With reference to the lead article by Prof Shahida Kazi The myth of history (March 27), I condemn all absurdities contained in it. The writer has tried her level best to comply with the nefarious designs of the establishment, which should be overlooked. God may emancipate us from these types of dabblers who sell the dignity of their pen for a pittance.
