The conservative people want everyone in Pakistan to adhere to Islamic teachings and stick to traditional values.They mostly like to interfere in other people's believes and to teach them their own flawed values.Things like listening to music,women driving,wearing jeans,men talking to women seems to drive them nuts.They demand that men and women have a distance(Ummm...gays?) and might even take up violence against those things that they deem immoral.The problem with them is that they are living in miserable conditions due to the heavy inflation and poverty rate in the country and they somehow deem the west responsible for it.They are under an impression that their culture and identity are under attack by the West,more specifically America.Since they already have nothing to lose due to their miserable conditions,they devote themselves entirely to religion in the hopes that they would be rewarded in the hereafter.That causes them to do crazy things,more specifically kill civilians or commit suicide bombings,thinking that they are following the will of Allah.These are the people who are also scapegoats of extremist Imams,who order for a "nuetralization" of Pakistan back to an Islamic state.S0me of these people are even offered cash for participation in terrorist attacks.An example is Ajmal Qasab. I really felt pity on the kid upon hearing his interview.He was recruited by a taliban group who offered him a cash reward for participation in the Mumbai 2008 attacks.Already living in miserable conditions,he opted for it.The Pakistani government was clearly at fault here for letting militant groups like those operate openly in rural areas.My suggestion to the government of Pakistan is that instead of showering in IMF gold and buying luxurious cars and houses besides acting like an IMF whore,spare some of the money for these kind of people and their welfare.I know its hard to hold off on buying that new Rolls Royce Phantom from tax money given by the poor masses,but they deserve atleast something in return for breaking their backs.
Then there is the upper middle class society Pakistan.Actually there are two subsections to that;the liberal kind and the snobbish kind.Lets first have a look at the snobbish kind.Most of them are upper middle classed or children of Government officials(see where Iam heading).They are mostly uneducated and can clearly be spotted by playing loud music/political sermons or political flags on their cars.They can be seen mostly driving around in government number plated prados and corollas.They don't have much regard for rules as they can call up their daddies even if they are caught by the law.I vividly remember once a 11 year old son of a government official driving right into an uncle riding a bike.The police came and instead of apprehending the kid,started abusing and beating the poor man.At another time when I was in hyderabad,I remember that a 13-14 year old kid was driving a police mobile with the siren on,halting all the oncoming traffic.These are the worst kind of people in Pakistan(yes,even worse then the oh so feared taliban).They are also called by other aliases,more specifically Burger kids.
Then there are the liberal people.They believe in freedom of speech,religion and sexuality.Most of them are non religious and have links in the west.Some of them work as radio jockeys or hosts on tv shows.Many are also enrolled in welfare organizations and have received their education from reputed schools and universities.They give a brighter picture of Pakistan while trying to avoid the political turmoil in Pakistan.They do not like to be involved in religious and political debates and would just like to enjoy life.Sadly,most of them move abroad after completing their studies due to lack of opportunities and freedom here.
There are also some of those people who follow Islam and yet are very good people at heart.One of my college friends is a very good example.He prays five times a day,refrains from alcohol and believes in Allah and his last prophet.Yet he believes in freedom of speech and religion and doesn't have that conservative traditional thinking like most religious people do.
The only solution which I can see to create unity among the people is summed up by Geo News channels motto:Geo or Jeenay do(Live and let live).People need to stop discriminating others for their beliefs and financial standings.I do not see this happening anytime soon atleast but people should start to see from an other person's prospective too.You can't just impose your belief on someone or judge someone by what they belief.
