Daily Times

Sir: “You may belong to any religion, caste and creed; that has nothing to do with the business of the state.” These were the wise words of our great leader Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and as patriotic Pakistanis we should have made this statement our motto. Unfortunately, we are not the nation our Quaid envisioned 68 years ago. Unity is a fundamental aspect and very necessary if we want to prosper in different fields of life. However, we have so many issues concerning the minorities that their solution seems impossible. As a government university student, I saw unfair treatment meted out to minority students by my qualified professors, who in fact were PhD degree holders. I was attending my poetry class and we were discussing war poems and several themes. Out of nowhere, my teacher criticised non-Muslims, labelling them “untrustworthy”. I was shocked to hear such careless remarks from a reputed professor; when I glanced at my right, I saw my non-Muslim classmate in tears. Her head was in submission and her eyes were barren. I could sense her alienation and felt a surge of guilt. Our teachers are the pioneers of guidance for our youth, which is why it is their sole responsibility to spread patriotic harmony and a sense of equality. The above incident might seem trivial but it can give birth to serious problems in society. The sense of inequality tends to spark more chaos and conflict and eventually we will harm ourselves.
RAFIA IMRAN
Karachi

IR HAIDER
Turbat