Silence means new blood

By- Shafiq Solangi

Daily Times: Sunday, 20^th March, 2011

The Citizens for Democracy has written an open letter to the state authorities, including the president, prime minister, chief justice, heads of the political parties and others. This letter is a call for the respect of the rule of law, rights of minorities, inter-religious harmony and protection of threatened parliamentarian Sherry Rehman.

This indeed is a great initiative by the Citizens for Democracy and we all should support this step. The growing religious extremism and intolerance seems out of control but it is not too late to condemn and counter it. The state authorities should not let the assassins of Salmaan Taseer and Shahbaz Bhatti walk away unpunished and this is what morality, ethics and rule of law suggest.
Not punishing them means we are ready for another brutal act from these extremists. 

Pakistan cannot afford such incidents anymore; we shall raise our voices against evil. Let us prove that we are non-violent and a peace loving nation. Let us once unite and stand for religious harmony, tolerance, rule of law and for the protection of those who are our true national wealth. Break the silence and say no to new blood.

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