At the time of Pakistan's inception, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, described the ethos of Pakistan with the following words:
“You are free to go to your temples … to your mosques or any other places of worship in the State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed – that has nothing to do with the business of the State…. We are all citizens and equal citizens of one State…. In course of time, Hindus would cease to be Hindus, and Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the perceived faith of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the State.”
With the world's second largest Muslim population, even Islam has failed to unify the country. And now, the peaceful minorities are being targeted by the Taliban. I'd like to apologize on behalf of my country...
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