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14TH
AUGUST, 2009
MY BELOVED STUDENT, RESPECTED COLLEAGUES AND HONOURED PARENTS AND
GUESTS.
TODAY WE ALL CELEBRATE 62 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE OF OUR BELOVED
COUNTRY-PAKISTAN
AUGUST 11TH, 1947- A Red Letter Day for all Pakistanis. Quaid-e-Azam
Mohammad Ali Jinnah delivered his address to the first constituent
Assembly of Pakistan in Karachi.
Our Quaid, the father of this nation, declares a solemn oath that
all citizens in the new state of Pakistan irrespective of colour,
caste or creed will be free to choose and practise their religion
without fear or favour.
Are we committed to the advancement of Mr. Jinnah’s vision for a
progressive Pakistan?
George Bernard Shaw said: “All improvement is founded on tolerance.”
Tolerance means respect: respect for others, respect for their
likes, for their dislikes, their religious beliefs, their caste,
their colour, their nationality.
Tolerance means to have compassion: compassion for those who have
less than us, for those who are less blessed than us, for those who
are helpless.
Tolerance means moderation: moderation is eating, drinking, in
celebrating, in living a day to day life.
Tolerance means gentleness: gentleness and grace in our behaviour,
the way we deal with others, with our families, friends and the
people around us.
Are we Pakistanis doing enough to advance these dreams of the Quaid?
Are we tolerant by being respectful? Are we tolerant by being
compassionate? Are we tolerant by being moderate? Are we tolerant by
being gentle? Do we possess self control, self command and self
restraint? Remember with great freedom comes great responsibility.
The youth of Pakistan have to come out of their confront zones and
OWN Pakistan.
Let us pledge today on the MORN of the 62 YEARS of our freedom to
practice TOLERANCE.
LOVE PAKISTAN AND OWN PAKISTAN.
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