This is in reference to a news item about the PM's all expense paid visit to Ajmer for prayers, had he served the nation, protected them and provided sufficient energy to keep the wheels of our industry rotating, the masses would themselves have prayed for divine help in ensuring victory of his political party in forthcoming elections. He should have ensured that houses, mosques, churches, schools, hospitals in Pakistan were lit all day long, instead of burning candles on graves of saints. When people die in operation theatres because of no electricity, than those in power must fear wrath of the Almighty.
There was absolutely no justification for undertaking spiritual journey to Ajmer Shariff from poor taxpayers’ money, as has become a habit in this country for rulers to go on free tours and pilgrimages with their families. Such spiritual journeys are to be performed on hard earned legitimate self earnings, not on taxes collected to better lives of deprived. God helps those who help themselves and in the case of rulers, ‘Divine blessings are theirs, if they served their people judiciously and honestly’, taken care of poor and deprived, not allowed anybody to pilfer tax payers’ money, and honestly done all in their capacity as per oath they took on assuming constitutional office.
In any case Allah bestows his mercy and blessings only on those who have served humanity, delivered on their promises and seek forgiveness from the depths of their hearts, and never to those who having robbed the poor, offer expensive ‘chaddars’ on graves of holy saints. The prayers of poor are more likely to be answered, especially if they have been wronged and ignored. Khawaja Ajmer Shariff was a man who devoted his life in service of Allah and humanity, a saint known for his compassion for poor and downtrodden and a man who detested dishonesty and injustices.
MALIK TARIQ ALI,
Lahore, March 10.