It is said that Pakistan is an ideological State or
that it is founded on Islam. But most of us. Spinally the Youngman, do not
fully understand the principles and objects which lie behind this claim. In the
minds of a larger number of young Pakistanis. There exists only a vague notion
of what their elders mean b the Ideology of Pakistan. There are three
principles of our national ideology.
The first principle of the Ideology of Pakistan is
that for Pakistanis Islam is their “nationalism” as well as patriotism”. T people
of Pakistan come of different races; they speak different languages; they live
in geographical territories which are not contiguous. The foundations of this
state, therefore, could not be laid on race, language and territory. The real
factor that is common is’ Islam. The Quaid-e-Azam said: ‘whatever else you may
be and whatever, you are a Muslim. You belong to a nation now, you have now
carved out a territory, it is all yours! it does not belong to a Punjabi, or a
Sindhi, or a Patina, or a Bengali, it is
yours.” H’ the basis of nationhood in Pakistan is Islam. We do not believe in
idolatrous patriotism. We do not believe in worshipping the geographical
features of a country called Pakistan. But we are ready to lay down our lives
for the principles of Islam. Hence Islam is our “Patriotism”
The third principle of the ideology of Pakistan is
that for Pakistanis Islam is their “socialism”. Islam has its own economic
system. The object of Islam is to establish a balanced economic order. It
ensures that no individual can exploit another. It rejects both capitalism and
socialism as two extremist viewpoints. The Quaid-e-Azam proclaimed on 1st July,
1948; “We must work out our destiny in our own way and present to the world an
economic system based on true Islamic concepts of equality of man, and social
justice.” The object of the economic teachings of Quran is twofold, to provide
facilities for the poor’s so that they could achieve the living standard of the
middle class, and to impose restrictions on the rich people so that they may
not step beyond the middle class. This gives birth to a good society based on
mutual love and co-operation.