When the Community of Nations Makes a Bad Decision

All of the British efforts to establish a single state in which the rights of the two major resident communities could be protected had met insuperable obstacles. The demand for an independent, sovereign state for the minority religion was bitterly opposed by the majority. The only remaining avenue was partition.

Partition itself, unfortunately, led to conflict. The formation of the new state heralded bitter violence, much bloodshed, and a bloody migration. Hordes of people crossed borders in panic. There were riots, arson, and pitched battles. A great many people died. And even though the war ended, the status of some territories in the area remains disputed.

The impoverished state that emerged from the contemplated partition, eventually armed with a potent army and nuclear weapons, has fought four major wars since gaining independence and engaged in several other localized conflicts, military standoffs, and bloody border skirmishes. In addition to its violent international behavior, it discriminates domestically with brutality and harshness against its remaining religious minorities, which frequently face serious violence, economic discrimination, vandalism, arson and attacks against places of worship, and blasphemy accusations that frequently lead to violence, expropriation, or death.

Yes, Pakistan, which gained independence in 1947 and officially shed its dominion status and became the world’s first Islamic Republic on March 23, 1956, is hardly a model to be emulated. One wonders whether it should have been created in the first place or still has a right to exist. Perhaps we should check with Abdulrahman el-Sayed and Mayor Mamdani, who ostensibly oppose countries that, like Pakistan, prefer one religion over another.

Wait! What? Pakistan? I thought you were talking about . . . oh, never mind.

Isn’t Pakistan the great ally of the United States that........

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