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Pakistan: Citizens Petition To Separate Religion from the State

28 July 2009

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Citizens of Pakistan Demand for Constitutional Amendment: Separate Religion from the State

We do not want people like the Taliban and other opportunists to impose their versions of Islam upon us. Zia ul Haq imposed state-sanctioned religious policies that damaged the basic concept of Pakistan, opening the door for extremism and terrorism in our country. We want that damage to be reversed and real freedom of religion to be returned to Pakistan.
In order to achieve this condition, it is necessary that we return to the spirit of the Federal Democratic nature of Pakistan by separating religion from the State.

Urdu version- Mazhab ko Riyaasati Umoor se Alag Rakha Ja’ay.

1) Apni muzhabi aazadi keliey hum chahtey hen ke mazhab riyasat ke daira-e-kaar se nikal ker zaati daira-e-kaar me aa jae. taakeh koi bhi zia ul haq ya taliban jese log hum per islam ki apni tashreh ya apni qisim ki shariat musalat na ker suken. Hum apne mazhab ko khub sumajhtey hen aur apni marzi se us per amal kerna chahtey hen.

2) Hum chahtey hen ke is mulk ka sadar chunne ke lie aain men muslmaan mard honey ki shart hatai jaey. Jub aik aurat is mulk ki prime minister ho sukti he to presedent kiu nahi. Sirf aik Pakistani shehri huna zaruri ho.

Sindhi Version- Mazhab khe Riyasati muamlan khan alag rakhyo wanjay

1) Pahinjee mazhabi azadi lae aseen chahiyoon that ta mazhab riyaasati muaamlay badran zati muamlo hujay; jean Taliban and Ziaul Haq Jahra Manhu Asaan te Islam jee Pahnijee wsfa and Pahiji noiyat ji shareeat na Marhay saghan. Aseen Pahijay mazhab khe behtar samjhoon tha and un ate pahinjee marzeea saan amal karan chahyoon tha.

2) Aseen Iho bi Chahyoon that a hina mulka jay sadar choondan lae musulmaan mard hujan wari sharta bi hatai wanjay; jadanh hika aurat hina mulka jee prime minister thi saghay thi ta uha mulka jee sadar bi thi saghay thi. Sadar Choondjan lae faqat hik Pakistani shahri hujan jee e kaafi aa.

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