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Together despite the differences: The columnist (standing, second from left) with his two sons, three daughters, three grandchildren and wife (seated, in brown tudung).
IN my public talks on nation-building and unity, I always use a “joke” that sums up the topic succinctly: I would explain that when I got married 37 years ago, our first few years were filled with arguments 98% of the time, but now that we have lived together for almost four decades, I am proud to say that we now agree on 8% of the issues! A mere difference of 6% after all that time.
I use my experiences with my family as a simple lesson on unity and nation-building. Unity, it seems, is less about agreeing on the majority of issues and more about living with differences of views and perspectives most of the time.
AJK cabinet expresses solidarity with Palestinians
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May 25, 2021
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir cabinet meeting Monday chaired by AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and denounced the Israeli aggression on Palestinian territory. The cabinet adopted resolutions calling upon the United Nations Security Council, OIC and international human rights organisations to play their role for stopping future attacks on the innocent Palestinian people. It appealed to the United Nations secretary general to immediately set up an impartial tribunal to investigate the genocide of the Palestinian people due to aggression of Israeli government.
The cabinet also condemned the reign of terror let loose by the Indian government to suppress the indigenous freedom movement launched by the people of occupied Kashmir for attaining their fundamental right to self-determination and demanded the United Nations and international community
Siraj calls for unity for liberation of Palestine, Kashmir
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LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Sirajul Haq chaired a meeting of central leadership at Mansoora Saturday.
The meeting attended by JI Secretary General Ameerul Azeem, JI deputy ameers Liaqat Baloch, Rashid Naseem and others discussed the Palestine, Kashmir issues and current political situation of the country.
The JI chief reiterated the call for Ummah unity which he said was the only roadmap to the liberation of Palestine and Kashmir from the illegal occupation of Israel and India. He said Netanyahu and Modi were involved in genocide of Muslims and they should be tried as war criminals at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He said Pakistan had to lead the Muslim Ummah but unfortunately the ruling class destroyed country’s economy and other sectors. Sirajul Haq reviewed the arrangements of the Palestine March which is scheduled to be held at Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal today (Sunday). This would be the seco
Diaz-Canel highlights role of solidarity against global problems
Diaz-Canel highlights role of solidarity against global problems
24 de mayo de 2021, 0:1Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday highlighted the role of solidarity and cooperation to overcome challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic. On his official Twitter account, the president underscored the humanistic transcendence of that support for nations, and recalled the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, who paved the way to Cuba s international collaboration in the health sector by sending a medical brigade to Algeria on May 23, 1963. Life is demonstrating that if there are no solidarity and cooperation; if there are no public policies targeted, in the first place, at people, it is very difficult to overcome such complex problems like the pandemic, the head of State tweeted.