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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if the rights of the minorities are not upheld, it can lead to an uprising.
The former cricketer spoke at a ceremony in Lahore on Sunday in the midst of a controversy surrounding the remarks by Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on mob lynching in India.
Khan also cited the creation of Bangladesh as an example in his speech at the event organised to highlight the 100-day achievements of the Punjab government in Lahore.
“People of East Pakistan were not given their rights. This is the main reason behind the creation of Bangladesh,” he said.
After the partition of India in 1947, the people of East Pakistan (today’s Bangladesh) were being consistently exploited and deprived of their rights.
As much as 56 percent of Pakistan’s entire population was residing in East Pakistan at that time. But in the first national budget, only about 18 percent of the total fund was given to East Pakistan for development.
For the next two decades, the majority of the people of East Pakistan were deprived in social, economic and political sectors by the rulers of West Pakistan. The Bangalees had to fight to establish the right to their mother tongue.
The West Pakistan military launched an unexpected attack on the unarmed people of East Pakistan on the night of Mar 25, 1971.
Under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, people fought the Liberation War and won the victory on Dec 16, 1971 after West Pakistan surrendered.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if the rights of the minorities are not upheld, it can lead to an uprising.
The former cricketer spoke at a ceremony in Lahore on Sunday in the midst of a controversy surrounding the remarks by Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on mob lynching in India.
Khan also cited the creation of Bangladesh as an example in his speech at the event organised to highlight the 100-day achievements of the Punjab government in Lahore.
“People of East Pakistan were not given their rights. This is the main reason behind the creation of Bangladesh,” he said.
After the partition of India in 1947, the people of East Pakistan (today’s Bangladesh) were being consistently exploited and deprived of their rights.
As much as 56 percent of Pakistan’s entire population was residing in East Pakistan at that time. But in the first national budget, only about 18 percent of the total fund was given to East Pakistan for development.
For the next two decades, the majority of the people of East Pakistan were deprived in social, economic and political sectors by the rulers of West Pakistan. The Bangalees had to fight to establish the right to their mother tongue.
The West Pakistan military launched an unexpected attack on the unarmed people of East Pakistan on the night of Mar 25, 1971.
Under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, people fought the Liberation War and won the victory on Dec 16, 1971 after West Pakistan surrendered.
