December 16, The Day Of Two Major Tragedies For Pakistan

Pakistan has experienced numerous tragedies and incidents since its establishment. There must not have been a long period of peace in the country; otherwise, we see a long story of the chaos, disorder, anarchy, and sacrifices of the people in the country on the pages of history. On December 16, we also remembered these two tragic events. Although the years between these tragedies differ, each tragedy contains a story about pain and bloodshed. 

Be it the fall of Dhaka on December 16, 1971, or the tragedy of the Army Public School Peshawar on December 16, 2014, these tragedies began to be mentioned in the country's electronic and print media with the arrival of December. Due to social media, the nation's dormant intellectuals are also beginning to awaken, and they are beginning to express their outrage in unique ways at Pakistan's destruction and martyrdom of innocent students at the Army Public School in Peshawar. Such tragedies are never forgotten.

Yes, we are so callous that by consciously erasing these never-to-be-forgotten tragedies from our minds, we repeat the process of not learning anything from these tragedies. The horrifying story of these tragedies can never be forgotten, but we forget, and only on these special days of December does the endless sea of patriotism start to swell within us. It is surprising to those who do not refrain from showing malicious thoughts about these events in their conversations and writings. Occasionally, the Pakistani government and its institutions are blamed for these tragedies, and at other times, our failures are brought up as if they were only minor errors that we should overcome. How can we be hard-hearted?

The deceptions and plots of rivals and foes are described so vaguely that we are not responsible. Also predicted to show that our character has not changed is that these tragedies will continue. We still have not learned from our mistakes and so on.

Yes, it is accepted that our own mistakes are included; there have been shortcomings and lessons that have not been learned from mistakes, but what does it mean to propagate ideas against our government, our institutions, and our own country? Thus, people should be aware of their institutions. Is this just another mistake that continues to occur?

When a piece of our nation was lost on December 16, 1971, the grief was as great as when a mother lost her liver on December 16, 2014. These pains and sorrows were not cured. Time heals wounds, and the pain lessens, but what is lost cannot be restored.

If you look at newspapers, TV channels, or even social media sites, you will find repeated mentions of the fall of Dhaka and the tragedy of the Army Public School. You must have memorized all the details, so we will not repeat them here, but we strongly object to the anti-patriotic content seen in all of these writings and social media posts. We admit that before 1971, there were abuses and mistakes in our country, but they were perpetrated by our enemy. Remember the elements that contributed to the nation's wealth: Make sure to caution them against making the same errors twice, but avoid blaming the institutions. You have the right to criticize, but you should avoid using criticism to empower adversaries. Another tragedy is upon us as the result of this attitude toward our institutions.