The camel and the banyan.

"A vision of this country's founding father was that of a Muslim-majority state where members of all religious communities could live in security, and with dignity." "Sindh is host to the largest number of Hindus in Pakistan." "The HRCP says that the key reasons forcing Sindhi Hindus to migrate from their ancestral land are forced conversion and marriage of girls and young women, kidnapping of Hindu individuals." Dawn. In 2015, "In our textbooks, attempts are being made to highlight the social, cultural and religious differences between Hindus and Muslims," saying, "the peepal and burgad (banyan) are Hindu trees, while dates and olives are Muslim trees!" and "rendered the cow a Hindu, while the camel and horse as Muslim." Dawn. "The banyan (Ficus benghalensis) is one of more than 750 species of fig trees," which "produce vast crops of figs that sustain many species of birds, fruit bats, primates and other creatures." Under the Banyan. "In the Holy Qur'an, God began surat Al-Tin, 'The Fig' by swearing by the fruit: 'By the fig and the olive...' Allah gives us cues about the importance of the mentioned fruits or foods in His Holy Book." Arab News. If figs have divine blessing why do Pakistanis hate the banyan tree? Probably because, "Hindu texts written more than 2500 years ago describe a cosmic 'world tree', a banyan growing upside down with its roots in heaven." If the camel is Muslim why during Hajj, "The types of animals which may be sacrificed are camels, cows, sheep and goats." Ministry of Hajj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Two days back, "A massive mob, consisting mostly of students and youth activists, demolished the home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, in the heart of Dhaka.., and the arson and vandalism continued for hours without any efforts by authorities to stop it." In December, "Among the most vocal were Yunus' law advisor Asif Nazrul, Hasnat Abdullah, the country's most dedicated India-basher and a few members of Khaleda Zia's BNP, claiming that India played no significant role in Bangladesh's liberation." Swarajya. Whatever these frenzied fanatics may claim, they will never be able to erase the photograph of Pakistani Lt Gen Niazi surrendering to India's Lt Gen Arora. " "Dacca is the free capital of Bangladesh' - with these historic words, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced in the Lok Sabha in December 1971 that the Pakistani forces in Bangladesh had surrendered unconditionally." HT. In January 2024, "China and Maldives upgraded their relationship...during newly elected President Muhamed Muizzu's first state visit to Beijing, following a campaign in which he cast China's regional rival India as a threat to sovereignty." Reuters. In November 2024, "The Hindu right wing, which supplies Prime Minister Narendra Modi with some of his most ardent supporters, held religious ceremonies to celebrate Donald Trump's win. But, in a deliberate insult "the US Border Patrol shared a video on X which showed" "a first batch of illegal Indian immigrants - 104 people were handcuffed and their legs were shackled for a flight that lasted nearly a day." NDTV. And, "Every incoming flight of deportees would shine a spotlight on the Modi administration's record of employment creation: Why are so many Indians desperate to leave the world's fastest growing major economy? Don't they have jobs at home?" wrote Andy Mukherjee. We are surrounded by enemies. Even friend America is putting us in chains. Et tu Brute?