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Peaceful Planning on the Basis of Realities

company working for intelligence agencies. Data released
by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit in January 2015 rated
Singapore the second-most safe city in the world.

There is only one reason for this difference between these
two countries. After its creation, Pakistan opted for violent
activism and consequently paid a heavy price for it. Singapore,
on the other hand, opted for peaceful constructive activities
and is now reaping the best fruits of this peaceful policy.
The story of Palestine is similar. Palestine was partitioned
in 1948 according to the terms of the Balfour Declaration. The
Arabs saw Palestine as a truncated land and have been making
enormous efforts to detruncate it. However, even after making
great sacrifice they have not been successful. This is because
their struggle was not against Israel, but rather against the
law of nature. In this world, no one can expect to win a battle
against the law of nature.

The advantage of peaceful planning is that because of it, the
work of development begins from day one, while planning on
the basis of unavailable resources means that development
will remain a matter for the future.

In truth, success in this world can be attained only
through peaceful planning. This means making plans on the
basis of available resources. Planning on the basis of non-
existent resources only leads to violence against supposed
enemies, which leads to further losses. Experience shows that
planning on the basis of available resources fosters a peaceful
atmosphere.
The advantage of peaceful planning is that because of it,
the work of development begins from day one, while planning

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