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The Muslim countries did not, however, adopt this
wisdom of planning on the basis of what remains. As an
example, consider the case of Palestine – Arab nations
attacked Israel in order to regain what they had lost,
and in the process they only added to the devastation of
Palestine. Palestine, therefore, is not a case of oppression
but rather one of repercussion of the actions taken by
Arab states. Similarly, Pakistan kept fighting for the
province of Hyderabad and the state of Kashmir, and
in consequence has destroyed its own economy. The
regions where these violent activities were undertaken
are no longer flourishing – be it Palestine, Kashmir,
Xinjiang, Chechen or any other conflict-ridden area.
The quality and standard of life at these places have been
severely impacted as a result of the unwise policies of
confrontation adopted by its leaders.

In the struggle for Kashmir and Palestine, both Pakistan
and the Arab world should have realized that planning
for success starts with what is in hand and not with what
is beyond one’s reach. The approach of the leaders of
both places was wrong right from the beginning.

In his address, Mohammad Ali Jinnah had once said,
‘We were given a truncated Pakistan.’ Mr. Jinnah could
not discover that even the Prophet Muhammad had
been given a truncated Kabah and he had accepted it.
This is the principle of life: in this world, we do not get
the ‘whole’, we only get a ‘part’ of the whole. It is our
responsibility to make the best out of whatever we get.

It is also true that every person loses his first chance, but
wise is one who plans and avails of the second chance. In

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