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inequality of status. Our two neighbors were on home ground and amonglegitimate members of the family. Such problems do not apply to Yugoslavia orRomania. They can safely attend as Observers. They are European countries,giving aid or assistance to most of the non aligned countries. They belong to anentirely different category. Their parallel does not hold good for Pakistan.But more important, Yugoslavia and Romania have no objection to Indiagate crashing in to an Islamic Summit Conference. It will be recalled that Indiaalmost gate crashed into the first Islamic Conference held at Rabat, Morocco. Asher reasons for attending the Islamic Summit Conference, India pointed out her70,000,000 Muslim population. The feeling was that by attending the IslamicSummit Conference, a big country like India would get closer to theArab/Muslim cause and further from Israel. Whatever the compulsions, Indiaalmost got entry into the first Islamic Summit Conference, although “secularIndia” is a “Hindu State”. If aligned Pakistan can attend a non alignedconference, would Pakistan be able to prevent Hindu India from attending thenext Islamic summit conference? Once the basic criterion of this nature iscompromised, there is no limit to its scope.Each state is the captive to her own history. Just as the examples ofYugoslavia and Romania do not apply, nor do those of Portugal and Turkey.Portugal is not involved any more in the disputes of the non aligned states. Shewould not have sought participation if she still held Goa in dispute or had notvacated Angola and Mozambique. The history of Turkey is far too glorious tocome under suspicion. India has consented to Pakistan’s second classparticipation in the conference to embarrass Pakistan and to set a precedent forher own participation in the next Islamic Summit. She has killed two birds withone stone.The basic postulation of the Quaid-e-Azam was that the Indian NationalCongress was incapable of representing the Muslim cause. The Ouaid dubbedCongress Muslims as Quisling. Gandhi refused to accept the Ouaid’s thesis. Heopposed it vigorously. Many a deadlock arose over this basic difference. Finally,after a bitter struggle, the view of the Quaid-e-Azam prevailed through thecreation of Pakistan. Hence, according to the Two Nation Theory, India isincapable of representing the genuine aspirations of Muslims.When General Yahya Khan, the then Chief Martial Law Administratorbelatedly recognized the monstrosity of his mistake at Rabat by almost agreeingto the presence of India at the First Islamic Summit Conference, he shut himselfup in the Guest House. With eyes full of tears, he begged the Shahinshah of Iran,King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and King Hassan of Morocco to rescue him. Theother distinguished members of Pakistan delegation chose to drown theirsorrows in a night club. The Ambassador of Pakistan to Morocco, Akbar TayabjiIf I am Assassinated; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 148