Dec 14: Abdul Karim Shorish

Dr. Zafar Baloch (BHRC) speech to the conference on South Asia

Honourable Members of Parliament,

Ladies and Gentlemen

South Asia is a land where the ancient and the modern co-exist without boundaries. This is true, not only in terms of technology but also at the level of thought, beliefs, and culture. It is a land of contrast in every aspect of life and society. Today’s South Asia cannot be detached from its history of cultural diversity, British Raj, and the division that took place in 1947. Past has a way of haunting the present when it comes to the long-term ills of separation and loss of identity as a people.