Pakistan’s mistake was to mix religion with politics says Tony Blair

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says “the clash of cultures and faiths” is inevitable in a globalizing world as people come closer to each other. This is what he attempted to address through his “Tony Blair Faith Foundation”.

Blair believes that the big conflicts of our time will be resolved if the faith issue is put in perspective.

He says that “the mistake Pakistan made was to mix religion with politics”. The people of Pakistan and India have paid a very heavy price for this.

 “We simply have to learn to get along with each other and I feel that this must be inculcated in people at an early stage. The problems of immigration have today brought out the tensions generated over faith, and we need to deal with this in an organized manner,” he said. Faith, according to Blair, cannot be left to clerics and politicians. “I am not a preacher but I can tell people about the importance of religion in resolving conflicts.”

Other than Pakistan’s current state Blair also mentioned Hamas.

He admits that the Hamas is a major “stumbling block” and that the militant group has made negotiations difficult. “But life changes very fast in this region and Hamas may not be able to hold on to its ‘all or nothing’ position for as long as it would like,” he said.

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