Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Minorities rights are needed to be protected in Pakistan


19th November, 2014

We should focus our attention on the Minorities Rights in Pakistan as rights of common people are violated in general while Minorities Rights are violated in particular. Blasphemy law in Pakistan is misused and is often used against Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, and other Minorities and the recent example is before our eyes where in Qasur Punjab a wife and her spouse were burnt alive by charged mob over the allegations of a brick kiln owner who had a monetary issue with the couples but used blasphemy law against the couples and were burnt alive which is a sorry state of affairs. Similarly Salman Taseer a former Governor of Punjab was murdered over the same allegations. These views were expressed by Zar Ali Khan Afridi during a seminar in Peshawar over the rights of Minorities in Pakistan. Muhammad Ali Jinnah who is known as father of Pakistan stated to constituent Assembly on 11th of August, 1947 that all citizens are equal and have equal rights irrespective of any religion any one belongs to. But today we have forgotten it and gave state in mouth of monsters who have their own interpretation of religion.  Minorities in FATA have also so many issues like issue of domiciles, CNICs, residence, graveyards and job quata. Said Zar Ali Khan Afridi today.

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