The rejection of the bill created more sense of insecurity in minorities, says Malik Rehmat Manzoor - PPP leader
Islamabad (Shamim Mehmood): The ruling party has no intention of promoting and protecting the rights of minorities, said Malik Rehmat Manzoor, the PPP minorities’ wing president. Malik Rehmat Manzoor Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has dropped the minorities’ members from the federal cabinet since taking power. This is the third bill in the current tenure rejected by the lawmakers. The rejection of the current bill by the Senate body shows that majority people do not want to protect minorities, creating a sense of insecurity in non-Muslim citizens. The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony rejected a private bill regarding the protection of the rights of minorities. A committee chaired by Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said that the existing laws were already providing unprecedented religious freedom to minorities. A majority of senators supported his point of view thus the bill was rejected. The protection of the Rights of R...