Pakistan Supreme Court pins down government

In its landmark 2014 judgment, authored by then chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani, the apex court had suggested a framework for the protection of minorities living in the country. One of the recommendations in the verdict was the creation of a national council to oversee the matters of the minorities. The apex court also stressed that the commission for minorities' rights should be given a space for its office with all the required staff needed. During the court hearing, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker and Hindu Council chairman Ramesh Kumar prayed to the court that 'the chairman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) should be from the minority group.' 'Some 15 to 23 members of the ETPB are Muslims,' he noted. In Pakistan, around 10 million out of the 220 million population are non-Muslims. According to the 2017 census, Hindus constitute the largest religious minority (5 million) in Pakistan. Christians make up the second largest religious minority, with almost the same number (4.5 million) and their concentration is mostly in urban Sindh, Punjab and parts of Balochistan. Ahmadis, Sikhs and Parsi are also among the notable religious minorities living in Pakistan. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://krachelart.com/UserProfile/tabid/43/userId/222700/Default.aspx

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