The minor girl was abducted at gunpoint by nine men, who also stole 1 lakh Pakistani rupees and jewellery and later forcibly got her married and converted her to Islam.
The Sindh Assembly building. Photo: Heritage of SindhKARACHI: Despite a serious rumpus caused by the opposition legislators of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the house, the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday.
Where is our minorities rights commission?
The reality is: minorities in Pakistan are not safe
The writer is a barrister and UK solicitor who works with Aurat Foundation on law and governance issues
According to a May 11, 2020, Ministry of Religious Affairs notification, a national minorities commission was to be reconstituted. The composition consists of six members, representatives of different federal ministries, along with the secretary of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) is also a member. There are 12 non-official members from the minority community and two Muslim members. The present composition, and its governance, results in no commission at all. Such a commission is a bureaucratic eyewash, a ‘tick box’ and a disingenuous exercise.