Minorities’ personal laws issues taken up with minister
June 29, 2021
PESHAWAR: The issues pertaining to the Christian and Hindu personal laws have been taken up with the KP Law Department and assurance received for the remedial measures, said representatives of the minorities communities on Monday.
They said the development came when a group belonging to the religious minorities drawn from different parts of the country met Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Fazal Shakoor Khan at his office here on Friday and requested him for support to redress legal the issues faced by religious minorities.
The members from Christian, Hindu and Sikh communities belonging to KP, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan, were part of the delegation, said a press release, adding the minister was flanked by the officials of the KP Law Department.
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Gurdeep Singh joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2016. (Photo supplied)
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