Minority Day: PM Imran Khan promises equal rights for all citizens in ‘Naya Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the State of Medina was a civilized model of governance that needed to be implemented in Pakistan and announced to set up chairs at the country's leading universities for in-depth study of the subject.

Addressing at an event to mark Minority Day in Islamabad, the PM reiterated his commitment to building Pakistan on the model of State of Madina, ensuring rights to people, rule of law and provision of facilities to citizens at an equal level.

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He added the PhD degree research would be conducted on the world's first welfare State of Medina, which embodied principles of rule of law, justice, peace and equality for all regardless of race, religion and gender.

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Khan said the PTI government has been carrying out the struggle for ensuring the provision of rights to people, following the principles practised in the State of Madina.

Imran Khan promised his government will protect and develop worship places of minorities in the country and also facilitate them to the maximum level to perform their religious rituals.

He went on to announce that the government is committed to open Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh community on 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.

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Khan, however, regretted that when the government is implementing the law against the past rulers, who took the country's loan from 6,000 billion rupees to 30,000 billion rupees, they are raising hue and cry.

Attended by President Dr Arif Alvi along with representatives of religious minorities including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Bahai and Kalash, the function held at Aiwan-e-Sadr gave a picture of inter-faith harmony united under the green flag.

President Alvi, on the occasion, said the present government “believes in pursuing the ideals of State of Madina to ensure equal rights to all its citizens irrespective of their caste, creed, sect and religion”.

The President added that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) always raised voice for the rights of deprived segments of the society including the minorities. He further said the life and teachings of Holy Prophet serve as a guiding principle for us as to how to treat with the minorities.

“Ours is the most compassionate nation and it has proved it by hosting millions of Afghan refugees for many decades,” Alvi said, highlighting that Pakistan is standing at a critical phase and it will move forward economically as well.

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In his remarks on the occasion, Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said the ministry of religious affairs has been marking the festivals of other religions over the last one year to expressed solidarity with the minorities. He said we want to give the message that Pakistan belongs to all its nationals.

Qadri admitted that the minorities are faced with some issues but assured them that their problems will be resolved and will be provided a secure environment. He pointed out that the Chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board has been appointed on merit and our focus is to address the issues of minorities.