{"id":123216,"date":"2025-12-02T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=123216"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:31:57","slug":"parliament-passes-legislative-proposal-for-rights-of-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/parliament-passes-legislative-proposal-for-rights-of-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament passes legislative proposal for rights of minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"367\"><strong data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"108\">ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (APP):<\/strong> The Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on Tuesday passed the National Commission for Minorities Rights Bill, 2025 during a joint sitting, marking a significant legislative step toward establishing a statutory body for the protection of minority rights in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"606\">The bill was moved by Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution after being returned by the President. The bill was passed with majority votes as 160 lawmakers supported it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"1026\">Speaking in the House, the minister said that <strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"711\">\u201cNo clause in the bill contradicts Quran and Sunnah.\u201d<\/strong> He stressed that the legislation contained nothing contrary to the Quran and Sunnah and reaffirmed that neither the government nor the Constitution would ever allow any contradiction. He informed the House that all four amendments submitted by religious scholars had already been incorporated into the final draft.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1308\">\u201cNothing in this law overrides existing laws or court judgments. This commission is strictly for non-Muslim citizens as defined in the Constitution,\u201d he said, adding that any group not accepting its constitutional status \u201cautomatically falls outside the ambit of this commission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1697\">The minister said the bill had undergone thorough scrutiny\u2014first by the National Assembly Standing Committee, which included active participation from minority MNAs, and then by the Senate, where Senator Ali Zafar chaired over six weeks of deliberations. Azam Tarar emphasized that the government had proceeded with \u201cfull caution and responsibility,\u201d ensuring protections for minorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"2116\">He reminded the House that the bill had been pending for 14 years, despite a landmark 2014 Supreme Court judgment urging the creation of a statutory commission for minority rights. \u201cFor fourteen years this issue has waited. Please do not make politics for the sake of politics,\u201d he urged. \u201cIf there is even a single word here against the honour of our beloved Prophet (\ufdfa), point it out. Our lives are devoted to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2530\">Azam Tarar underlined that the proposed commission would not possess punitive powers, describing it instead as a platform enabling minority citizens to raise grievances directly with the state. \u201cOur Christian, Hindu, Parsi, Sikh, and other non-Muslim brothers and sisters deserve a forum to address issues\u2014whether forced conversions, job quotas, sanitation workers\u2019 rights, or other matters of dignity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2876\">The minister thanked several parliamentarians for their contributions, including Molana Fazal ur Rahman, Senator Kamran Murtaza, MNA Aliya Kamran, and minority representatives such as Keso Mal Kheal Das, Dr. Darshan, Senator Khalil Tahir Sandhu, Senator Danesh Kumar, Nalson Azeem, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, and JUI-F\u2019s minority MNA from Peshawar.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"3223\">Speaking on the occasion, MNA Amir Jeeva expressed gratitude to the Law Ministry and all parliamentary parties for supporting a long-standing demand of religious minorities. He recalled introducing earlier versions of the bill on July 6, 2024, and February 18, 2025, saying that today\u2019s approval represented the culmination of years of advocacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3380\">\u201cThose who attempted to politicize this cause have only harmed a vulnerable community. But today Parliament has fulfilled a long-awaited promise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (APP): The Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on Tuesday passed the National Commission for Minorities Rights Bill, 2025 during a joint sitting, marking a significant legislative step toward establishing a statutory body for the protection of minority rights in Pakistan. 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