Minorities are safe in Pakistan: Governor

Lahore: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that minorities are safe in Pakistan. The government is ensuring complete religious freedom for minorities.

All sectors, including the government, are working together to promote interfaith harmony in Pakistan. International human rights bodies, including the United Nations, must take note of the atrocities being committed against the minorities in India.
Governor Punjab was speaking at the opening ceremony of an art exhibition on “Interfaith Harmony” organized by the Switzerland Embassy at Governor House Lahore on Monday. Ambassador of Switzerland, Benedict de Cerjat, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Minority Affairs MNA Shanila Ruth, Chairman IMRF, Samuel Piara, President Sustainable Peace and Development Organization (SPADO) , Raza Shah, Chairman Ruet e Hilal Committee, Khatib Badshahi Masjid Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad and others attended the ceremony.
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar while addressing on the occasion said that it’s welcoming that all minorities in Pakistan including Sikhs, Christians and Hindus are on the same page for the promotion of religious harmony in the country,adding that whenever anyone in Pakistan tried to conspire against religious harmony they have failed. The government is also taking practical steps to promote religious harmony, he said. He further said that it is our collective responsibility to make Pakistan strong and prosperous. Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that the religious freedom and protection enjoyed by minorities in Pakistan is an example for the whole world. We are protecting the religious freedom of minorities in Pakistan according to the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, he stressed.
Switzerland Ambassador to Pakistan Benedict de Cerjat praised the government’s efforts for religious harmony in Pakistan and said that the whole world needs to work together to promote religious harmony and peace is only possible by the eradication of extremism from the world through religious harmony.
Chairman Ruet e Hilal Committee and Khatib of Badshahi Masjid Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said that people of all religions should work together for the promotion of religious harmony in Pakistan, adding that if people make decisions keeping in view the larger interest of the country and the nation then those who try to create chaos in Pakistan will not succeed in their nefarious designs.
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Minority Affairs MNA Shanila Ruth said that the PTI government is ensuring the rights of minorities. At the end of the ceremony, Governor Punjab also distributed certificates among the students who got positions in the art exhibition.