ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Umer Ata Bandial on Wednesday, expressed his solemn dedication to safeguarding the constitutional rights of the minority group of the rustic.
The Chief Justice expressed his pledge to a 10-member minority delegation that known as upon him on the Supreme Court. The delegation produced from Samuel Payra (Chairman Implementation Minority Rights Forum); Rt. Rev. Bishop Fredrick John (Bishop of Karachi and Balochistan); Manzoor Masih (Member National Commission for Human Rights); Bakhtawar Shah (Kalash Community); Mr. Tariq Chaman; Sarwan Kumar Bheel (Hindu Community); Sardar InderJeet Singh (Member Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Community); Kashif Namet (Advocate High Court Lahore); Ms. Sonia Riasat (Human Rights Activist, Azad Kashmir) and Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Suddle (One-Man Commission on Minorities Rights on the Supreme Court of Pakistan).
Chief Justice Bandial preferred the contributions of the minority communities vis a vis, inter-faith team spirit throughout Pakistan. The Chief Justice aptly greeted them upfront, at the ‘National Minority Day’ scheduled to be hung on 11.08.2022 (as of late).
Bandial briefed the minority delegation at the basic rights loved by means of the minority communities underneath the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973; in particular Article 20, which promises each and every citizen the fitting to profess, observe and propagate his faith.
The CJP stated that the awesome courts have all the time been cognizant of the rights of the minorities and feature delivered even handed judgments to put in force their rights, put into effect, and deal with the festering problems confronted by means of them. The CJP wired that not too long ago; the Supreme Court temporarily took realize of the assault at the ‘Teri Mandir’ at Karak and directed the provincial executive to recuperate the prices of restoring and reconstructing the temple.
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