“Pakistan’s religious minorities have submitted a 10-point memorandum asking Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government to adopt policies to safeguard the rights of minorities and women.”
Pakistan is a state sponsor of jihad terror and has no interest in the human rights of religious minorities and women. The country is grounded in sharia and in its infamous blasphemy laws. As for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, he supports Pakistan’s abusive blasphemy laws that targets Christians, who often suffer from accusations that have no basis. Right after Khan was elected last year, he vowed to take his campaign against blasphemy to the United Nations and commented that “few in the West understand the pain caused to Muslims by such activities.” Khan also pressed the UN and OIC for international restrictions on speech in line with Islamic blasphemy laws.
Yet few in the West are willing to hold Pakistan accountable for its human rights abuses against Christians and other minorities. As for the UN, the UN Human Rights Council includes countries such as Somalia, Nigeria, Qatar, and Pakistan — a slap in the face to human rights. And in 2017, Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN women’s rights commission.
Last year, the Trump administration canceled $300,000,000 in aid to Pakistan because of its jihad terror record. That was a good start.
Hope remains grim for minorities in Pakistan (and other Islamic countries), yet in an era of globalist open-door immigration, these minorities are not prioritized.
“Pakistan’s religious minorities ask government for protection and rights,” by Robin Gomes, Vatican News, August 21, 2019:
Pakistan, where the state religion is Islam, has a population of around 197 million, of which at least 95 percent is Muslim. Hindus make up the largest minority group, followed by Christianity and others.
Among those who signed the memorandum at a press conference in Karachi on Aug. 8 were representatives of the country’s Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and Baha’i communities. The initiative was organized by the Italian chapter of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Catholic charity and foundation that helps persecuted Christians worldwide, and by Catholic advocate Tabassum Yousaf, linked to the Community of Sant’Egidio peace group.
Rights and protection
The joint-resolution asks that the minimum age for marriage of girls be raised from 16 to 18. It calls for the establishment of a federal ministry for religious minorities, a reservation of a 5% quota for national and international educational scholarships for minorities, the protection of minorities’ houses of worship from government seizure and to provide spaces for worship for minority communities in areas such as jails, hospitals and state institutions.The minorities also call for legislation to prevent discrimination against minorities in employment, education and society, the elimination of material that encourage hatred in books, and government subsidies for security at minorities’ schools.
“We intend to focus on issues related to our freedom, our fundamental human rights, prejudices and discrimination that exist in particular towards people of religious minorities and forced conversions of women of religious minorities,” Tabbasum Yousaf told the Vatican’s Fides news agency.
The religious leaders are also asking for government subsidies for security at minorities’ schools.
A specific request touches on the problem of abductions, sexual violence and forced conversions of women belonging to religious minorities, asking for legislation to counteract the phenomenon….
FYI says
Why is the Bible banned in islamic countries when..?
al LAH CONFIRMS the Bible as being TRUE at the time the koran was written..
“he hath revealed unto the muhammed the scripture{i.e koran} confirming that which that was revealed before,even as he revealed the Torah and Gospel”
koran 3:3
al LAH says he gave the Gospel to Jesus koran 5:46 a book of which he says “wherein are a guidance and a light” and of which he says that those “whoso judgeth not by that which allah hath revealed”{which is the Gospel since al lah claims he wrote it} in koran 5:47 are EVIL!!
{note to muslims who attack Christian street preachers:al LAH says you are evil}
al LAH says to muhammed that if he is in doubt he should consult those who know …the BIBLE ..
“And if thou muhammed art in doubt concerning that which WE reveal unto thee,then question those who read the Scripture that was before thee{i.e the Bible}”
k10:94
Apparently pakistan’s islamist party have tried to ban the Bible:but WHY, if al LAH confirms it and tells muslims to read it?
Because if muslims read the Bible they would see how false the koran is:no Golden Rule,the violation of the 2nd chief commandment{lev 19:18 so there is no “love thy neighbor” in islam,only muslims versus infidels etc
Thus the “holy” men of islam would LOSE THEIR POWER.
The same applies to countries like Iran:if the Iranians read the Bible{which remember al LAH CONFIRMS}then the mullahs would be exposed as the scam artists they are with their false prophet and fake god al LAH{“the BEST of deceivers”k3:54
The islamic argument that the Bible is corrupted is nonsense:even al LAH tells mulslims to consult those who know it.
At the time the koran was written down.even allah says the Bible is TRUE.
Leslie Fish says
I wish them luck, but I’m not getting my hopes up. If refused, they should take their complaint to the UN. Lots of luck there, too.
CogitoErgoSum says
In the Quran under Surah 9 (actually 113 of 114 in chronological order) Allah declared null and void all previous treaties Muhammad had made with the Infidels except for those treaties with a specific expiration date — which means all treaties made at the time of Muhammad have long since expired. Allah decreed that all new treaties were to be made only if a provision was included that required the Infidels to pay the Jizya to the Muslims (if the Infidels met the eligibility requirements). If the Christians and Hindus and other eligible Infidels in Pakistan living under Muslim rule have made a treaty with the Muslims and are submitting the Jizya as required, both sides should live up to the terms of the treaty. Otherwise, the Muslims are commanded by Allah to wage war upon the Infidels until they submit to the rules handed down to them by their Muslim masters.
Am I wrong?
mortimer says
Response to CES: interesting question. Is there a contract with the minorities in Pakistan? I think the answer is ‘yes, but the contract is not being honored’.
Presumably, the ‘contract’ was the first constitution of Pakistan which guaranteed religious toleration. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, stated in an address to the constituent assembly of Pakistan, “You will find that in course of time Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims will cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense as the citizens of the State.” He was asking Muslims in Pakistan to embrace modern human rights and abandon Sharia’s dualism: namely, one law for Muslims and a discriminatory one for non-Muslims.
Jannah was a secularist. Many of Pakistan’s political parties of today are bigoted and support discrimination.
Pakistan’s constitution actually calls for religious freedom and the freedom of expression, but these freedoms are being widely violated with impunity.
The following quotes are from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Pakistan
Sunni militant groups operate with impunity across Pakistan, as law enforcement officials either turn a blind eye or appear helpless to prevent widespread attacks against religious minorities
In Pakistan, 1.5% of the population are Christian. Pakistani law mandates that any “blasphemies” of the Quran are to be met with punishment. On July 28, 1994, Amnesty International urged Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto to change the law because it was being used to terrorize religious minorities. She tried, but was unsuccessful. However, she modified the laws to make them more moderate. Her changes were reversed by the Nawaz Sharif administration which was backed by religious political parties.
Only reductions of aid to Pakistan linked to progress in human rights will sway the government.
CogitoErgoSum says
I would call the constitution of a country a contract between the government and the people. By a very quick look at Pakistan’s constitution I found the following provision under Part II, Chapter 1, Article 21:
21 Safeguard against taxation for purposes of any particular religion.
No person shall be compelled to pay any special tax the proceeds of which are to be spent on the propagation or maintenance of any religion other than his own.
Yet, I also found this: under Part IX: Islamic Provisions:
227 Provisions relating to the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah.
(1) All existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, in this Part referred to as the Injunctions of Islam, and no law shall be enacted which is repugnant to such Injunctions.
No wonder that confusion exists among the population of Pakistan. One part of their constitution rules out the Jizya and another part requires that all laws be in compliance with the Quran — which requires submission of the Jizya by Christians, Jews and any “People of the Book.”
To be fair the Quran does not contain any sort of definition of what exactly the Jizya is. Perhaps it can be as little as nothing. In my opinion, the leaders of Pakistan will have to make it clear to their people just how their constitution is in harmony with the Quran or they will never be able to resolve any of the problems they have between the Muslim and non-Muslim population.
CRUSADER says
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)
https://www.churchinneed.org/about-us/
“How many of you pray for Christians who are persecuted? Ask yourselves, do I pray for that brother or sister who’s in difficulty for confessing their faith?”
David Grisez says
The only thing that might help the minority religions people in Pakistan is for other nations to put pressure on Pakistan in the way of sanctions. Otherwise Pakistan will hold to Islamic Sharia law and at the most offer protection to minorities only if they pay the Jizya Tax, feel subdued, and submit to Islamic rule. This is the way this terrible ideology of Islam operates.
Christopher Watson says
But when they face someone who is more powerful than they are and is willing to stand their ground – like China – they soon back down. What a pity we are such wimps.
Lilith Wept says
As long as the country is an Islamic country, , and Islam is the state religion ,and Sharia in force as the law, then there will always be persecution of non moslems by moslems.
It’s inherent to Islam. You can’t have human rights for non moslems in a Moslem country!
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
They’re asking the fox to put them into a chicken coop. A crowd might form outside the door. Or a line. Jihad has its variations of technique, if not goal.
Peter Buckley says
https://www.persecution.org/2019/05/17/thirty-eight-christian-graves-desecrated-pakistan/
From this article:
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14728/desecration-christian-graves
Angemon says
Good luck with that…
Battle says
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
joanofark06 says
You might want to look in your bible, for how Jesus taught us how to pray, and it’s NOT praying to Mother Mary either!! You poor Catholic, you have no idea what the bible teaches.
CogitoErgoSum says
Part of this does come from the Bible. I know people call it a prayer but it’s really a repetition from the New Testament of the words of Gabriel and Elizabeth to Mary (in the first half) and a request to Mary to pray for us (in the second half). It’s like me asking you to pray for me. Catholics believe Mary is in Heaven and does what she can to persuade God to have mercy on us still on Earth. We know she is not God. I wish we called it a plea for intercession or a supplication or something else besides a prayer but over the years “prayer” has come to be what it’s called. I hope that makes sense to you.
gravenimage says
Joan, faced with a story about the Muslim persecution of Christians, all you can think of is to castigate your fellow Christians for not praying the way you prefer?
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Religious minorities ask jihad-supporting government for protection and rights
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Good luck with that. Pakistani authorities are constantly complicit with the abuse and even murder of religious minorities.
mortimer says
Will Pope Francis lend his support to the defense of Christians’ rights in Pakistan? Or will he wimp out?
Will Pope Francis ever stand up to MUSLIM BULLIES?
mortimer says
Superb article by Christine Douglass-Williams. It’s time for Western governments to stop aid if Pakistan does not comply with it’s international obligations to defend the civil liberties and human rights of its minorities.
This is 2019, not 632 AD. We are no longer living in the 7th century.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
BOYCOTT ALL MUSLIM COUNTRIES. THEY ARE CESSPOOLS OF HATRED.
mortimer says
International trade and commerce produce many, varied benefits on both sides. Muslims are being positively influenced by their contacts with free, democratic countries and their institutions. We should boycott countries that break international laws, that provoke other countries and that fund and promote terrorism.
mortimer says
The ‘cesspools of hate’ in Pakistan are the many madrassah schools that teach pupils how to hate non-Muslims and persecute them. Get rid of the madrassah schools and 50% of the Islamist problem in Pakistan will disappear overnight.
gravenimage says
Mortimer–with all respect–how are things improving in Pakistan because of the West maintaining trade agreements with them? It just gives them more funds to wage Jihad with and persecute Infidels with.
Tom says
“When Muslims are in the minority, they are concerned with minority rights. When they are in the majority, there are no minority rights.”
Pakistan, a case in point proves it to be so.