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What is
Religious
Minority
What is Religious Minority?? A minority
religion is a religion held by a minority
of the population of a country, state, or
region. People who belong to a
minority religion may be subject to
discrimination and prejudice, especially
when the religious differences correlate
with ethnic differences.
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Minorities in
PakistanPakistan is the second most populous Muslim
country. Minorities form approximately 3.6
percent of the total population, these include
Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Buddhist, Ahmadi etc.
Though they are spread all over the country, the
majority of non- Muslims are concentrated in few
pockets.
• 3,200,000 Christians
• 4,000,000 Hindus
• 125,681 Ahmadi’s
• 20,000 Sikh
• 4,020 Parsis
• 1,492 Buddhists
• 66,898 Others 3
96.4%
Muslim
3.6%
Non
Muslim
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The minority presence in Provincial Assemblies
and National Assembly
TOTAL NO:OF
SEATS
MINORITY SEATS
RESERVED
National
Assembly 342 10
PUNJAB 371 66
SINDH 168 09
KPK 124 03
BALOCHISTAN 65 03
FATA 12 00
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Non-Muslims Rights
in Islam
• Protection (from outside as well as
inside the Islamic State
• Freedom of religion
• Basic necessities to the poor
• No Compulsion in Religion
• Protection & Security
• minority Autonomy
• Social Welfare
• Social Relations with Non-Muslims
• Marriage A Christian or Jewish
woman can marry a Muslim man.
She can practice her faith. Children
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Minority rights in
Pakistan constitution
• "Article 20. Freedom to profess religion and to
manage religious institutions.
• Article 22. Safeguards as to educational
institutions in respect of religion, etc.
• Article 28. Preservation of language, script and
culture.
• Article 36. Protection of minorities.
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Is minority safe in Pakistan?
• Attack on Church:
• Peshawar(22 Sep, 2013)
• Lahore(15 Mar, 2015) –
Hindu
• Burning of Temples:
• Larkana( March 2014) –
• Kidnapping and Coercion to Islam
• Ghotki (Feb. 24)
Christian
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Hinduism in
Pakistan
• Hinduism is the second largest religion
in Pakistan. However, the Pakistan
Hindu Council puts the percentage at
around 4%, which puts the population at
an estimated 8 million As of 2010,
Pakistan has the fifth largest Hindu
population in the world and by 2050 will
rise to the fourth largest Hindu population
in the world,, reaching 5.6 million and
constituting 2% of the Pakistan
population. After Pakistan
gained independence from the British
Raj, 4.7 million of West
Pakistan's Hindus and Sikhs moved to
India as refugees. The famous Hindu
temple in Pakistan is katas raj and it is
2.5 thousand year old.
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Buddhism in
Pakistan• Buddhism in Pakistan took root
some 2,300 years ago under
the Mauryan king Ashoka
.Buddhism has played a major role in
the history of Pakistan — the land of
which over time has been part of
predominantly Buddhist empires such
as the Indo-Greek Kingdom,
the Kushan Empire, the Maurya
Empire of Ashoka, the Pala Empire.
Buddhism in antiquity
• Gilgit Baltistan
• Kpk Swat
• Punjab region ( Taxila World Heritage Site)
• Sindh ( mohen jo daro)
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Sikhism in Pakistan
• Sikhism in the area of present-day
Pakistan has an extensive heritage and
history,. Most Sikhs live in the province
of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab
region. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru
Nanak Sahib Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is
located in the Punjab province.
• In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sikh
community became a powerful political force,
with Sikh leader Ranjit Singh founding the
first Sikh empire, which had its capital
in Lahore.
• Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hasan Abdal
• Samadh of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
• Shrine of Guru Aryan DevSindh
• Gurdwara nankana sahib
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