Rights of Minorities in Pakistan: Issues and Solutions

I. Introduction
1. The concept of a peaceful society
2. The vision of Quaid-e-Azam
3. Thesis Statement
II. Rights of Minorities in Pakistan
1. Islamic Teachings about Minorities’ Rights
2. Fundamental rights in the Constitution of 1973
III. Issues Faced by Minorities in Pakistan
1. Threat to life, liberty and property;
a. Jaranwala Incident
2. Obstacles to freely profess their religion;
a. The destruction of religious places of Qadianis in Karachi
3. Forced conversions and child marriages;
a. Hindu conversion cases in Sindh
4. Social boycott and the complex of inferiority;
a. Residences in the outskirts of the cities
5. Discrimination in Education
6. Hurdles in perusing their career
7. No proper representation in legislature
IV. Solutions to the Issues
1. Enforcement of law in letter and spirit;
a. Creation of minorities protection units (MPU)
2. Revision of the laws;
a. 298 a, b, c (PPC)
3. Prompt responses from judiciary to stop forced conversions
4. Awareness of general public;
a. Through mass media
b. Through including the peaceful element of Islam in syllabus
5. By increasing the enrollment proportion in educational institutions
6. General appreciation of minorities by assimilating them in society
7. More representation in federal and provincial assemblies
V. Conclusion

Thesis Statement: ‘Protected from arbitrary treatment under the Constitution, minorities are
facing various social and political issues and the redressal to those issues is need of the hour.’