Peshawar: Pakistan’s law secretary Azam Nazir Tarar has advocated for courts from minority areas to visit Pakistan’s higher court. In a statement made at the Justice A. R. Cornelius Conference on Saturday, Tarar emphasized the importance of minority rights and spiritual independence in Pakistan and vowed to see judges from minority communities join the country’s higher courts, according to the Express Tribune newspaper on Sunday.
The secretary emphasized that the Pakistani Constitution guarantees total freedom of religion. He lamented the decrease in religious sensitivity after the Afghan War at the same time.
Tarar discussed the progress being made in creating a Minority Rights Commission and suggested setting aside limits for minority rules officials and legal advisors.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court advocated for the nomination of minority courts in the higher judge.
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in 2021, there are 96.47 per share Muslims in the country, followed by 2.14 per cent Hindus, 1.27 per cent Christians, 0.09 per cent Ahmadi Muslims and 0.02 per share people.
