Government of Pakistan Minorities Division:
About Division
To protect the rights of minorities as envisaged under the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, the Minorities Wing of former Ministry of Minorities, Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs was upgraded as a full-fledged Ministry in September 2004. Since then the Ministry is working for the betterment and uplift of various religious minorities in Pakistan.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973
PART II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND PRINCIPLES OF POLICY
Chapter-1 : Fundamental Rights
Article-20: Freedom to profess religion and to manage religious institutions
Subject to law, public order and morality-
(a) every citizen shall have the right to profess, practise and propagate his religion; and
(b) every religious denomination and every sect thereof shall have the right to establish, maintain and manage its religious institutions.
Article-21: Safeguard against taxation for purposes of any particular religion.-
No person shall be compelled to pay any special tax the proceeds of whichare to be spent on the propagation or maintenance of any religion other than his own.
Article-22: Safeguards as to educationalinstitutions in respect of religion, etc.-(1) No person attending any educational institution shall be required to receive religious instruction, or take part in any religious ceremony, or attend religious worship, if such instruction, ceremony or worship relates to a religion other than his own.
(2) In respect of any religiousinstitution, there shall be no discrimination against any community in the granting of exemption or concession in relation to taxation.
(3) Subject to law.
(a) no religious community or denomination shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for pupils of that community or denomination in any educational institution maintain ed wholly by that community or denomination; and
(b) no citizen shall be denied admission to any educational institution receiving aid from public revenues on the ground only of race, religion, caste or place of birth.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall prevent any public authority from making provision for the Advancement of any socially or educationally backward class of citizens.
Article-25: Equality of citizens.-
(1) All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.
(2) There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex alone.
(3) Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection of women and children.
Chapter-2 : Principles of Policy
Article-36: Protection of minorities.-The State shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of minorities, including their due representation in the Federal and Provincial services.
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