Special representative of the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi has said that there is no concept of forced marriage and forced conversion in Islam. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: Special representative of the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi has said that there is no concept of forced marriage and forced conversion in Islam, and it is the responsibility of the state to protect the rights of religious minorities.
He was speaking at Inter-Faith Conference for Young Women organised by the Inter-Faith Harmony Council and Diocese of Peshawar, Church of Pakistan, here on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has instructed the cabinet to speed up legislation on the issue of missing persons, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said.
ISLAMABAD: The unprecedented nature of Covid-19 pandemic and Pakistan’s historic weaknesses in the health sector require a strategic reorganisation of healthcare delivery consistent with community needs and elevation of preventive and promotive healthcare strategies, says a new report released jointly by UN Development Programme and the human rights ministry on Wednesday.
Suggesting measures that are needed to mitigate the effects of the current pandemic, and ensuring that Pakistan is better prepared and more resilient in the face of any future disasters and disease outbreaks, the report, ‘Covid-19 and Disaster Vulnerability in Pakistan’ says Covid-19 should serve as a sharp wake-up call to have an improved healthcare system with the highest hygiene and sanitisation standards in places of high human interaction, specifically in hospitals.