LHC directs IGP to vacate ETPB land
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December 17, 2020
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Wednesday directed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Inam Ghani to submit a compliance report after the Police Department leaves possession of 72 Kanals belonging to the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB). The chief justice was hearing petitions by at least ten individuals against the possession of the land by the Police Department. IGP Ghani appeared before the court and undertook that the possession will be withdrawn from the land in question. The chief justice observed that the court could take notice of other land transactions of the Police Department which apparently lack transparency. He directed the IGP to submit the compliance report on the next hearing. Representing the petitioners, Advocate Asif Awan had contended that the Police Department in 2001 had requested the ETPB to let it construct the Police Training School on 72 Kanals and seven Marl
Religious minorities do not feel safe in Pakistan
Pakistan s government may portray itself as the saviour of minorities but the reality is contrary to the hefty claims made by it.
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Updated: Dec 14, 2020, 09:55 PM IST
Pakistan s government may portray itself as the saviour of minorities and patt its back before the international community, but the reality is contrary to the hefty claims made by it with the continuous reports trickling from across the border about the atrocities being committed on minority communities especially Sikhs and Hindus.
Their young daughters are being abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and married to Muslim men, often elder ones, besides people of minority community being implicated in blasphemy cases often to settle personal scores with government agencies only providing supporting the majority Muslims.
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Young daughters of Sikhs, Hindus are targetted, abducted and forcefully converted to Islam.
In most of such cases, convict get scot-free.
ISLAMABAD: There is no doubt that Pakistan tries its best to portray itself as a saviour of minorities and misses out no opportunity to pat its back before the international community. However, the reality is far contrary to hefty claims made by Imran Khan-led government on the safety and security of the minority community in its country.
Frequent reports that have surfaced from across the border in the recent past clearly speak out about atrocities being committed on minority communities, especially Sikhs and Hindus, whose young teenage daughters were abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and married to much older Muslim men. People belonging to minority communities in Pakistan often get implicated in blasphemy cases and this is primarily because government agencies want to settle their personal scores by providing support t