Minority community members appealed to the government on Thursday for the minorities to be included in mainstream politics along with the Separate Electoral College. Addressing a seminar organised by the World Minority Alliance (WMA), Muslim Friends of the Labour Party of United Kingdom Chairman and chief guest Muhammad Sarwar criticised the steps taken by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the prohibition of dual nationality holders to contest elections in Pakistan.
The Federal Parliamentary Secretary and chief patron Mahboob Ullah Jan said the aim of WMA was to get a special seat reserved in the United Nations to represent the minorities all over the world and to set up the World Minority Uplift Bank to help improve the economic conditions of the minorities and highlight their legitimate privileges.
The WMA convener Julius Salik paid tribute to the democracy and said the British democracy was a good example regarding the observance of human rights and safeguarding the minorities’ rights and privileges.
