*PPP leader promises legislation for more minority’s representation in Parliament
Christians hailing from Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Narowal called on Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Punjab President Manzoor Wattoo on Saturday to apprise him about the problems the community was facing in the respective regions. They, however, appreciated the 5% quota reserved for the minorities in the government services by the PPP previous government that meant for their social upward mobility.
Wattoo said that the PPP considered the minorities as party’s natural allies because of the progressive and liberal orientation of the political philosophy of the party.
He added that the PPP declared the August 11 as the Minority Day each year according to the vision of the Quaid-e-Azam who declared that the citizens of Pakistan would enjoy equal rights regardless of their creed.
Wattoo said that the PPP government covered a lot of ground work to legislate for providing representation to the minorities in the Parliament in accordance with the population.
He further said that thePPP reserved four seats for minorities in the Senate which was a leap forward for bringing them in the mainstream politics of the country.
He further said that it was the PPP government that decided to observe two religious functions of minorities officially each year.
Later, Abdul Qadir Shaheen, the newly appointed co-coordinator for minorities in Punjab, urged them that they should focus to organise at the district and tehsil levels in view of the forthcoming local bodies’ elections.
Today’s meeting was organised by Punjab PPP Senior Vice President Suhail Milk.
MALIK MEETS PSF, YOUTH WING:
Meanwhile, in another meeting of PSF and the Youth Wing, Wattoo said that they should work to ensure the maximum participation in the October 18 rally in Karachi.
They assured the PPP president that they were already on it and the level of participation of youth in the rally would please him.
The delegation appreciated the PPP governments for lifting the ban on student unions.
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