Minorities continue to play their vital role for uplift of country: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Minority communities have always played their vital role for the uplift of the country and minorities enjoy all rights enshrined in the constitution of the country, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Addressing a seminar in connection with Minorites Day on Sunday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that on this day Quaid-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had assured Minorities that they will be given equal rights.

On this day, Mr Jinnah had made historic speech about rights of the minorities. He said that for the services of humanity, the acts of Minorities community can not be ignored. PM Shehbaz also remembered the services of Cecile Chaudhry during war.

He said during war on terrorism, the mminority soldiers also fought with courage and bravery against terrorists.

Talking about Gaza issue, PM Shehbaz deplored that international human rights organization were silent while Israeli forces were committing war crime in Gaza. The PM claimed that there was no such example of atrocities in the history which Israeli forces were committing on Palestine.

Shehbaz Sharif lamented that world organizations which are established for peace, do not have influence on Israel.

PM Shehbaz said the joys of freedom in Pakistan have faded because of oppression by Israeli forces in Gaza.