KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that the government is pursuing a policy of zero tolerance on propaganda against any religion in the name of freedom of expression and religious bigotry.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to building an enlightened and interfaith society in the light of Islamic ideology,” the governor said during a meeting with a 12-member delegation of International Religious Freedom (USA) at the Governor’s House here on Wednesday. Member National Assembly J Prakash and Member Provincial Assembly Jamal Siddiqui were also present on the occasion. The delegation was led by Elyas Younis Masih.
The governor said that the Sindh government was taking steps to further strengthen interfaith harmony. He said that the present government believed that complete religious freedom and peace to the minority community was essential for the development of the country. Ismail further said that the present government had done great jobs in protecting the rights of minorities in Pakistan and innovative of them were the establishment of National Commission for Minorities and inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor.
The governor Sindh said that minorities across the country had full religious freedom as they were performing their religious rites freely at their respective worship places. Speaking on the ongoing human rights violations in Kashmir, the Sindh governor said that Kashmir is currently known as the largest prison in the world. He urged all other international organizations, including the International Religious Freedom (USA), to play their roles to end the atrocities and inhumane treatment in Kashmir. Elyas Younis Masih said interfaith harmony is a way forward for coexistence, peace and prosperity among people of different faiths.