A joint session of Parliament today passed the National Commission for Minorities Rights Bill, 2025, a significant piece of legislation aimed at establishing a dedicated platform to protect the rights of non-Muslim citizens, fulfilling a Supreme Court directive from 2014.
The measure was introduced by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, who stated its purpose is to formally safeguard the interests of religious minorities.
Tarar emphasized that the legislation contains nothing contrary to the Quran and Sunnah and insisted that there should be no politics on the issue.
He reminded the assembly that the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) stressed the importance of protecting the rights of non-Muslims, a principle also enshrined in the nation”s constitution.
The minister explained that the commission established under this new law will provide an official channel for non-Muslims to forward their grievances to the government for redressal.
During the same sitting, lawmakers also approved several other legislative items, including ‘The National Assembly Secretariat Employees (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ and ‘The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (Implementation) Bill, 2024’.
Additional enactments included ‘The Pakistan Institute of Management, Sciences and Technology Bill, 2023’, ‘The National University for Security Sciences, Islamabad Bill, 2023’, and ‘The Ghurki Institute of Science and Technology Bill, 2025’.
Following the conclusion of its legislative business, the Joint Sitting of the Parliament was prorogued.