Raja Pervez Ashraf pays rich tribute & expresses deep gratitude to all Pak Minorities for their commendable sacrifices & services for the beloved motherland

ISLAMABAD, August 11 (SABAH): Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has paid rich tribute and expressed deep gratitude to all Pakistani Minorities for their commendable sacrifices and services for the beloved motherland.

This was stated by Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf in his message on the occasion of Minorities Day observed on Friday.

Raja Pervez Ashraf said that Pakistan is fully committed to ensure provision of all rights to our brothers and sisters, as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan, particularly in Articles 36, 37 & 38. Pakistan is home to every citizen living within its boundary and it does not discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, colour and religion, as emphasized by Quaid-e-Azam in his speech on 11th August, 1947, in which he said “We are starting in the days when there is no discrimination, no distinction between one community and another, no discrimination between one caste or creed and another. We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one State.”

Raja Pervez Ashraf said that on this National Minorities Day lets reaffirm our commitment to build a peaceful, progressive and all-inclusive Pakistan based on the Fundamental Principles laid by the Founding Father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.