Sialkot (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28 March 2026) The province’s Minister for Minority Affairs, Ramesh Singh Arora, said that minorities are the crown.
To the government, stressing that the Prime Minister’s mission is to protect their constitutional rights.
Addressing the Inter-Faith Harmony Conference at Sialkot Medical College on Daska Road as the chief guest,
Ramesh Singh Arora said that the Punjab government has significantly increased the budget of the Minority Affairs Department from Rs 500 million to Rs 8 million. one billion. He added that about 100,000 cards have already been issued to minorities to facilitate and support minority communities.
The conference witnessed the participation of people belonging to various religions and intellectual sects.
The Interfaith Harmony Conference was attended by Minister of State for Planning and Development Chaudhry Armagan Sobhani, Member of the National Assembly and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Heritage and Culture of the National Assembly, Ms. Nousheen Iftikhar, and Chairman of the Royet Hilal Committee, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad.
commissioner Gujranwala Section Syed Naveed Haider Shirazi, Deputy Commissioner Sialkot Saba Asghar Ali, Parliamentary Secretary Sonia Ashir, MPA Shakila Arthur, and Bishop Lahore Nadeem Kamran was like that
present.
Minister of State for Planning and Development Chaudhry Armagan Subhani said in his speech that the Constitution Pakistan It guarantees the rights of minorities and recognizes their vital role in national development.
He said that full opportunities are being provided to minorities to join the national mainstream and inter-religious harmony exists ideally in the country.
This was confirmed by the head of the Royet Hilal Committee, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad Islam Teaches respect for humanity and religious tolerance.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on National Heritage and Culture, Ms. Nausheen Iftikhar, said that the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is committed to ensuring that minorities live with dignity and respect, adding that it is the responsibility of the state to protect the lives and property of non-Muslim citizens.