Re: Sikhs storm Parliament House
Sikhs are a tiny minority in Pakistan, shouldn’t be over 30k IMO. Mostly settled in Punjab and perhaps the second largest contingent is based in KP.
Based on my limited interaction, I can say that Sikhs are lovely people, very passionate, loving and lively. I hope the interior minister looks into their complaints on urgent basis and does not hand over the matter to a committee then a sub-committee then a fact-finding committee and a sub-fact-finding committee.
In fact, I would like to see the state putting special emphasis on bringing different minorities in the mainstream by supporting and enhancing their roles in government functioning at the federal and provincial levels. Political parties in the country could play a big role in promoting religious harmony and by enhancing roles of minorities in their own folds. It should be their political and social responsibility to help minorities grow in every walk of life. It’s not a favour, it’s a responsibility.
Pakistanis badly need to work in their daily lives with people from different faiths to better understand that Muslims are not the only human being created by the Almighty. Interaction with minorities is the best way for a common man in Pakistan to see how simple and pleasant it is to coexist with minorities who may not share their religion, but they are as Pakistanis as anyone else.