{"id":4458,"date":"2025-04-30T10:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:47:45","slug":"govt-committed-to-safeguarding-minority-rights-sardar-yousaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/govt-committed-to-safeguarding-minority-rights-sardar-yousaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt committed to safeguarding minority rights: Sardar Yousaf"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, April 30, 2025 : Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, has reaffirmed the government\u2019s unwavering commitment to protecting the fundamental rights of religious minorities in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Addressing a ceremony held in connection with Eid-e-Ridvan, a sacred festival of the Baha\u2019i community, the minister emphasized that the celebration of religious events by minority groups fosters interfaith harmony and cultivates a positive and inclusive societal mindset.<\/p>\n

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The event was organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony at the National Library of Pakistan on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Extending his heartfelt congratulations to the Baha\u2019i community, Sardar Yousaf said, \u201cPakistan is a peace-loving, and minority-friendly country where people of all faiths are free to observe their religious traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stressed the need to eliminate social evils and further strengthen the protection of religious and social rights. “Promoting tolerance and mutual respect is essential for building a balanced and peaceful society,” he noted.<\/p>\n

The minister also acknowledged the significant contributions of minority communities to the development and prosperity of the country, underscoring their vital role in the nation\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, April 30, 2025 : Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, has reaffirmed the government\u2019s unwavering commitment to protecting the fundamental rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. Addressing a ceremony held in connection with Eid-e-Ridvan, a sacred festival of the Baha\u2019i community, the minister emphasized that the celebration of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[44,45,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-4458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-religious-diplomacy","8":"tag-latest","9":"tag-national","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}