Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada held a meeting with the delegation of National Lobbying for Minority Rights led by Anthony Naveed Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh at Ministry of Human Rights Islamabad. Delegates apprised the minister about the data collected through recent studies that have been conducted on the issues faced by various minority communities in country. They presented a four-point agenda for furthering the protection of minority rights that was: provision of social security benefits to sanitary workers throughout the country; resolving the issues of regularization of their jobs; devising mechanism for providing necessary safety trainings, tools and equipment by employers; displaying a code of conduct in all public and private hospitals to prevent discriminatory treatment with patients on the basis of religion. Minister for Human Rights assured the members to extend all his efforts to safeguard minority rights. He gave directions to the concerning wings of the ministry to write to the provincial authorities, particularly labor and health departments, to get reports with recommendations to address the aforesaid grievances of minorities. Minister condemned the persecution and discrimination of Hindu community in Sindh when they visit public offices and mostly in hospitals merely on the basis of cultural attire. He said that there is a dire need for changing the mindset of people by awareness and education. He added that intolerance had caused an extreme damage to our social fabric that we can only mend with the help of enlightenment and teaching. In his concluding remarks, minister reiterated his commitment to do whatever possible to safeguard and uplift the minority rights. He said that we were responsible to ensure the provision of rights and liberties to minorities as enshrined in the article 36 of the constitution and that were also delivered to us by the guiding principles of our Quid.
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