Ministry of Minorities (Pakistan)

Defunct Ministry of the Government of Pakistan

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Politics of Pakistan

Federalism

* Federal government

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*     * Provincial governments: Punjab
* Sindh
* KPK
* Balochistan
* Islamabad (Administration)

*     * Governors:  Sardar Saleem Haider(Punjab)
* Kamran Tessori(Sindh)
* Faisal Karim Kundi(KPK)
* Sheikh Jaffar Khan(Balochistan)
* Syed Mehdi Shah(Gilgit-Baltistan)

*     * Chief Ministers: Maryam Nawaz(Punjab)
* Murad Ali Shah(Sindh)
* Ali Amin Gandapur(KPK)
* Sarfraz Bugti(Balochistan)
* Gulbar Khan(Gilgit-Baltistan)

*     * Provincial assemblies of Pakistan: Punjab
* Sindh
* KPK
* Balochistan
* Gilgi-Baltistan

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Azad Kashmir government

* President: Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
* Prime Minister: Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
* Legislative Assembly

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Government of Gilgit-Baltistan

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Local government

* Divisions
* Districts
* Tehsil
* UCs

Parliament

* Senate (Upper House)

* Chairman: Yousaf Raza Gillani
* Deputy Chairman: Syedaal Khan Nasar (PML(N))
* Leader of the House: Ishaq Dar (PML(N))
* Opposition leader: Shibli Faraz (PTI)

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* National Assembly (Lower House)

* Leader of the House: Shehbaz Sharif (PML(N))
* Speaker: Ayaz Sadiq (PML(N))
* Deputy speaker: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (PPP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Omar Ayub Khan

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Constitution of Pakistan

*     * Previous constitutions:1956
* 1962
* 1973

* Annex (written 1949, incorporated 1985)
* Amendments
* Law
* Pakistan Penal Code
* Human rights

Executive

* President of Pakistan: Asif Ali Zardari (PPP)
* List of presidents of Pakistan

* * *

* Prime Minister of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif (PML-N)
* List of prime ministers of Pakistan

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* Cabinet of Pakistan
* Cabinet Secretary

Judiciary

* Supreme Court of Pakistan
* Chief Justice: Yahya Afridi
* List of justices
* Judges appointment body: Supreme Judicial Council and Judicial Commission

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* High courts: Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Shariat Court

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* Territorial courts: AJK supreme court, AJK High court, Gilgit-Baltistan supreme court, Gilgit-Baltistan High Court

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* Special courts: Anti Terrorism Courts, Accountability Courts

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*     * District Courts

Elections

* Democracy
* Election Commission of Pakistan
* Chief Election Commissioner: Sikandar Sultan Raja
* Electoral College

* * *

Territorial election commission

* AJK Election Commission
* Chief Election Commissioner of AJK: Abdul Rashid Sulehria
* Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission
* Chief Election Commissioner of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Shah Baz Khan

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Elections

*     * Presidential: 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * General: 1970
* 1977
* 1985
* 1988
* 1990
* 1993
* 1997
* 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

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Provincial elections

*     * Punjab: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * Sindh: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * KPK: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * Balochistan: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

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Territorial elections

*     * Azad Kashmir: 1970
* 1975
* 1985
* 1990
* 1991
* 1996
* 2001
* 2006
* 2011
* 2016
* 2021

*     * Gilgit-Baltistan: 2009
* 2015
* 2020

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Political parties

* Pakistan Muslim League (N)
* Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
* Pakistan Peoples Party
* Complete list

Administrative units

Capital territory

* Islamabad

Provinces

* Balochistan
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Punjab
* Sindh

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Autonomous region

* Azad Kashmir
* Gilgit-Baltistan

Foreign relations

Diplomacy

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Secretary
* Diplomatic missions of / in Pakistan

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Customs

* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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Regional topics

* Kashmir conflict
* India
* China
* United States

Pakistan portal

* v
* t
* e

The Ministry of Minorities used to be a federal-level ministry in the Government of Pakistan. The head of the ministry was known as the Minister for Minorities and was a member of the federal cabinet.

Until September 2004, the functions of this ministry were carried out by the Minorities Wing of the former Ministry of Minorities, Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs - but it remained underfunded for some time. This changed when it was upgraded to a fully-fledged, independent Ministry of Minorities, founded during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.[1]

In November 2008, the government (then led by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)) invested in a larger ministry and renamed it the Ministry of Minorities Affairs. A Christian activist Shahbaz Bhatti was made the minister[2] who served in this position until March 2, 2011, when he was assassinated in Islamabad.[3]

In July 2011, the Government of Pakistan closed the Minorities Affairs Ministry as part of a decentralization plan that would see powers in this area transferred to the provinces.[4] However, a new ministry was created with almost the same remit but under a different name, the Ministry for National Harmony. Shahbaz Bhatti's brother, Paul Bhatti, was appointed to lead it, as a "Special Advisor" to the Prime Minister.[5]

In June 2013, under a newly elected government led by the Pakistan Muslim League (N), the Ministry of National Harmony was merged with a larger ministry, the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Some argue that this weakens minority representation at the highest level.[6] Others say it is a positive move to 'mainstream' minority concerns and avoid marginalisation.

## References

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1. ^ https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/psru/briefings/archive/Brief37.pdf The Christian Minority in Pakistan: Issues and Options
2. ^ "Pakistan's Shahbaz Bhatti sworn in as Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs". Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-16. Pakistan’s Shahbaz Bhatti sworn in as Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs
3. ^ Bentham, Annabelle (2011-03-10). "Shahbaz Bhatti obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
4. ^ "Cabinet approves devolution of seven ministries". DAWN.COM. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
5. ^ "ASIA/PAKISTAN - Paul Bhatti appointed "Special Advisor" for Religious Minorities - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
6. ^ "Concern over merger of ministries". DAWN.COM. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2021-05-08.

## External links

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* Ministry of National Harmony, Pakistan
* Ministry of Religious Affairs, Pakistan

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Religion in Pakistan

* Islam
* Sunni
* Shi'a
* Sufi
* Hinduism
* Christianity
* Sikhism
* Ahmadiyya
* Bahá'í Faith
* Kalash
* Zoroastrianism
* Buddhism
* Judaism
* Jainism
* Shamanism
* Folk
* Irreligion
* Scientology
* Freedom of religion

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