Pakistan government notifies new commission for minorities

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has notified the reconstituted National Commission for Minorities and its terms of reference which include ensuring that worship places of non-Muslim communities are preserved and kept in a functional condition, it was eported.

FChela Ram Kewlani, former president of Pakistan Hindu Council and a leader of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in Sindh, was notified as chairman of the new commission on Monday, reports Dawn news.

According to the Ministry's notification, the commission will have six official and 12 non-official members including the chairman for a term of three years.

Among these 12 members of the commission for minorities, two are Muslim, three belong to the Hindu and Christian communities each, two members of Sikh community. (IANS) 

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