It is an unfortunate truth that the statements made by Maulana Khadim Hussein Rizvi in his ‘Dharna’ in Islamabad reflect the sentiments of many Pakistanis
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| A Punjab govt sponsored billboard spreads hate-based propaganda against Ahmadis |
Source/Credit: Daily Times
By Busharat Elahi Jamil | January 23, 2018
According to Article 20 of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, every citizen has the right to profess, practice and propagate his or her religion. Every religious denomination and every sect have the right to establish, maintain and manage its religious institutions. Unfortunately, there are many in Pakistani society who considers the religious beliefs of individuals to be the business of the state.
However, religion is a completely personal affair and is also considered so by the UN Human Rights Charter of 1948. As Pakistan has been a member of the UN since September 1947, it should recognise this.
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948, guarantees that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.” Nearly1400 years ago, Islam not only assured these very rights to all citizens of an Islamic State theoretically but also gave it a practical shape in all Islamic societies. Similarly, Jinnah intended to observe the principle accomplishing these basic rights in the newborn State of Pakistan.
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