POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF SINDH PROVINCE
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When Muslim Leaders of the Subcontinent of India were trying to create an independent state for Muslims, the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah repeatedly used the phrase “Separate state for the Minorities of India”. He demanded a state where all types of minorities could live freely according to their religious teachings and norms. These demands were very pleasing for all types of religious minorities of the Subcontinent, so few of them supported the idea of Pakistan, where anyone could live freely. The Christian community supported the idea of Pakistan and made efforts to become part of it. In different speeches, Quaid-e-Azam praised Christian leaders who supported the Muslim leadership. However, the demise of the Quaid changed the future of the Christian minority of Pakistan. The political leadership became more focused on Islam and made it the religion of the state the in Objective Resolution of 1949 which made the Christian community a marginalized section of the state. To understand the political awareness and rights of the Christian minority in Pakistan the research focused on the Christian community of the Sindh province for data collection.
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