ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan was not created to confront any religion but to avoid any religious confrontation.
While addressing a function in connection with Holi celebrations in Karachi on Tuesday, the prime minister said that no discrimination in Pakistan can be made on the basis of religion and everyone is free to go to their place of worship without any fear.
The prime minister said that he believes in provision of equal rights to all the citizens of Pakistan, irrespective of religion he practice or the area he lives in.
Nawaz Sharif said that Islam does not believe in any discrimination on the basis of religion. He said that Islam gives equal importance to the lives and properties of every individual.
Sharif said that Islam considers forced conversation as crime. He said Pakistan’s constitution also guarantees equal rights to all its citizens.
The prime minister said that it is responsibility of all the people of Pakistan to make it peaceful. He called for unity to take the country forward and to cope with the challenges of the modern world. He said that it was good that the people of Pakistan have never accepted the voices of chaos and division.
Moreover, he said that peace has greatly been restored in Karachi and in future, stringent laws will be made to take the lawbreakers to the task.
The premier said that the federal government is providing 50 percent funding for the K-4 project for clean drinking water. He said that Karachi Green Line metro bus project and Lahore-Karachi motorway are also being completed by the federal government.
Nawaz Sharif further said that Health cards should be started in Sindh. He announced Rs 500 million for the welfare of the Hindu community. He also wished happy Holi for the Hindu community.
