Pakistan's Minorities Citizens

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Where do you think they are from? According to religious demographers, virtually all Pakistani Christians are native Pakistanis.

Pakistani Catholic Church congregation.

Christians are very distinct compared to other Pakistanis. You can ask anyone and they can point them out, easily. Although there are some native Christians - a vast majority of Christians migrated from India in the hopes of escaping caste and religious persecution. Christians were staunch supporters of Jinnah and the Muslim League and many migrated along with the Muslims. One reason was that the caste system had hardly any influence in Pakistan and these Christians were mostly low caste Hindus; hoping to escape the oppressive system by converting to Christianity.

Another significant portion migrated to Karachi from Goa around 1900s-1930s due to Karachi's economic boom.

 

[Desertfalcon]

Christians are very distinct compared to other Pakistanis. You can ask anyone and they can point them out, easily. Although there are some native Christians - a vast majority of Christians migrated from India in the hopes of escaping caste and religious persecution. Christians were staunch supporters of Jinnah and the Muslim League and many migrated along with the Muslims. One reason was that the caste system had hardly any influence in Pakistan and these Christians were mostly low caste Hindus; hoping to escape the oppressive system by converting to Christianity.

Another significant portion migrated to Karachi from Goa around 1900s-1930s due to Karachi's economic boom.

I would think though that if they migrated so early from those places, they would still be considered as 'Pakistani' as others who opted for Pakistan rather than India at or just after partition, like Muhajir Pakistanis.

 

[Paksanity]

Where do you think they are from? According to religious demographers, virtually all Pakistani Christians are native Pakistanis.

Pakistani Catholic Church congregation.

Yes, they are native. Mostly Hindus converted by missionaries during British era. Lower castes converted more easily to escape caste system and poverty.

 

[Zibago]

Where do you think they are from? According to religious demographers, virtually all Pakistani Christians are native Pakistanis.

Pakistani Catholic Church congregation.

Lower class hindus who converted to christianity to escape cast system thats why many are called deregetory Punjabi slang word Chura which means Dalit(untouchable hindu caste)

 

[ghazi52]

Beautiful church
On Waris Road, Lahore

Samdhi sir Ganga Ram, Lahore

Pakistan Movement

Born in Agra, Cornelius was the notable Christian figures in the Pakistan Movement, closely collaborating with Mohammad Ali Jinnah.[7] Cornelius was an active activist for the Pakistan Movement, among one of the outspoken speaker of the movement, working to rallying the support for the Pakistan Movement. Unlike the opposition led by renowned Muslim leader Abul Kalam Azad to oppose the division of India, Cornelius felt that that the re-creation of the Muslim homeland in India was one of key solution to ill-treatment of Muslims by the British government and the among the leaders of the Congress Party of India, while at same time he revived the nationalism spirit.

Cornelius assisted Jinnah drafting the Pakistan Resolution, adding the legal clauses and articles justifying the rights of Muslims majority, non-Muslim communities and the ill-treatment of under-class both Non-Muslims and Muslims by the Congress Party in 1941.His activism grew strong and deeper after accepting a legal position in the Punjab government, where he would go on to establish the court system of the newly created country. Cornelius was among one of the earliest citizens of newly created country, Pakistan, opting the country's citizenship as well as taking a federal law government assignment in the government of Liaquat Ali Khan.

In 1960, President Ayub Khan nominated Cornelius to become the Chief Justice of Pakistan, his contest was briefly discussed, but eventually he was elevated to Chief Justice.[2] Alvin Robert Cornelius became the first Christian Chief Justice, becoming one of the most famous and influential figures ever to serve on the supreme court.[2]

After his departure from the supreme court, Cornelius remained influential and was a symbol protecting the rights of minorities, freedom of religious practices, whilst serving as the legal adviser to successive Government of Pakistan on judicial matters.[2]

His opinions, according to legal scholars in Pakistan, were some of the greatest defences of "freedom of religion" written by a Christian Chief Justice of a Muslim state.[3]

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[ghazi52]

Aerial Footage of Nankana Sahib in this Video with Gurdwara Janam Asthan

 

[ghazi52]

9% of Sindh's population are Hindus, compared to 2% for the country as a whole and 93% of Pakistani Hindus live in Sindh.

 

[Hamza913]

We have to ensure the survival of our minorities from the barbarians who attempt to exterminate them.

 

[Samurai_assassin]

We have to ensure the survival of our minorities from the barbarians who attempt to exterminate them.

The same barbarians want to annihilate Islam and Muslims as well.

 

[Neutral_One]

Great to know that Pakistanis are giving religious freedom to the minorities, no media would project this kind of news.

One more doubt - Is it mandatory for non - Islam women to wear Hijab in Pakistan ?

Thanks to the person who started this thread....

 

[Samurai_assassin]

Great to know that Pakistanis are giving religious freedom to the minorities, no media would project this kind of news.

One more doubt - Is it mandatory for non - Islam women to wear Hijab in Pakistan ?

Thanks to the person who started this thread....

Pakistan is a Muslim dominated country wearing a religious head covering is entirely upto the individual depending on their social and educational background meaning if they are from a rural part of the country or educated city dwellers. Pakistani women from the provinces of Azad Kashmir, Punjab & Sindh traditionaly wear a thin light scarf known as as 'dupata'. The same can be seen in many parts of India and Bangladesh. The two western provinces of Pakistan which border Afghanistan an Iran Khyber Pakhtunkwa & Balochestan the women are usually covered fully wearing a traditional burka (can't be said about every single female in these provinces but the majority). This is because of the nature and cultural tradition of the native people and tribes of the provinces. Relating to the women of religious minorities, they wear the same cloths as the same local people and it is difficult to differentiate what faith they belong to. The female Christians of Lahore dress the same as the Muslim ladies of Lahore, bright colourful traditional shalwar kameez with a dupata. There are many misconceptions about Pakistan over the years which many people have chosen to completely ignore the country.

 

[Hamza913]

Great to know that Pakistanis are giving religious freedom to the minorities, no media would project this kind of news.

One more doubt - Is it mandatory for non - Islam women to wear Hijab in Pakistan ?

Thanks to the person who started this thread....

It's not mandatory to wear hijab in general from what I know. I have seen plenty of women without hijab.

 

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