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Minorities in Pakistan

 

Qulsoon-Riasat (Courtesy MSNBC)

This report about the plight of minorities in Pakistan paints a very disturbing picture about the overall situation in the country. Actually, no Asian country can take pride in this area because for some reason, minorities always live in fear and it is easy to terrorize frightened people. However, this is no excuse as for Pakistan is concerned. The country is struggling on so many fronts and at this critical juncture, I don’t believe anyone is going pay attention to the issue of minorities. Today, Pakistan’s future is at stake and there are other pressing issues for the government to attend to. Nonetheless, it would be nice if Pakistan’s Prime Minister, President and other elected officials come out strongly in favor of helping and protecting the religious minorities.

 

This show and sense of support would be really nice.

 

 

 

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Bilal Qureshi

Bilal Qureshi is a resident of Washington, DC, so it is only natural that he is tremendously interested in politics. He is also fascinated by the relationship between Pakistan, the country of his birth, and the United States of America, his adopted homeland. Therefore, he makes every effort to read major newspapers in Pakistan and what is being said about Washington, while staying fully alert to the analysis and the news being reported in the American press about Pakistan. After finishing graduate school, he started using his free time to write to various papers in Pakistan in an effort to clarify whatever misconceptions he noticed in the press, especially about the United States. This pastime became a passion after his letters were published in Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his writing became more frequent and longer. Now, he is here, writing a blog about Pakistan managed by Foreign Policy Association.

Areas of Focus:
Taliban; US-Pakistan Relations; Culture and Society

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