Seminar highlights minorities' role

SIALKOT:

The Department of Islamic Studies, University of Sialkot (USKT) organised an awareness seminar on the topic "Religious Minorities in Pakistan: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward" at the university.

The chief guest Chairman of Islamic Thought and Culture at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Dr Riaz Ahmad Saeed,talked about the misuse of blasphemy laws and how it impacts our society.

He shared lessons from the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), encouraging kindness and respect for minorities like Christians,Hindus and Jews in our country.

Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr Naveed Jamil Malik in his ending remarks, appreciated the discussions and focused on creating a more tolerant society.