National Assembly of Pakistan. PHOTO: APP
The resolution also urges the government to deploy special security personnel at these places.
The multi-party backed resolution was moved by Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and was supported by everyone present in the house.
Though passed unanimously, a resolution passed by the parliament is not binding on the government, but it has significance in the parliamentary practice.
“This House strongly condemns the attack on holy places of minorities, dharmshalas in Larkana, Hanuman temple Tateh Chok Hyderabad, Parbraham Ashram verijhap district Thar and martyrdom of Shrimad Baghwat Geeta and Shree Guru Granth Sahib at Madeji district Shikarpur,” the resolution stated.
“This House resolves that necessary steps be taken on priority basis by the government to safeguard the holy places of minorities. This House urges the government that all holy places must be registered forthwith and special security personnel are deployed there to prevent any such incidents in the future,” the resolution further stated.
Solidarity with Turkey
The house passed another resolution, presented by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Syed Naveed Qamar, expressing grief over the death of coal mine workers in Turkey.
“This house expresses its immense grief over the death of more than 270 coal mine workers as a result of an explosion in a mine in Turkish town of Soma on Tuesday May 13, 2014, extend the deepest sympathies to the families whose loved ones have died and are injured in this tragic accident, hopes and prays for the safe rescue of around 120 workers still trapped in the mine, expresses solidarity with its Turkish brethren at their time of mourning and urges the government to extend all assistance to the Turkish government in dealing with this tragedy,” the resolution stated.
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Why does a resoultion have to be passed ?..........is this not already covered in the Constitution of Pakistan.
In 'land of pure' such resolutions and laws are not worth the paper they are written on. Who will enforce them in a lawless land.
I am sick and tired of "requests" and just "taking notice." We need action already.
what is the purpose when most minority religious institutions have either been been burnt or ransaked
"passed a resolution requesting the government to take measures on “priority basis” to protect the holy places of religious minorities"
I was wondering if the religious sites (including graveyards) of Ahmedis would also be provided protection, but then I read the following para, making it clear that the resolution is merely an attempt to please Modi in order to save Indian Muslims from the wrath of RSS and VHP fanatics, otherwise they could've passed the same resolution a year ago.
"“This House strongly condemns the attack on holy places of minorities, dharmshalas in Larkana, Hanuman temple Tateh Chok Hyderabad, Parbraham Ashram verijhap district Thar and martyrdom of Shrimad Baghwat Geeta and Shree Guru Granth Sahib at Madeji district Shikarpur,” the resolution stated."