Pakistan Interfaith League

The Pakistan Interfaith League is an interfaith organization in Pakistan.[1]

Leadership

Sajid Ishaq Sandhu serves as the Founder Chairman of the Pakistan Interfaith League.[2] He joined the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in May 2012.[3] He had been absent from the party since he was involved in a sex scandal[4] and was denied a ticket for the National Assembly in the 2013 Pakistani general election by party chairman Imran Khan and removed as president of the party's minority wing.[5] He quit in April 2018.[4]

Protection of minority rights

In April 2016, at a gathering of Muslim and Christian religious leaders to pay tributes to Soran Singh, who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi of All Pakistan Ulema Council highlighted Soran Singh's efforts for interfaith harmony in Pakistan.[2]

Pakistan Interfaith League's chairman, Sajid Ishaq said that non-Muslims living in Pakistan do not need to be afraid of anyone as Pakistan also belongs to non-Muslims. Another speaker at the event said that Pakistan was created with coordinated support of people of all different religions.[2]

Bishop Mazhar Ishaq stated that it was a sign of hope for non-Muslims living in Pakistan to see people from different religions gathered at this event.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saeed Shah (27 August 2012). "Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy". The Guardian (newspaper). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Religious leaders laud Soran Singh's services to Pakistan". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Interfaith League chief joins PTI". The Nation (newspaper). 13 May 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 Mohal, Shah Nawaz (17 April 2018). "'A case of sour grapes' as PTI minorities president leaves with a whimper". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Criminal case: PTI's minorities wing chief in hot water". The Express Tribune. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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