Staff Reporter
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that all the international institutions including UNO must take notice of aggression against people of occupied Kashmir and minority communities of India. He expressed these views while addressing an ‘Interfaith Harmony and Religious Freedom Conference’ at Governor House, Lahore and ‘Baba Fareed and Baba Guru Nanak International Conference 2019’ at Punjab University.
Governor also participated in the ‘Interfaith Harmony and Religious Freedom Conference’ at Governor House, Lahore that was also attended by Provincial Minister for Minority Affairs Ejaz Alam and delegations from various countries. In his address, Governor Punjab welcomed the foreign delegates and apprised them that Pakistan has rendered far more sacrifices than any other country in the war against terrorism and peace has always been remain first priority of Pakistan. He said that Islam also advocates love, peace and brotherhood. We have ensured protection to minority communities living in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision about minority affairs and religious freedom is very clear. Quaid-i-Azam’s speech of August 11 is beacon of light for our government and five per cent minority’s quota is also being allocated in all the universities of Punjab, and ‘we stood by minorities all the time and protection to their lives and property will be ensured.
Mr. Sarwar also attended ‘Baba Fareed and Baba Guru Nanak International Conference 2019’ organized by Punjab University Oriental College’s Punjabi Department in collaboration with Punjab Higher Education Commission. Addressing the participants, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that he had lived in Britain for 40 years and his children also brought-up there but they still speak Punjabi at home. He added that he had also used to arrange Punjabi Mela (fairs) at Glasgow as Punjabi language has such a charm which no other language has, however, we have to promote Punjabi language and Punjab University will be made a role model in this regard.
Today, we are paying homage to Baba Fareed and Baba Guru Nanak, he said, they both had the message of love, tolerance and humanity and there is no doubt in it that those nations cannot progress where exist extremism and terrorism. We are purging Pakistan of terrorism and extremism for which our securities agencies and the people laid down thousands of sacrifices.