Minority Day 2025: Pakistani Diaspora in UK Highlights Progress and Challenges for Religious Minorities

A delegation of representatives from Pakistan’s minority communities in the United Kingdom met with the High Commissioner for Pakistan today to mark National Minority Day. The meeting recalled Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s landmark address of 11 August 1947, reaffirming the founding vision of equality and religious freedom for all citizens. The delegation presented a memorandum recognising the significant measures taken by the Federal and Provincial Governments over the past year to enhance the welfare, security, and representation of religious minorities, including the launch of targeted civil services training, establishment of a Commission for the Protection of Minority Rights, expanded financial grants for minority festivals, and improved security for places of worship.

The diaspora representatives commended recent initiatives such as the Punjab Government’s Minority Card, increased Christmas and Diwali grants, financial assistance for Sikh families, Sindh’s minority scholarship programmes, and the installation of CCTV cameras at hundreds of religious sites. These steps reflect a growing commitment to safeguarding the cultural, social, and economic rights of minorities across Pakistan.

The High Commissioner reiterated the Government of Pakistan’s resolve to uphold constitutional guarantees and foster an inclusive, safe, and equitable society for all, in line with the vision of the nation’s founder.

Published on : August 11, 2025

Last Update : August 11, 2025