STATUS OF MINORITIES

IN PAKISTAN

Pakistan

Land of the pure

Main languages: Urdu (national language),
Sindhi, Punjabi, Siraiki, Pushtu and Baluchi
(regional languages)

Main religions: Islam, Hinduism, Christianity,

Buddhism, Ahmaddiya

Minorities in Pakistan

The second most populous Muslim country with an estimated

population of 192 million.
Minorities are more than 17.5%
These minorities are: Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhist,
Ahmadi etc.
> 80% of the non-Muslims in Pakistan are either Christians or
Hindus.

Issues affecting minorities

in Pakistan

Caste discrimination

Attack on Temples & Churches

Unemployment
Lack of Education
Lack of Health Facilities
Poor Wages
Discrimination about their
Religious Faith
Intolerance in Society
Religious Conversion
Life is in peril

Caste discrimination

Caste System:
A type of social classification which divides
people on the basis of inherited social status
Origins:

1500

B.C. in India

Attacks on Temples & Church

About
The Constitution of Pakistan
states that every child has
the right to free and
compulsory education,

yet millions of children in

the country remain

deprived of their
Constitutional right.

Education

Alarming Statistic about Pakistans

Out-of-school children(OOSC)

1
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