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Thursday, February 7, 2013

EXCLUSIVE : WAR ON TALIBAN

Shahbaz Bhatti, Minister for Minorities, Pakistan

On being minority in Pakistan
The government believes in social justice, equality and humanity. It wants to offer democratic choice to all. We did not have a democratic regime for many years and therefore we had problems. The present government believes in the concept of Islam that guarantees the rights of the minorities. The present government has taken steps that is not only historic but ensures protection of minorities. For the first time, this ministry has been created separate from the ministry of religious affairs. For the first time, two members of the Hindu community in the National Assembly have won on the general seats.

On blasphemy law and legislations
We are changing laws to ensure proper registration of marriages for Hindus and Christians. The blasphemy law is being reviewed. The changes will ensure it is not be misused to harass minorities. We are also bringing in a minority protection bill. We are consulting political parties and community leaders for inputs. In the blasphemy law, we have decided that before the registration of FIR, there will be a thorough inquiry. Also, if somebody levels a false accusation, the complainant will be charged with perjury.

On minorities being targeted by Taliban
The atrocities on minority communities should not be taken in isolation. This is a mindset we are fighting against. This mindset has killed more fellow Muslims than minorities. Government has taken action against such people. We are sorry one of our Sikh brothers got killed, but we managed to free several of them.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

No more tiger trails?

Peace can now be restored, but only if Tamilians are successfully restored to the mainstream

finally, the Sri Lankan security forces have managed to corner the Tiger in his own lair. When Colombo announced that over 350 bodies of LTTE combatants including the Tiger bosses and near-mythical figure, Velupillai Prabhakaran’s dead bodies were recovered from the war zone, it seemed to one and all to be the welcome end to the Tiger terror. The list of those killed included crème da la crème names and LTTE seems to have been left headless. A jubilant Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, announced to a relieved nation that the ‘final task’ for liberation had been accomplished.

Those who are left of the LTTE claim that Prabhakaran’s death has been forged. Meanwhile, the fate of thousands of unarmed civilians, reportedly accompanying the Tigers, remains unknown. Colonel Hariharan, ex-head of military intelligence of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka back in the 1980s, told B&E, “One has to go by the version of the head of the government. The Sri Lankan President is accountable to his people.” It was a veiled admission that he had no independent sources for confirming Prabhakaran’s death. But now that Prabhakaran and LTTE are out of the way, the question is – does the Sri Lankan government have a road map to bring Tamils into the mainstream and build a foundation for lasting peace?


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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