Bilawal proposes constituting 'Oversight Committee' to resolve issues of non-Muslim Pakistanis.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday proposed constituting a 'Parliamentary Oversight Committee' to resolve the issues related to minorities especially the forced conversion.

Addressing a Minority Convention organized by National Assembly here at National Assembly Hall, the foreign minister said that the forced conversion was not allowed in our constitution, besides Islam also prohibited conversion to Islam by coercion.

He said that the government had tried to ensure implementation on minority quota and urged the National Assembly to ensure proper implementation on minority quota in government offices by passing effective legislation.

Bilawal Bhutto said that practical steps were being taken to improve the lot of minorities as our actions would prove that every citizen has equal status.

He said that Pakistan People's Party had taken various initiatives...

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