FM felicitates Christmas to Christian community, says minorities have equal rights.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said minorities in Pakistan have equal rights and the government was providing them opportunities without any discrimination.

In his felicitation message to the Christian community on the eve of Christmas, the Foreign Minister said Pakistan was the only country in the world where minorities were represented in the national flag.

The Foreign Minister said providing rights to minorities was part of the Islamic faith and the Constitution of Pakistan also protected this privilege.

On the other hand, he said, the neighboring India, which claimed to be secular and a champion of human rights, discriminated against minorities, particularly the Muslims.

Qureshi said the minorities in Pakistan were playing a vital role in the development and prosperity of the country.

He stressed upon the importance of inter-faith...

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