Pakistan's Christians Demand End to 'Religious Apartheid' at Polls
Election system allows religious minorities to vote only for candidates of their own faith.
By Anto Akkara | posted 9/01/2000 12:00AM
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The U.S. State Department's recently released
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom has more information about Pakistan's religious freedom record over the last year.Visit the
Islamic Government of Pakistan's official site.Read the 1973
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.Other media coverage of the issue includes:Reserve seats demanded for minorities in local bodies polls—Business Recorder (Sept. 13, 2000)
Why this electoral apartheid?—Dawn (Aug. 21, 2000)
Pakistani Christians protest 'apartheid' voting—UPI (Aug. 16, 2000)
Minorities' anger over 'separate electorate'—BBC (Aug. 15, 2000)Previous Christianity Today articles about Pakistan include:Rapes of Christians Put Pakistani Justice on Trial | "Religious apartheid is coming," says human rights leader. (Sept. 12, 2000)
Two Pakistani Christians Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison | Musharraf retracts new blasphemy law policy in wake of protests. (May 23, 2000)
Churches Welcome Pakistan Promise to Ease Restrictions on Minority Faiths | October coup turns out to be beneficial to Christians as blasphemy laws are overhauled. (May 4, 2000)
Pakistan's Christians 'Not Shocked' by Life Sentence for Former PM | Life has improved, persecution has eased under new leader, say church leaders. (Jan. 15, 2000)
Pakistan's Despised Christians | Despite a Catholic bishop's protest suicide in 1998, Christians hold little hope for repeal of blasphemy law. (April 26, 1999)
Muslims Destroy Christian Village | Rumors of a damaged copy of the Qur'an incite riot. (April 7, 1997)
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