A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Syeda Qurat Ul Ain; Khalil Ur Rahman; Muhammad Islam
- Source
- Global Legal Studies Review. :94-103
- Subject
- General Medicine
- Language
- ISSN
- 2708-2466
2708-2458
This study examines the political participation of minorities with special reference to constitutional and to highlights problems and barriers from a respondent-centred perspective. Owing to the nature of the study, primary and secondary sources were used to explore the constitutional rights of minorities and to know about the representation of minorities in provincial and federal assemblies of Pakistan. The data reveal that although the numbers of seats for minorities in the national and provincial assemblies have been reserved no increase is made for a long period. Furthermore, minorities have shown very little success in the general election because of the faith-based voting behaviour in Pakistan. It is concluded from the study that few of minorities have shown great success in the political arena but they still need more political representation in local, provincial and national politics in Pakistan.