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To,

1. The Chief Secretary to Government of Sindh,
   KARACHI.

2. The Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,
   LAHORE.

Subject:  RESOLUTION.

I am to state that the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Monday, the 11th March, 2013 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokahr, MPA, Ms. Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto, Minister for Women Development, Sindh, Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, Minister for Local Government, Sindh, Ms. Nargis N.D. Khan, Minsiter for Social Welfare, Sindh, Mr. Ameer Nawab Khan, Minister for Labour, Sindh, Haji Muzzafar Ali Shujra, Minister for Rehabilitation, Sindh, Syed Sardar Ahmed, MPA, Ms. Sassui Plaijo Minister for Culture, Sindh, Ms. Firdous Hameed alias Farheen Mughal, MPA, Mr. Pitanbar Sewani, MPA, Mrs.Rukhsana Parveen alias Rukhsana Shah, MPA, Dr. Mohan Lal, Minsiter for Minority Affairs, Ms. Rashida Akhtar Panhwar, MPA, Ms. Shamim Ara Panhwar, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Chandio, MPA, Ms. Aisha Khoso, MPA, Ms. Humera Alwani, MPA, Ms. Kulsoom Akhtar Chandio, MPA, Mr. Naeem Ahmed Kharal, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Saleem Hingoro, MPA, Mr. Abdul Karim Soomro, MPA, Dr. Sikandar Ali Mandhro, MPA, Dr. Sagheer Ahmed, MPA, Khuwaja Izhar ul Hassan, MPA, Syeda Marvi Rashdi, MPA, Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Moin Aamir Pirzada, MPA and Sardar Ahmed Ali Khan Pitafi, MPA:-

 “This House is of the opinion and resolves that on Friday, the 8th March an FIR was lodged against one Christian boy Mr. Sawan Masih on the alleged charge of blasphemy under Section 295 C of Pakistan Penal Code and took the accused in custody in the early morning of Saturday the 9th of March, 2013. However, on the same day at about 11:30 a.m. as reported by the Police, about 7000 people attacked Joseph Colony near Badami Bagh, ransacked and set on fire when the houses had already been vacated by the Christian families on the advice of the Police on Friday night. The ransacking and burning on the alleged charges of blasphemy, when no evidence of the witnesses had been recorded and especially when the accused was already in the custody of Police, is a dastardly act of terrorism against the Christian Community. It is against all canons of Islamic Jusrisprudence and against Meesaq-e-Madina- the first Constitution drafted by the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) few clauses, interalia of Meesaq-e-Madina, relate to Jews and Christian, besides Muslims. It ordains that Non-Muslims have equal political and cultural rights and shall have autonomy and freedom of religion. Father of Nation, Founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his speech on the 11th of August 1947 in the Constituent Assembly had said that the first duty of the Government is to maintain law and order so that the life and property and religious beliefs of its subjects are protected by the state, he further said that your are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques and you are free to go to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, cast or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State.
Since the Police had already registered an FIR against the accused and got the houses of the Christian Community vacated on Friday night, the ransacking and arson of their houses on Saturday is worst Act of barbarism and vandalism. The 170 families are left with no shelter and no household goods. This House therefore further condemns the alleged act of blasphemy if proved true and this act of barbarity when the law enforcing agencies of Punjab Province failed to protect the lives and property of innocent Pakistanis. Government of Sindh is thus requested to take up the case with the Government of Punjab not only to get the attackers/ terrorists punished, but also compensate adequately those victims who suffered mentally and monetarily. It is further resolved that the misuse of the blasphemy laws like 295-B & C of Pakistan Penal Code should be restrained and the personal disputes are not converted into blasphemy acts.”

(G.M.UMAR FAROOQ)
Acting Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
021-99212030

No.PAS/Legis-G-18/2013/513   Karachi the 22nd March, 2013.

A Copy is forwarded for information to the:-
01.Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokahr, MPA.
02.Ms. Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto, Minister for Women Development, Sindh.
03.Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, Minister for Local Government, Sindh.
04.Ms. Nargis N.D. Khan, Minsiter for Social Welfare, Sindh.
05.Mr. Ameer Nawab Khan, Minister for Labour, Sindh.
06.Haji Muzzafar Ali Shujra, Minister for Rehabilitation, Sindh.
07.Syed Sardar Ahmed, MPA.
08.Ms. Sassui Plaijo Minister for Culture, Sindh.
09.Ms. Firdous Hameed alias Farheen Mughal, MPA.
10.Mr. Pitanbar Sewani, MPA.
11.Mrs.Rukhsana Parveen alias Rukhsana Shah, MPA.
12.Dr. Mohan Lal, Minsiter for Minority Affairs.
13.Ms. Rashida Akhtar Panhwar, MPA.
14.Ms. Shamim Ara Panhwar, MPA.
15.Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Chandio, MPA.
16.Ms. Aisha Khoso, MPA.
17.Ms. Humera Alwani, MPA.
18.Ms. Kulsoom Akhtar Chandio, MPA.
19.Mr. Naeem Ahmed Kharal, MPA.
20.Mr. Muhammad Saleem Hingoro, MPA.
21.Mr. Abdul Karim Soomro, MPA.
22.Dr. Sikandar Ali Mandhro, MPA.
23.Dr. Sagheer Ahmed, MPA.
24.Khuwaja Izhar ul Hassan, MPA.
25.Syeda Marvi Rashdi, MPA.
26.Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, MPA.
27.Mr. Muhammad Moin Aamir Pirzada, MPA.
28.Sardar Ahmed Ali Khan Pitafi, MPA.
29.Principal Secretary to the President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.
30.Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.
31.Secretary, Senate of Pakistan, Islamabad.
32.Secretary, National Assembly of Pakistan, Islamabad.
33.Principal Secretary to Governor of Sindh, Karachi.
34.Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Sindh, Karachi.
35.Secretary (Implementation) Services, General Administration & Coordination Department, Government of Sindh.
36.Secretary to Government of Sindh, Information Department, Karachi.
37.Secretary Provincial Assembly of Punjab/ Khyber Pakhtun Khwa/ Balochistan/ Legislative Assembly Azad Jamu & Kashmir/ Gilgit-Baltistan, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta , MuzaffarAbad, Gilgit-Baltistan.
38.Secretary to Government of Sindh, Law Department.
39.Director, Press Information, Government of Sindh, Karachi.
40.All Head of Branches, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
41.Staff Officer to Mr. Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
42.Staff Officer to Madam Deputy Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
43.P.S. to Ministers / Advisors/ Special Assistants to Chief Minister, Sindh.

(MUHAMMAD HANIF)
Assistant Secretary (Legis:)
Provincial Assembly of Sindh