ISLAMABAD: The Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on Tuesday passed the National Commission for Minorities Rights Bill, 2025 during a joint sitting, marking a significant legislative step toward establishing a statutory body for the protection of minority rights in Pakistan. The bill was moved by Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution after being returned by the President. The bill was passed with majority votes as 160 lawmakers supported it. Speaking in the House, the minister said that “No clause in the bill contradicts Quran and Sunnah.” The minister stressed that the legislation contained nothing contrary to the Quran and Sunnah and reaffirmed that neither the government nor the Constitution would ever allow any contradiction. Online
