Pakistani lawmakers in the National Assembly have unanimously passed a resolution requesting the government to take to protect the holy places of religious minorities.
The resolution also urged the Nawaz government to deploy special security personnel at these places.
According to the Express Tribune, the multi-party backed resolution was moved by Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
The resolution stated that the House strongly condemns the attack on holy places of minorities, dharmshalas in Larkana, Hanuman temple Tateh Chok Hyderabad, Parbraham Ashram verijhap district Thar and martyrdom of Shrimad Baghwat Geeta and Shree Guru Granth Sahib at Madeji district Shikarpur.
It added that the House resolves that necessary steps be taken on priority basis by the government to safeguard the holy places of minorities, the report added.
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