Discriminatory policies at heart of our national challenges: Khurram Nawaz Gandapur

Expressing his views at a ceremony held to mark the International Day for elimination of Discrimination, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that we are in a state of war due to discriminatory implementation of laws. He said that extremism is born because of discriminatory attitude meted out and facilities provided to the poor and the rich. He said what to speak of bringing the culprits responsible for Model Town tragedy to face justice, those tasked with the responsibility of providing justice even shy away at the mention of their names. He asked how there can be Divine blessings in a society in which the dispensation of justice is victim to discrimination.

Senior PAT leaders i.e. Ahmad Nawaz Anjum, Sajid Bhatti, Noorullah Siddiqui, Ayesha Mubashar, Jawad Hamid, Raja Nadeem and others were also present on the occasion.

Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said that discriminatory treatment is one of the raging and sore problems afflicting Pakistan. He said that those who murdered 14 innocent people remain at large. He said that even different treatment is meted out to the male and female parliamentarians. He said that male members of Parliament are given development funds but the female parliamentarians remain deprived of it. He said that in the same there are different sets of law for the powerful and the weak, adding that both haves and have-nots have access to different quality of services and facilities. He said that one section of society lives in paradise and the other in hell.

The PAT Secretary General said that first 40 Articles of the Constitution make it obligatory on the government to fulfill fundamental rights of the citizens without any discrimination and mete out equal treatment to them. He said that rulers, however, act upon those provisions of the Constitution, which help them strengthen their hold on power. He said that provision of standard health and educational facilities, and conferment of resources and power to the local government institutions is constitutional requirement but the rulers choose to turn a blind eye to it. He said that every walk of national life depends on their discretion and sweet will. He reminded that the charter of human rights given by the Holy Prophet (SAW) at the time of conquest of Makkah was based on equality and elimination of discrimination of every kind, which should be a model for rule of law in the country.