Pakistan, July 23 -- The European Union has launched a major initiative to strengthen the rights and inclusion of religious minorities in Pakistan. The project, titled "Together for Tolerance: Strengthening Minority Rights and Inclusion," is being implemented in Punjab and Sindh. It is led by the Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights (PCHR) in partnership with the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and is part of the EU's wider support for human rights in Pakistan.

As part of the initiative, a Focus Group Discussion was held in Islamabad on "Mapping the Minority Rights Landscape." The session addressed economic, social, cultural, civil, and political rights of minorities. Executive Director of PCHR Shafique Chaudhry opened the discus...