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Pak govt to increase legislative seats for non-Muslims

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Press Trust of India Islamabad

The government, in consultation with its allies in the ruling coalition, will move the constitutional amendment, Ashraf said during a meeting with a delegation of leaders of the Awami National Party.

The move will send a "very strong and positive message to the world about the government's efforts to give a voice to non-Muslim Pakistanis," he said.

Earlier in the day, a meeting of the parliamentary committee of the ruling Pakistan People

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First Published: Sep 04 2012 | 9:55 PM IST

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