Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- The Parliamentary Council for Human Rights and representatives of minority communities have presented an eight-point set of demands for the protection of minority rights in Sindh.

Speaking at a media briefing at a local hotel, MNA and former federal minister Kamran Michael, Parliamentary Council for Human Rights Executive Director Shafiq Chaudhry and others said minority rights should be treated as fundamental citizenship rights rather than as a specific or secondary interest.

The speakers called for addressing gaps in political participation, civil liberties, employment, education, social protection, cultural rights, and protection from violence and coercion. They said that, according to the National Commission fo...