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A SYSTEMATIC REFLECTION ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND SOCIOPOLITICAL MARGINALIZATION OF RELIGIOUS MINORITY IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).12      10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).12      Published : Jun 2022

A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan

Abstract

    This study examines the political participation of minorities with special reference to constitutional and to highlights problems and barriers from a respondent-centred perspective. Owing to the nature of the study, primary and secondary sources were used to explore the constitutional rights of minorities and to know about the representation of minorities in provincial and federal assemblies of Pakistan. The data reveal that although the numbers of seats for minorities in the national and provincial assemblies have been reserved no increase is made for a long period. Furthermore, minorities have shown very little success in the general election because of the faith-based voting behaviour in Pakistan. It is concluded from the study that few of minorities have shown great success in the political arena but they still need more political representation in local, provincial and national
    politics in Pakistan.

    Minority, Participation, Discrimination, Population, Politics

    (1) Syeda Qurat Ul Ain
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Political Science, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Khalil Ur Rahman
    Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Islam
    Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ain, S. Q. U., Rahman, K. U., & Islam, M. (2022). A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VII(II), 94-103. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).12

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ain, Syeda Qurat Ul, Khalil Ur Rahman, and Muhammad Islam. 2022. "A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII (II): 94-103 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).12

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AIN, S. Q. U., RAHMAN, K. U. & ISLAM, M. 2022. A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VII, 94-103.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ain, Syeda Qurat Ul, Khalil Ur Rahman, and Muhammad Islam. 2022. "A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII: 94-103

MLA

    MLA : Ain, Syeda Qurat Ul, Khalil Ur Rahman, and Muhammad Islam. "A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII.II (2022): 94-103 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ain, Syeda Qurat Ul, Rahman, Khalil Ur, and Islam, Muhammad (2022), "A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, VII (II), 94-103

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ain, Syeda Qurat Ul, Khalil Ur Rahman, and Muhammad Islam. "A Systematic Reflection on the Constitutional Rights and Socio-Political Marginalization of Religious Minority in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review VII, no. II (2022): 94-103. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).12