Danyal said Pakistan, with a 97% Muslim population, has 2,189 churches, 732 temples and 58 gurdwaras.
Federal Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Danyal Chaudhry addresses the media on Friday—APP
Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Danyal Chaudhry on Friday denounced “selective lectures” to Pakistan regarding minority rights during its GSP+ assessment.
“Pakistan’s GSP+ assessment has once again become a platform for selective lectures on minority rights,” the parliamentary secretary said in an article on X, highlighting religious tolerance and interfaith harmony in the country.
Pakistan’s GSP+ assessment has once again become a platform for selective conferences on minority rights.
Pakistan, with a 97% Muslim population, has 2,189 churches (1 for 1,206 Christians), 732 temples (1 for 5,669 Hindus) and 58 gurdwaras (1 for 159 Sikhs). The UK has a mosque for…– Danyal Chaudhry (@DanyalChaudhary) July 17, 2026
“Pakistan, with a 97% Muslim population, has 2,189 churches (1 for every 1,206 Christians), 732 temples (1 for every 5,669 Hindus) and 58 gurdwaras (1 for every 159 Sikhs),” he said, contrasting with the United Kingdom, which, he noted, has one mosque for every 2,249 Muslims.
In Pakistan, neither the state nor society discriminates against religious minorities, he added.
The parliamentary secretary highlighted that special measures have been taken by the federal and provincial governments for the celebration of religious festivals of minorities, as well as for the maintenance and protection of their holy places.
He also questioned other countries’ tolerance levels, citing France, where a hijab ban was imposed in 2004, a face veil ban in 2011 and an abaya ban in schools in 2023.
Danyal also noted restrictions on mask wearing in Belgium, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
“Yet the EU continues to recycle narratives from program-driven NGOs while ignoring Pakistan’s constitutional guarantees, legal reforms and sustained efforts to protect minorities,” he noted.
