Pakistan blocks proposed amendment to allow non-Muslims to serve as president and prime minister

4 October 2019
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (photo credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung/flickr)
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (photo credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung/flickr)
Pakistan’s Parliament on Tuesday blocked the introduction of a bill that would have allowed non-Muslims to become President or Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic. The bill which was presented by a Christian member of Parliament Naveed Aamir Jeeva was blocked by a majority of the Muslim members. MNA Jeeva’s bill proposed the removal of the Muslim requirement for the office of President and PM under article 41 and 91 of the constitution.
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