The passage of the National Commission for Minority Rights Bill 2025 is a historic, if shamefully delayed, step toward justice. For over a decade, the parliament has slow-walked a Supreme Court directive to establish this body, and while the bill passed with a two-thirds majority, the very fact that it is needed is a reflection of the country's historical failure to provide safety and dignity to non-Muslims. And to add to that the parliament, essentially the government, only woke up when pushed to: media reports say that the European Union had linked the continuation of the duty-free access for Pakistani goods to the markets of the 27-nation bloc with the approval of the minority bill.

The commission's potential, meanwhile, is significant. It can investigate violations, inspect police sta

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