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State, Religion and Religious Minorities in Pakistan: Remembering the Participation of Christians in Punjab Legislative Assembly 1947-55
Abstract
This study “State, Religion and Religious minorities in Pakistan: Remembering the participation of Christians in Punjab Legislative Assembly 1947-55’ exclusively focuses on their participation of the religious minorities the Christians in Punjab Legislative Assembly in early crucial years of independence 1947-55. The Christian community had considerable representation in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and took part in almost in every debate, resolution and reform of the province. Their services contributed to the development of the state and society in Pakistan to create a plural society. The study is based upon the proceedings of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (archival material) which hitherto has not fully utilized by the historians to construct the role of minorities in Pakistan.
Authors
Dr. Kalsoom Hanif
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Chawla
Former Dean, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Religious Minority, Christian, Punjab, Legislative Assembly
