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Will the international community take note of this? Will the UN put out a statement condemning this and calling for Pakistan to treat every citizen equally?
Just imagine for once, if this had happened in India – if an Indian court had ordered that property owned by a Hindu cannot be inherited by Muslims and Christians.
Pakistan is an excellent example of what happens when a nation is defined based on ethnicity, faith or culture. India would do very well to learn from this and stay away from this folly,
Will the international community take note of this? Will the UN put out a statement condemning this and calling for Pakistan to treat every citizen equally?
Just imagine for once, if this had happened in India – if an Indian court had ordered that property owned by a Hindu cannot be inherited by Muslims and Christians.
Pakistan is an excellent example of what happens when a nation is defined based on ethnicity, faith or culture. India would do very well to learn from this and stay away from this folly,