KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Minorities Affairs Giyanoo Mal alias Gianchand Esrani distributed scholarship cheques among 2,811 non-Muslim students of the province at a cheques distribution ceremony held at Sindh Scouts Association’s auditorium here on Monday afternoon. He said the department received over 8,000 applications for the provision of scholarships to non-Muslim students, studying in colleges and universities this year. Besides providing scholarships, the provincial department of Minorities Affairs is also developing, renovating and repairing the worship places like temples, churches, gurudwaras, graveyards and Shamshan Ghat. On the occasion, the Secretary of the Minorities Affairs Department Mr Mohammad Abbas Baloch said that the Sindh government has created the department for the welfare of minorities. The ceremony was also attended by officers of the Minorities Affairs department, members of the Sindh Non-Muslim Welfare Committee and parents of the students.

Source: The Nation June 07, 2022 05:37 UTC