Islamabad: June 23, 2010. (PCP) A constitutional petition has been filed by J Salik, ex Federal Minster of Pakistan and an international famed minority leader through Ejaz Muhammad Khan AOR AND Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta ASC, in which the petitioner has prayed the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan that under the circumstances, this Honorable Court may graciously be pleased to declare in question amendment in article 51 (18th Amendment Act 2010) of the constitution of Pakistan 1973 as void ab-initio as against the fundamental rights of minorities and basic structure of the constitution of Pakistan 1973. Its was stated by Tazeem Rehman Hejazi, media coordinator, World Minorities Parliament, who was briefing media men at Supreme Court Press Room along with Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Advocate Supreme Court, here this after noon. Replying a question he told that J Salik is on a tour of England, these days with connection to World Minorities Parliament session in London. Tazim Hejazi said that J Salik always says that “politics, government and State should be for all and every citizen may enjoy equal rights”. All required legal document were made and singed in London. J Salik is giving instructions from abroad and is worried about the political and basic constitutional tension of the country. In his briefing he specially mentioned that in petition J Salik has pointed out that nobody can deny this fact that under the global circumstances minorities are facing serious threats and terrorism against the minorities has become routine matter perhaps enemy of democracy with muffled faces are in the field and want to create bad name for the respectable politicians, lawyers community, respectable judiciary and other member of institutions of Pakistan. The filed petition reads that petitioner is renowned political leader of the minorities in Pakistan, who have been elected trice in the National Assembly of Pakistan, on minorities seat through direct vote as independent candidate, even petitioner served the nation as Federal Minister and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on be half of Pakistan Government. Having spotless political character, under the circumstances petitioner is very much concerned wit the welfare, betterment and protection of fundamental rights of minorities which are enforceable under the constitution of Pakistan 1973. The petitioner being a member of minority as well as under the capacity mentioned above feel aggrieved of the Amendment made under 18th Amendment Act 2010 in article 51 of the constitution of Pakistan by which proportional representation system for minorities is introduced in the constitution prefers to file this constitution petition under article 184 (3) of the constitution of Pakistan1973 as the matter of public importance and relates to fundamental rights granted to the minorities and said amendment is against the basic structure of the constitution of Pakistan. J Salik ‘s petition further reads that being the leader of minorities the petitioner feels serious threat of deprivation the fundamental rights which are granted to the citizen of Pakistan. It says that article 25 of the constitution of Pakistan 1973 provides all citizen equal treatment of law and equal protection of law. In said petition it has been mentioned that in 18th Amendment Act2010, article 51/6(E) reads Members to the seats reserved for non-Muslims shall be elected in accordance with law through proportional representation system of political parties list of candidate on the basis of total number of general seats won by each political party in the National Assembly. In the light of above mentioned facts J Salik, the petitioner says that the national Assembly through its amendment specially in article 51(e) of the constitution of Pakistan 1973 by which procedure for reserved seats of non-Muslims is shown through proportional representation have denied basic fundamental rights of Minorities and contradiction of article 25, 33, 36, 37(a) 8 and 4, beside other articles of the constitutions of Pakistan 1973, infect it is clear discrimination with the minorities as for the purpose of their representation in the National Assembly their valuable right to elect their representative directly have been snatched. J Salik, the petitioner prayed at the end that under the circumstances, this Honorable Court may graciously be pleased to declare inquestion amendment in article 51 (18th Amendment Act 2010) of the constitution of Pakistan 1973 as void ab-initio as against the fundamental rights of minorities and basic structure of the constitution of Pakistan 1973.