PESHAWAR
: The members of the minority community in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provice Monday demanded representation in the provincial assembly, warning that they will launch a protest if their demand is not met. Leader of the
Sikh Community Gorpal Singh said there were three minority members in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assmebly, of whom two belonged to the ruling
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf () party.
All the three members are away from their community as they have no role in addressing the problems of their people, Singh said.
No minority member has been part of the cabinet since April 2016 when the then advisor of chief minister Sardar Soorna Singh was killed.
Prime Minister
Imran Khan's party has been in power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2013.
The problems of the minorities can be addressed if any one of the three members is inducted in the provincial cabinet, Singh said.
He suggested that Ravi Kumar (from Kelash Community of
Chitral
) be made a member of the cabinet to help address minority community's problems.
"Otherwise, the minority community would have no other option except to protest for the acceptance of their demand," Sigh warned.
The party has two minority members in the assembly.