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Legal ruling offers hope for Pakistan’s Christian minority

Pakistan (MNN) — This December, the Islamabad High Court of Pakistan issued a ruling ending the practice of employing only Christians in highly dangerous and undesirable sanitation and sewerage jobs.With few safety measures previously required, the work of cleaning out old infrastructure has resulted in the deaths of many workers.In Pakistan, Christians make up just 1% of the population. Because they face discrimination and lack opportunities, these dangerous sanitation jobs have largely fallen