ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received the invitation to attend the oath-taking ceremony of new spiritual leader Pope Leo, Shehbaz nominated Kheal Das and Ramesh Singh to attend the ceremony.
Shehbaz Sharif has nominated the Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani along with Punjab’s Minister for minority Affairs Ramesh Singh Arora would present Pakistan at the taking ceremony of Pope Leo.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Saturday said that Kheal Das Kohistani and Ramesh Singh Arora would represent Pakistan at the oath-taking ceremony of Pope Leo, the newly elected spiritual leader of the global Catholic community.
According to the Ministry’s spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt, both ministers will participate in the ceremony scheduled to be held in Vatican City on May 18.
Their visit underscores Pakistan’s commitment to interfaith harmony and its respect for religious diversity.
Pope Leo will become the 267th head of the Roman Catholic Church, assuming leadership of more than a billion Catholics worldwide.
