Pakistan's Societal Attitudes Towards Religious Minorites; Literature Gap and Future Direction

Abstract

This study’s purpose was to analyze the available research on the attitudes of many Muslims concerning religious minorities in Pakistan. A cumulative content analysis approach has been used, and themes were made for analysis. Restrictions were placed on the studies' publication years and reports dealing with attitudes towards minorities in Pakistan. Therefore, the data produced from 2011 onwards been investigated in this paper. The current literature discloses consensus among the researchers regarding undesirable attitudes towards religious minorities in Pakistan that profoundly influence their lives. Nevertheless, these analyses have not explored religion and culture-based prejudice among many Muslims. This paper highlights the gaps in the existing literature and proposes that the identified gaps may lead to new insights in the domain if filled.