A/HRC/34/35 founded on religious, linguistic, ethnic or regional grounds, or on any other discriminatory basis. 51. Discrimination on the basis of religion or belief was also outlawed and liable to sanction by fines or imprisonment, depending on the nature of the offence. Morocco reported that the penal code was currently being reviewed to be consistent with international human rights norms, including reflection of the fact that discrimination affected the enjoyment of public freedoms and had an impact on political, economic, social and cultural rights. Pakistan 52. The Government of Pakistan reported that it had undertaken various programmes and projects to promote harmony in the country, that provincial governments had taken steps for the further promotion of the rights of all its citizens and that various federal ministries and government bodies had conducted a number of seminars, conferences and consultative meetings. 53. The Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony had held meetings with scholars of all Muslim sects in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta to find common ground for a shared code of conduct. Interfaith harmony conferences had been held in all the provincial headquarters in 2015 and there were also local interfaith harmony committees. 54. The composition and terms of reference for the National Commission for Minorities included: (a) the development of a national policy on interfaith harmony to explore avenues for peace and security; (b) consideration of laws, executive instructions, orders and the practices of government departments and agencies, which may be discriminatory towards minorities; (c) recommendations to the Government to ensure fuller and effective participation by the members of minority communities in all aspects of national life; and (d) ensuring that churches, shrines, temples, gurdwaras and other places of worship of minority communities were preserved, well-kept and remained fully functional. 55. The Government of Pakistan noted that it had taken serious action against hate speech: loud speakers had been banned to discourage hate speech and violators arrested. Electronic media was regulated by the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance 2002 (XIII), which had been strengthened by a 2007 amendment. 56. In addition to constitutional protections and equal rights in respect of the practice of religion, chapter XV of the Pakistani Penal Code-1860 concerned offences relating to religion. 57. The Government reported that it had taken legislative steps to ensure the rights of minorities, including the Hindu marriage bill (2016), the Christian marriage (amendment) bill (2014) and Christian divorce (amendment) bill (2014), the protection of communal properties of minority communities act (2014) and the Hindu disposition of property bill (2014). Saudi Arabia 58. Saudi Arabia reports that regulations in the Kingdom prohibit discrimination in all its forms. Article 26 of the Constitution stipulates that the Government will protect human rights, in accordance with Islamic sharia law, and article 12 provides that the State will foster national unity and preclude anything that may lead to disunity. Saudi Arabia reports that while all the citizens of the Kingdom are Muslims, the exercise of worship for nonMuslims is guaranteed. 59. The King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue holds meetings in which representatives of all denominations and sects in the community participate, with the objective of raising awareness of the culture of dialogue and of human rights and rejection of intolerance, hatred and discrimination in all its forms, including racial and ethnic 8