In the quiet towns and dusty villages of Sindh, Pakistan, a tragedy unfolds with chilling regularity. Every year, according to the Pakistan Human Rights Commission, an estimated one thousand minor girls from Hindu, Sikh, andRead More
Read MoreThe Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a Muslim-majority country in western South Asia. In addition to Hindus, other non-Muslim groups in Pakistan include Christians, Baha’is, Sikhs, Parsis, and Buddhists. The Ahmadiyya community, an Islamic sectRead More
Read MoreIn Pakistan, the word “Hindu” often carries meanings far beyond religion—frequently hurled as an insult in political speeches, everyday conversations, and even in schoolyards. This casual bigotry reflects the entrenched discrimination faced by the country’sRead More
Read MoreRAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2327 ANSWERED ON 20/03/2025 HINDU COMMUNITY RESIDING IN PAKISTAN #2327. SHRI MAHENDRA BHATT Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:- (a) whether Government is aware that theRead More
Read More‘Vested agenda’ The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) reported that multiple vigilante groups were working in a “dedicated manner” to “witch-hunt” people for online expression or to fabricate blasphemy evidence using social media withRead More
Read MoreAfter serving five years of the life sentence of hard labor for false blasphemy allegations, last week Pakistani Hindu school teacher and principal Notan Lal was released from prison. Notan Lal was imprisoned after a studentRead More
Read MorePakistan’s blasphemy law has come under the spotlight again after a Muslim mob burned Christian churches and houses in the east of the country earlier this week, accusing two members in the community of desecrating the Quran. RehabRead More
Read MoreThe religious minorities, mainly Hindu and Christian women and children continue to be oppressed and persecuted, at the same time facing the risk of being kidnapped, forcibly converted, raped, and coerced into a “marriage” withRead More
Read MoreIn rural Sindh, at least four million people belong to Hindu religion which is broadly accepted as a religious minority community. Due to historic rural-urban imbalance, religious discrimination and lack of streamlining into society, theyRead More
Read MoreThe 33 human rights violations logged by Mahesh Vasu Hindus Human Rights Activist working for Pakistani Hindus in October 2022 (note – some crimes occurred on an earlier date, but came to light only inRead More
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