Tarique Khoso is a human rights worker based in Pakistan and he recently shared case of a young Dalit Hindu woman. He informed that on November 9th in Sindh’s Mithi, a Dalit Hindu woman Asmia Kolhi was drugged, kidnapped, and then forced to marry and convert to Islam by an influential Muslim man. The Hindu […]
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Sindh: Hindu village converts to Islam (Video)
In Sindh’s Badin, an entire Hindu village has converted to Islam. The man behind the conversion is a Muslim cleric named Hafiz Ghulam Mehmood Soho. The Hindus can be seen on camera saying that this conversion took place with their approval. Hindu burial ground targeted in Malkani Sharif Islam is the state religion of Pakistan […]
What Pakistani Hindus do during Muharram
Chander Parkash Khatri, a Pakistani Hindu, has penned a beautiful note detailing the feelings of the Hindu community during the Muslim Muharram. Here is his note, unedited, where he speaks about it: “Though I don’t know much about Hussaini Brahmins/Hindus, but I always notice a few things amongst many Hindus of Sindh during the 1st […]
Hindu boys picked up in Pakistan for Eid postings
Sufi Pir Ayub Jan Sarhandi’s mega rally on 12th September in Mithi’s Kashmir Chowk, Pakistan, against Hindus has yielded fruits. The rally was an anti-Hindu show and the target was the Hindu boys who had said certain things with regards to Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid. Tharparkar police, acting on the tip, has picked up one […]
Pakistani Hindus tense as anti-Hindu rally by a feared Islamist nears
Pakistani Hindus may soon be under fire as Sufi Pir Ayub Jan Sarhandi is planning a mega rally on 12th September in Mithi’s Kashmir Chowk. Mithi is considered one of the most peaceful places in Pakistan for a Hindu but due to the activities of Sufi Muslim leader, the area is now under severe strain. […]
Pakistani Hindus face eviction in Mehmoodabad
Pakistani Hindus have been facing harrowing time as they fight land sharks on one hand and forced conversion of their children and women on the other hand. The News International, a Pakistani newspaper, has reported that Basti Guru Bagh, Mehmoodabad, has some Hindu families living in abysmal conditions but now even this may not last […]
Pakistani Hindus win hearts with this great gesture!
Pakistani Hindus are winning hearts again. A little while back the death of a Hindu soldier working in the Pakistani Army, Lal Chand Rabari, in an operation against terrorists underlined the contribution of the Pakistani Hindus in the nation often in the news for the persecution and subjugation of Hindus and other minorities. But again, Pakistani […]
Hindu student made to apologize for celebrating Holi in Pakistan
A Hindu student was forced to write an apology on an affidavit because he celebrated Holi in the university. In the affidavit, he promised that he will not celebrate Holi again. This was done at the behest of Head of Mass Communication Department of Sindh University Jamshoro. Activist Asad Chandio brought the issue to light and […]
Pakistan: When ‘undisputed’ Temples were martyred for a disputed Babri
Everyone understands that the demolition of the disputed structure, or what is known as Babri masjid/mosque, in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, could have been avoided. The way Indians react to the anniversary of the demolition of the disputed Babri structure, allegedly built by Mughal emperor Babur after he allegedly plundered a Ram Temple, is that […]
Setback for minorities, Sindh Governor returns Bill against forced conversion
As was expected, the Sindh Governor buckled under pressure from radicals who have vowed to create mayhem if the Criminal Law Bill becomes law. The Sindh Governor Justice (retd) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, sent back the Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill without ratifying it and wrote to the Sindh Assembly secretariat to “reconsider the legislation.” Siddiqui who […]