Two men from Pakistan’s minority Hindu community are confirmed dead after extremists opened fire at a Government-licensed liquor shop in this Pakistani port city of Karachi. Three minorities, including 2 Hindus, were at the ‘Super Wine shop’ in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in Karachi when the gunmen opened fire, killing them instantly. The deadly attack took place a day before the holy religious celebration […]
The Plight of Minority Groups and Women Living in Pakistan
National Hindu Students’ Forum UK (NHSF) and partners are launching the Human Boundaries campaign to raise awareness of the Human and Civil Rights abuses which are faced by minority groups living in Pakistan. We are also looking to petition the British, Pakistani and Indian government, as well as the United Nations, to see if we […]
World Hindu Council of America Donates Ration & Tents to Pakistan Hindu Refugees in Rajasthan
(CHAKRA) It was scorching heat of 105 Degree Fahrenheit when a tempo load of daily sustenance grocery items ( Flour, Cereals, Oil, Soaps, Sugar, tea) arrived at Mandor (an area) based government shelter house where around 240 Pakistani Hindu refugees (a total of 35 Hindu families) are settled. Groceries & tents were distributed to Pakistani […]
Persecution of Hindu, Christian & Other Minority Women in Pakistan Highlighted at Capitol Hill
In light of the recent tragic cases of Rimsha Masih, a fourteen year-old disabled Christian girl imprisoned under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, and Rinkle Kumari, a nineteen year-old Hindu girl kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) hosted a Capitol Hill Briefing last week to highlight the persecution of minority women in […]
Hindus Continue to be Mistreated, Kidnapped and Killed in Pakistan
Another plea and protest has rose against the Pakistan government to create laws supporting the Hindu minority rights in Pakistan. The Hindu communities in Pakistan have demanded that new laws be formed in order to eliminate the constant threats and carrying out of kidnappings, discrimination, harassment and forced conversion. After growing incidents of forced conversion […]
Hindus in Pakistan – A People Without a Voice
By Jai Rustgi Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Not only are Pakistani Hindus a people without a voice but also a people without an identity or existence to the outside world. Most people are not even aware of the fact that about 2.5 million Hindus (about 2% of the total population according to the last census […]