(CHAKRA) The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) condemned the brutal attack on four Hindus earlier this week in a small town in Sindh province, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the deaths of three doctors: Drs. Ajit Kumar, Naresh Kumar, and Ashok Kumar, while a fourth, Dr. Satia Pal, received serious injuries and is currently in intensive care in a Karachi hospital. The incident has caused widespread fear and apprehension amongst Hindus in Sindh, who frequently complain of inadequate protection from the police.
Such violent attacks on the Hindu community are fairly common in Pakistan according to the Foundation, which publishes an annual human rights report that documents the plight of Hindu minorities worldwide.
“This horrific act is yet another example of the religious intolerance that pervades Pakistani society,” said Samir Kalra, Esq., HAF Director and Senior Fellow for Human Rights. “Hindus and other minorities are routinely subjected to violence and persecution, while the government and police sit idly by and do nothing.”
The victims were reportedly gunned down by members of the Muslim Bhayo community after an alleged dispute involving a Muslim “dancing girl.” Members of the Hindu community, however, maintain that they had been receiving threats for the past three months, since they stopped paying “protection money” to the Muslim Bhayos. Hindus and other non-Muslims are often forced to pay “protection money” to Muslim gangs in order to safeguard their community from violence.
Following funerals for the victims, Hindus throughout Sindh, including in the cities of Shikarpur, Larkana, Umarkot, Tharparkar, and Nawabshah, initiated an indefinite strike and closed their businesses to protest the murders and demand justice. Police authorities have reportedly made arrests in connection with the case, but it is unclear as to whether any of the arrested persons will be charged or prosecuted.
“Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the victims,” said Arvind Chandrakantan, HAF Executive Council Member. “We urge the government to take all necessary steps to bring the perpetrators to justice and provide protection to the Hindu community.”
LaL says
Now in Indian population Muslim’s 20%. When this popultion overcome 50-60 persentage than Hindu. That time The same will happen in India also.
Dr. O. P. Sudrania says
Just recently USCIRF has published a report on intolerance in Pakistan and hate teachings in their schools and madarsas. But it is nothing new. There has been lot of earlier reports on this point including news reports by some Pakistani journalists themselves for last over a decade if not earlier. This is open secret. I remember last year in March 2010 when Hillary Clinton was having a strategic dialogue of its kind as first such one, the LeT goon Hafiz Saeed was spewing venom openly against India/Hindus in PoK where he runs his hate camps
to train his mujahideens for keeping the Kashmir pot on boil.
Only a day before at the SAARC Summit at Maldives, PMs of India-Pakistan has exchanged bonhomies but the ground realities remain unchanged as far as the deep ingrained hate against minorities and Hindus in particular, this brutal jihadi killings will remain unaltered. Pakistan has turned into a killer squad through its hate
teachings in the majority schools and madarsas and mosques, hence the most Muslim society in Pakistan as well as Kashmir Valley remain anti-Hindu. This cannot change until the Muslims have a fear of reprisals.
Could the recent friendly hand at Maldives be an extension of some such international isolation of Pakistan? It is unfortunate but true that the monster US created is not biting only INdia but the US itself. Let us wait to see how US gets out of Afghanistan next year. I assure you, there are going to be more Hindu killings in the name of spies to pour the Islamic anger in retaliation of US actions. I have a sinister feeling of a more wide spread wars coming next year.
santi says
this is very bad to here what ever happening in Pakistan, It has been started already in India by incompetent Govt. of India. IN INDIA WHEN THESE PEOPLE WAKE UP I DON’T UNDERSTAND MY SUGGESTION IS WAKE UP HINDUS OTHERWISE THEY ARE ABOUT KILL EVERY HINDU