The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is well known for it’s strict laws towards non-Muslims such as it’s popular blasphemy law, which carries a death penalty to anyone who criticizes Islam. Many activists complain that the blasphemy law is just another mechanism for the majority Muslim population to oppress and stoke fear in Pakistan’s religious minorities such as Hindus, […]
Pakistani Hindu Refugees Feel Fear 24 hours a Day
“There is fear 24 hours a day…Hindus see themselves as helpless,” recounted Chetan Ram, while describing life in Pakistan to the Hindu American Foundation’s Director & Senior Human Rights Fellow, Samir Kalra, Esq., at the Chopasni refugee camp in Jodhpur, India. Ram was part of a contingent of 204 Hindu refugees that fled Pakistan’s southern Sindh […]
Ansar Burney to Sue Maya Khan for Live Television Conversion of Unknowing Hindu to Islam
Maya Khan is being targeted by former Expert Advisor to the United Nations on Human Rights, Ansar Burney for using his worker Sunil on a television show without consent. He feels that Maya has created more drama for the public media by inviting his worker to her show without his permission. His next step was […]
US Documentary Tour Launched to Promote Pakistani Hindu Refugees
(CHAKRA) “We won’t go back. Even if you shoot us we won’t go back,” cried out an elderly Pakistani Hindu woman living in the Dera Dhuni Baba refugee camp in the Indian capital of New Delhi. Her tragic story, along with those of 150 other Hindus from Pakistan’s Sindh province, was recently captured by Indian […]
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 […]
Cleansing Hindus from Pakistan ‘The land of the ‘Pure’
(CHAKRA) In his 1993 BBC television series Akbar S Ahmed, former ambassador from Pakistan to Britain and presently Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the American University in Washington DC, stated that Jinnah had created Pakistan so that India’s Muslims could be “safe from Hindu reaction”. But he has remained largely silent on the […]
Pakistani Sikhs and Other Minorities Demand Seat in Senate
Sikh’s in Pakistan are demanding a seat in the Senate or upper house of parliament. They are requesting that a seat be reserved for minorities in the country to have some hope for their community to be represented even in the smallest possible way. Sardar Ramesh Singh, chairman of Sikh Naujwan Sabha, Pakistan, said that […]
Hindu’s in Sindh, Pakistan Continue to Face Extreme Discrimination
(CHAKRA) In the recent killings of four Hindu doctors of whom three were brothers, members of the Hindu community from the Citizens for Democracy (CFD), have condemned the act, classifying it as a serious hate crime. According to the CFD, this crime is not an isolated case and is one more act of hatred towards […]
Four Hindu Doctors Gunned Down in Pakistan
(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 […]
Hindu’s in Pakistan Receive no Public Holiday for any Religious Festivals
Multan, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Hindu’s in Pakistan celebrated Holi like many of the worlds Hindu community did for one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year but while the celebrations happened most Hindus had to go to work without the option of having a public holiday. While most employers are flexible about giving days […]