The Untold Story of Pakistani Hindu Refugees (Video)

Due to the tragic state of Hindus living in Muslim majority Pakistan, there are more and more hindus trying to seek refuge in neighboring India. However, due to many political influences the Indian administration has not fully given these hindus refugee status. Over the years there have been thousands of cases around the kidnappings, rape, forceful conversion to Islam and murder of the religious hindu minority living in Pakistan, with little to no internal media attention. These circumstances make it even more difficult to create awareness of the millions of hindus affected.

The Hindu American Foundation has written various reports highlighting the atrocities and human rights violations of non-muslim minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, Christians) in Pakistan. Recently many human rights reports by NGOs and Governments around the world have also began to vocalize these atrocities on non-muslims. With mounting discrimination and violence in Pakistan, large numbers of Hindus, such as Ram, have migrated to India in recent years.  It is estimated that 1,000 Pakistani Hindus arrive annually in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan.

Although the issue of Hindu refugees in India is beginning to get some local media attention, it doesn’t seem likely that the current India Congress Government will do much to protect them. The majority of Pakistan’s remaining Hindu population reside in Sindh, with smaller concentrations in the provinces of Balochistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkwa. Many Sindhi advocacy groups, such as World Sindhi Congress (WSC) and the Sindhi American Political Action Committee (SAPAC) have been active in raising awareness about the plight of Hindus in Sindh.

Here are just a few atrocities and events that have taken place on Hindu and Sikh religious minorities in Pakistan:

At least 25 Hindu Girls Abducted Every Month in the Islamic State of Pakistan
Pakistani Hindu Refugees Feel Fear 24 hours a Day
Four Hindu Doctors Gunned Down in Pakistan
Human Rights Report Released Amidst Worsening Plight of Minorities In Pakistan
HAF Letter to Pakistan Embassy Asks for Restoration of Demolished Temple
Hindus Continue to be Mistreated, Kidnapped and Killed in Pakistan
US Documentary Tour Launched to Promote Pakistani Hindu Refugees
Persecution of Hindu, Christian & Other Minority Women in Pakistan Highlighted at Capitol Hill
Conversion of Hindu Boy to Islam Was Broadcast Live on Pakistani Media (Video)
Hindu’s in Sindh, Pakistan Continue to Face Extreme Discrimination
Hindu Girl Held in Madrassa and Forced to Convert to Islam
Hindus in Pakistan – A People Without a Voice
Cleansing Hindus from Pakistan ‘The land of the ‘Pure’
Hindu Child Kidnapped by Extremists in Sindh Pakistan
Kidnapped Sikhs Forced to Cut their Hair and Embrace Islam
A New Wave of Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs Fleeing to India
Islamic Extremists Abducts and Beheads Two Sikhs in Pakistan and Throw Heads in Gurdwara
Hindu Man Kidnapped in Pakistan: Request for Ransom of 10 Million Rs

You can watch this short 5 minute video to get a glimpse and summary of the Pakistani Hindu Refugee story in India: