Pakistan

Sent to HHR by Phulloo Megwar the Uncle of  Vijanti unfolding the series of events that lead to her tragic ordeal. “Vijanti,6 year old daughter of poor labourer Munwar Meghwar Meghwar, residing in Ghulam Nabi Shah a small town of district Umerkot , Sindh Pakistan. On the unfortunate evening of 4th December 2012, she was [...]

On 4 December 2012 six year old Vijanti Meghwar was brutally raped in Ghulam Nabi Shah village, district Taluka Pithoro Umerkot, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Vijanti belongs to the Meghwar community of the country’s minority Hindu population. She was found unconscious and lying in the street. Such a heinous crime was made easier [...]

Pakistan : In an extraordinary turn of events, Section 295-A was used to register a blasphemy case against Muslim men for damaging a Hindu temple during riots on Ishq-e-Rasool Day. Section 295-A is the lesser known, non Islam-specific clause of the country’s notorious blasphemy law. The Shri Krishna Bhagwan Mandir, located in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area [...]

Hindu families from Pakistan have strongly opposed the revival of cricket series between the two nations as they had to face harassment and humiliation if India won the game. [...]

The fears of my mother and many Hindu mothers like her materialised. I went out to one of the largest markets of Kandhkot and was abducted by a man I knew very well. He was none other than the guard who was responsible for safeguarding our temples.The news of my conversion and marriage to a [...]

18 th December 2005, HHR done a protest outside the Pakistan Embassy in London raising the issue of kidnapped Hindus girls and persecution of Hindus in Pakistan. That time we had no support from most human rights groups or the media. So what has changed since 7 years on ? [...]

During the protest on the Independence Day of Pakistan (14th of August) Dutch-Hindu citizens had a chance to interact with the representative of Pakistani Embassy regarding the current problems Hindu community face in Pakistan. [...]

Sunday against Religious Discrimination in Pakistan to STOP FORCED CONVERSION OF HINDU SINDHI GIRLS IN PAKISTAN. You are requested to support this Protest against the Hindu persecution in Pakistan; A protest rally is to be held in London this Sunday against Religious Discrimination in Pakistan to STOP FORCED CONVERSION OF HINDU SINDHI GIRLS IN PAKISTAN. [...]

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 Hindus [...]

– There is a lack of awareness across the world about the very existence of a significant yet dwindling Hindu community in Pakistan. Presently it is estimated that Hindus make up 2% of Pakistan’s population. This is at least five times the number of Hindus in Britain. – Before the end of colonial rule in [...]