Over 2,500 Sikhs from India arrived in Pakistan on Sunday amid tight security to take part in the festivities in connection with the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion.
Hindu Council slams smear campaign against Dr Ramesh
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February 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) has reacted to ongoing character assassination campaign against its Patron-in-chief Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani and hinted to take legal action against people portraying themselves as minority representatives at the behest of the Evacuee Trust Properties Board (ETPB).
In a statement issued on Friday, the council said the patriotic Hindu community across the country values the selfless contributions of Dr Vankwani to ensure the protection of holy places. The problems of the non-Muslim minority community in Pakistan are directly related to the incompetence of the ETPB, the statement said.
Religious minorities do not feel safe in Pakistan
Pakistan s government may portray itself as the saviour of minorities but the reality is contrary to the hefty claims made by it.
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Updated: Dec 14, 2020, 09:55 PM IST
Pakistan s government may portray itself as the saviour of minorities and patt its back before the international community, but the reality is contrary to the hefty claims made by it with the continuous reports trickling from across the border about the atrocities being committed on minority communities especially Sikhs and Hindus.
Their young daughters are being abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and married to Muslim men, often elder ones, besides people of minority community being implicated in blasphemy cases often to settle personal scores with government agencies only providing supporting the majority Muslims.
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Young daughters of Sikhs, Hindus are targetted, abducted and forcefully converted to Islam.
In most of such cases, convict get scot-free.
ISLAMABAD: There is no doubt that Pakistan tries its best to portray itself as a saviour of minorities and misses out no opportunity to pat its back before the international community. However, the reality is far contrary to hefty claims made by Imran Khan-led government on the safety and security of the minority community in its country.
Frequent reports that have surfaced from across the border in the recent past clearly speak out about atrocities being committed on minority communities, especially Sikhs and Hindus, whose young teenage daughters were abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and married to much older Muslim men. People belonging to minority communities in Pakistan often get implicated in blasphemy cases and this is primarily because government agencies want to settle their personal scores by providing support t