‘Do not discriminate against Dalits’

President Asif Ali Zardari took notice on Friday of reports that Scheduled Caste Hindus (Dalits) were being denied humanitarian assistance and entry into relief camps, and ordered the authorities concerned to immediately provide relief to all marooned and stranded people including the Hindus and told the provincial government to submit a report on the matter.
Presidential Spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Zardari asked the Sindh chief minister to look into the complaints and resolve the issues. He said this discrimination was “unacceptable” and the disaster caused by floods was a humanitarian issue, which was beyond partisan or religious considerations.