The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concerns on the forced migration of religious minorities from Sindh and Balochistan. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission said some minorities in Sindh and Balochistan argued that vested interest groups were threatening them to leave Pakistan. “Religious minorities’ continued migration from Sindh and Balochistan is a reflection of the state’s failure to save these citizens from violence, discrimination and disgusting excesses such as forced conversion of young women,” the report noted.
In addition, the live telecast of a recent conversion of a young Hindu man on television is a particularly reprehensible and indefensible manifestation of the attitude towards non-Muslims, HRCP’s report argued. HRCP hoped that the government addressed, in consultation with the communities in question, the reasons forcing religious minorities to flee the country.
It also urged civil society organizations and the media to keep the spotlight firm on the issues related to minority groups.
