Tag: Hindus

115 more Hindus leave for pilgrimage as India denies ‘conspiracy’ charge

Another 115 Hindu pilgrims from Sindh left for India through the Wagha border crossing on Saturday. The pilgrims said they would return to their...

Forced migration must be checked: HRCP

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concerns on the forced migration of religious minorities from Sindh and Balochistan. In a statement...

Hindu pilgrims barred from crossing threshold

Rangers stopped 100 Hindu pilgrims at Wagah borders over issues with immigration documents on Friday. Officials said the pilgrims would be allowed to enter...

A bond of love and protection

Celebrating and reaffirming the sibling bond where sisters tie a rakhi (a decorated sacred thread) on the wrist of their brothers, Raksha Bandhan was...

3 Hindu traders kidnapped

At least three Hindu traders were kidnapped by unknown persons when they were going to Jacobabad from Karachi here on Saturday. As per details,...

PM directs ETPB to settle Hindus’ property claims

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday directed the management of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to resolve the issue of properties claims of...

SC asks NADRA to resolve Hindus’ CNIC issues

The Supreme Court directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on Monday to submit its report to the SC registrar within three weeks...

Pakistani Hindus seek safety in India

Preetam Das is a good doctor with a hospital job and a thriving private clinic, yet all he thinks about is leaving Pakistan, terrified...

Pakistani Hindus seek safety in India

Preetam Das is a good doctor with a hospital job and a thriving private clinic, yet all he thinks about is leaving Pakistan, terrified...

‘23 Hindus kidnapped from Balochistan’

The incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Balochistan are on the rise, as a government official revealed on Saturday that 23 Hindus had been...

The peace process

It must go on Thirteen is considered an unlucky number. But 13 years ago in February, 1999 something fortunate took place. This was the month...

PPP chooses 2 upper caste Hindus for Senate

The ruling PPP has finalised the names of candidates of religious minorities for the upcoming Senate elections and has selected two Upper Caste billionaire...

The minorities of Delhi

Small community adjusting in a big city The final days of 2011 have ended on a beautiful note for me. On the cold evening of...

Indian court stays deportation of 151 Pakistani Hindus

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the government’s response on a petition seeking grant of asylum to 151 Hindus from Pakistan who are...

Fight for the white stripe

The growing acts of intolerance against the minorities in Pakistan should be cause for great concern for everybody in the country. We keep harping on...

Protect the minorities

Sindh is home to the majority of our Hindu community that makes up less than three percent of the total population of Pakistan. The Hindus,...

‘Killings conspiracy to force Hindus to leave Sindh’

Despite special orders issued by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan, and other federal and...