(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist )Geneva: Highlighting the plight of Hindus in Pakistan, a group of protesters on Friday (local time) gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th session of UN Human Rights Council to protest against the persecution faced by them at the hands of the Islamic fundamentalists supported by Imran Khan government.
“Hindus in Pakistan are systematically marginalized, persecuted, and discriminated which led to an increased level of violence notably religiously motivated kidnapping, assault, sexual crimes, and murder. Hate messages against Hindus, who form a minuscule minority in Pakistan, are routinely expressed by Pakistan lawmakers and politicians,” said the protesters.
Moreover, the hard-line radical Islamists in Pakistan oppose the construction of the Hindu temple claiming that it is contrary to the idea of the Islamic nation. Recently, one Hindu temple in Sindh was brutally attacked by an Islamist mob.
“These attacks are often orchestrated by Islamists leaders who enjoy patronage and protection by the Pakistani government. And Twitter, Facebook is filled by people glorifying this act,” the protesters said.
For decades, the minority communities in Pakistan, including Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians, have been attacked by the Islamist fundamentalists. The protesters informed that Pakistan’s persecution of minorities was recently exposed in a poster put up by a leader of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), giving an open threat to the Hindus.
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