Movement for Rights of the Religious Minorities (Hindus) in Pakistan Missing ???

By Gopinath Kumar (PHP editor from USA)
Thursday,May 27,2010

(Pakistani Hindus celebrate Holi in Karachi City,Sindh)

Pakistan : The tectonic events of the past few years - including September the ‘11’ and the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond - have dramatically affected the Muslims and their attitudes toward the non-Muslims in general. However, some of the dynamics that are influencing the socio-cultural environment in Muslim countries and especially in Pakistan are also the product of trends that have been at work for many decades.
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Falsely presumed religious mission and self-proclaimed righteousness has provided a vehicle through which different governments/leaders have sought legitimacy to discriminate against the non-Muslims. Some of the political parties even contest elections around an agenda of Islamizing the state and reforming the society around religious lines. Based on the ideology of two nation theory, the notion that a separate country "only" for the Muslims where they can live according to their own religious values has indeed proved lethal for the possibility of co-existence with other faiths for all times to come. It is predominantly a Muslim country but we need to be mindful of the existence of Christians, Bahais, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who identify themselves as non-Muslim but true Pakistanis.
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In the past two decade or so, religion has become increasingly intertwined in the political turmoil that envelops Pakistan. The Hindu and Sikh community in Pakistan are very much under represented and is inherently sub divided into various castes. AA while siding with the poorest of the poor will work with the scheduled class hindus all across Pakistan. Their representative groups will be formed at the provincial level and strengthened to amplify their political voice and bring their grievances to the public fore will help us to promote diversity and ensure their rights. Capacity building of these groups will be done especially to empower them to participate in the upcoming census in 2010.
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This campaign will contribute in increasing their participation in the national process as it provide the base of fiscal settings, services and programs provided to remote communities.

Ex-Hindus Believer harassed,abused and beaten by Muslims in Pakistan

Source http://www.persecution.com
Monday,April 19,2010

PAKISTAN : Christians who have left Hinduism and accepted Christ have been harassed, verbally abused and beaten by Muslims in Pakistan, according to VOM contacts. 

On Sept. 11, 2009, “Mahir,” a VOM contact in Pakistan, distributed 200 VOM Action Packs, 200 Triumphant Church books and 55 New Testaments to Hindu tribal people in Pakistan. That day, five Hindus were baptized in a water tube that supplies water to nearby fields. “On the same evening, 15 fanatic Muslims, including Muhammad Akram Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Nadeem and their fellows came to Mahir and verbally abused her and stopped her visiting this village,” VOM contacts said. [The Muslims] said, “You used our water supply system to give a bath to your Christians. Now that water is unholy; our crops and fields will be destroyed.”

Later that night, the Muslims visited Kishan, a Hindu background Christian, and threatened him. They said, “If you want to convert, you should choose Islam. This way you could get some gifts as well, but why did you convert to Christianity?”

Kishan shared his testimony with the Muslim men and told them the wonderful changes Christ had brought to his life. “For four years my daughter Aster was demon possessed; everybody knows that many times she was in a critical situation,” he told them. “I met with Mahir for three months, from June to August 2009. She prayed for my daughter Aster, and she received healing.

The men did not harm Kishan, but Muslim extremists later attacked and beat Kishan’s son “Hassan.” The Muslims threatened Hassan, saying, “Islam is the only option you have to convert. Why did you choose to accept Christianity? Get lost from here; otherwise we will burn you and your house.”

VOM contacts said.