Hindu bonded labourers

The killing of Hindu farmer Kailash Kolhi in Pakistan’s Sindh province has ignited widespread protests and reopened painful questions about minority safety in the country. Shot dead by a powerful feudal landowner, Kolhi’s murder has become a symbol of fear, impunity, and silence faced by Pakistan’s Hindu community. Protesters across Sindh are demanding justice, arrests, [...]

Pakistani Hindu refugees living in India are gripped by fear as the deadline approaches for Pakistani nationals to leave in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. The ultimatum has left them worried due to the worsening condition of Hindu minorities in Pakistan. India has given a Sunday ultimatum to Pakistani nationals to leave after the [...]

New Delhi: The incidents of attack on Hindu temples by fanatics in Pakistan have been taking place for years. A number of temples have been torched, idols of Hindu gods damaged, religious books burnt. With a population of around seven million, Hindus form the largest religious minority group in Pakistan, which, at 195 million, is [...]

Hyderabad, Pakistan – About two months ago, a Muslim businessman approached Dharmo Sochi and put a gun to his head, demanding his Hindu daughter’s hand in marriage.The businessman, Jameel Solangi, allegedly threatened the family with abduction and murder unless they acquiesced. Sochi’s 16-year-old daughter, Madhuri, had previously been harassed by Solangi but was too traumatised to [...]

A Pak court has set free 97 Hindus, including women and children, who had been kept as bonded labourers at a brick kiln in Pak’s Punjab province for the last four years. LAHORE: A Pakistani court has set free 97 Hindus, including women and children, who had been kept as bonded labourers at a brick [...]