PAKISTAN: THE SITUATION OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
Introduction Pakistan is a country of approximately 172 million people, of whom around 95-96 percent areMuslims, comprising roughly 80 percent Sunni and 20 percent Shia. For the purposes of thisreport…
Persecution and Discrimination of Hindus in Pakistan
Under the unrelenting persecution and hate it is no surprise that Pakistan’s Hindu and Sikh minorities are fast disappearing with India being the favoured destination for the refugees with large…
Connecting the Dots: Education and Religious Discrimination in Pakistan
Overview Pakistan is undergoing incredible stress in its capacity to govern. Relief efforts in response to the floods of 2010 and 2011 alone seem capable of overwhelming all other government…
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN PAKISTAN: AN ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LAWS
Introduction Mohammad Ali Jinnah, address to the Constituent Assembly, August 11,947: “You are free: you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques…
Forced Conversions & Forced Marriages In Sindh, Pakistan
Executive Summary It has been estimated that 1000 women and girls from religious minorities are abducted, forcibly converted and then married off to their abductors every year (ref The Aurat…
Forced Conversions & Forced Marriages In Sindh, Pakistan
Executive Summary It has been estimated that 1000 women and girls from religious minorities are abducted, forcibly converted and then married off to their abductors every year (ref The Aurat…
Minorities under attack: Faith-based discrimination and violence in Pakistan
1. IntroductionFollowing growing incidents of violence, intolerance and discrimination towards members ofreligious and sectarian minority communities across Pakistan, the Human Rights Commissionof Pakistan (HRCP) convened the Working Group…
Persecution and Discrimination of Hindus in Pakistan
I think it important to harken back to the very foundation of Pakistan, and in doing so recall the words of the nation’s founder and first governor-general, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.…
Religious Freedom in Pakistan in 2022
In 2022, Pakistan’s religious freedom conditions remain on a negative trajectory with religious minorities subject to frequent attacks and threats including accusations of blasphemy, targeted killings, lynchings, mob violence, forced…