Hindu Panchayat president Mukhi Eshwar Lal Makheja
laments string of violent incidents. PHOTO: FILE
SUKKUR:
Minorities’ rights and their safety are guaranteed under the
Constitution of Pakistan but the Hindu community laments that they are
deprived of their basic right.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, Hindu
Panchayat president Mukhi Eshwar Lal Makheja reported that a string of
violent incidents, including kidnapping for ransom, robbery, extortion,
gang rape and forced conversions had been inflicted upon members of the
community over the last three months.
Citing examples of the incidents, Makheja said that a
trader, Lachman Das, had been kidnapped from Airport Road, Sukkur, about
two and a half months ago and had not been rescued to date. Another
trader belonging to the Hindu community, Ravi Kumar, was kidnapped near
Sangi but was later rescued.
Makheja appealed to the authorities to provide
protection to the Hindu traders as they were an important part of the
country’s economy. “Members of the Hindu community are involved in the
rice and dates trades, apart from playing their roles in the services
sector as doctors and pharmacists,” he said.
source:tribune.com.pk
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