Minorities in Pakistan
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Research Project International Human Rights Law
| Topic |
|Plight of Christians in Pakistan and |
|Suggestions for their uplift |
Submitted to Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Dated: 25/Dec /2010 Submitted By: Group Members: Farhan Khalid 9108 Ubaid Hassan 12106 Fakhar Zaman 10726 Nawab Ali Khan 10798 Rehan Ali 9133
Background:
Minority Rights Group International, a watchdog organization, ranked Pakistan last year as the world’s top country for major increases in threats to minorities from 2007 along with Sri Lanka, which is embroiled in civil war. The group lists Pakistan as seventh on the list of 10 most dangerous countries for minorities, after Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar and Congo.
Following is the list of major minority groups living in Pakistan. 1. Christians 2. Sikhs 3. Hindus 4. Other religious groups
.
Security concerns of religious minority groups in Pakistan:
‘In Pakistan today there is a lot of feeling of fear by all the minorities,’ said the Rev. Richard D’Souza of St. Jude Church in Karachi. ‘We feel we have no protection.’
Hindu Panchayat, representing Hindus. ‘We worry about the future of our families and our children here in Pakistan all of us (minorities) do today.’
‘What are we to do? We have nothing,’ Singh said. ‘We have asked the government of Pakistan either relocate us to somewhere safe or send us to India.’
Editorials in local
Research Project International Human Rights Law
| Topic |
|Plight of Christians in Pakistan and |
|Suggestions for their uplift |
Submitted to Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Dated: 25/Dec /2010 Submitted By: Group Members: Farhan Khalid 9108 Ubaid Hassan 12106 Fakhar Zaman 10726 Nawab Ali Khan 10798 Rehan Ali 9133
Background:
Minority Rights Group International, a watchdog organization, ranked Pakistan last year as the world’s top country for major increases in threats to minorities from 2007 along with Sri Lanka, which is embroiled in civil war. The group lists Pakistan as seventh on the list of 10 most dangerous countries for minorities, after Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar and Congo.
Following is the list of major minority groups living in Pakistan. 1. Christians 2. Sikhs 3. Hindus 4. Other religious groups
.
Security concerns of religious minority groups in Pakistan:
‘In Pakistan today there is a lot of feeling of fear by all the minorities,’ said the Rev. Richard D’Souza of St. Jude Church in Karachi. ‘We feel we have no protection.’
Hindu Panchayat, representing Hindus. ‘We worry about the future of our families and our children here in Pakistan all of us (minorities) do today.’
‘What are we to do? We have nothing,’ Singh said. ‘We have asked the government of Pakistan either relocate us to somewhere safe or send us to India.’
Editorials in local
Bibliography: http://scepticlife.blogspot.com/2010/03/minority-report.html#ixzz19067jYLZ July 06, 2010|By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times http://www.wikipedia.org http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/15-Pakistans-religious-minorities-report-violence-nf-01 http://www.fact-index.com/d/di/discrimination_against_non_muslims_in_pakistan.html