Reports of atrocities against minority communities in Pakistan: Govt tells Parliament

New Delhi (Ajoy Mishra): There have been reports of atrocities against minority communities in Pakistan, including against the members of Hindu community, the government has informed Parliament. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of External Affairs was asked whether the government is aware that the minority Hindu community is continuously migrating from the Sindh province “due to violence and discrimination against the Hindu community in the neighboring country Pakistan”.

“There have been reports of atrocities against minority communities in Pakistan, including against the members of Hindu community. Incidents such as intimidation, abduction, persecution, forced conversions and forced marriages, which compel them to migrate, have been reported from time to time,” Singh said.