INSIGHT UK launched its report on the religious persecution of Hindus in Pakistan before the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus. (Photo source: X)
“One suggestion was a letter to the foreign office requesting a meeting highlighting the atrocities against minorities so that the department can raise the concerns with the current establishment in Pakistan.
TOI correspondent from London: A UK parliamentary group says it will raise the issue of persecution of Hindus in Pakistan with UK’s govt and in parliament. There was also a discussion on requesting to curtail aid to Pakistan,” the APPG secretariat spokesperson said. Yet, it notes, “international media coverage has been notably scarce”.
It points out how structural features of the Pakistani state entrench second-class status for minorities, such as the Constitution which stipulates that both the prime minister and president must be Muslim. It also covers attacks on Hindu temples and forced marriages and forced conversions of Hindus and Christians in Pakistan.