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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010

Story Begins

Twice Condemned » January 28, 2010
Asadullah Khan
Pakistan is home to a majority Muslim population but the country has its own Hindu population, which constitutes about less than two percent of the total population. They live primarily in the urban areas of the province of Sindh in the lower Indus valley. Over half are concentrated in the south-eastern district of Tharparkar. Those who chose to stay in Pakistan after the partition of the sub-continent were faced with constitutional and other limitations-generally imposed generally on all non-Muslims. But the lower-caste Hindus within the broad cluster of religious Hindu minority suffered the most. Pakistan's attitude towards scheduled caste Hindus has long been a case of double standards coupled with denial. They are hit by double discrimination as non-Muslims in a Muslim majority country and Dalits within Hindu community. Since this discrimination is not officially recognized, therefore, there is no legislation against it. Journalist Asadullah Khan visits different cities of Sindh province to tell the story. (18:00)
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