India committed to help Pakistani Hindus: Swaraj

Indian external affairs minister says welfare of minorities in Pakistan will be monitored closely

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday the welfare of minorities in Pakistan, including Hindus, will be monitored closely and issues taken up at appropriate meetings.

"The Centre is monitoring the developments affecting the welfare of minorities, including Hindus, in Pakistan and would take up issues at all appropriate meetings with Islamabad," Sawaraj said, in response to a letter.

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Senior Punjab Bharitya Janata Party (BJP) leader Avinash Rai Khanna had earlier written to Swaraj to bring her attention the problems faced by Hindus in Pakistan.

"Many Hindus are facing problems in Pakistan as the authorities are not issuing marriage certificates to them there and their plight is bad," he wrote.

Swaraj assured that the Indian government would raise the issue of the difficulty faced by Hindus in getting their marriages registered.

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She further added that the Pakistani government had been made aware of India’s concern over the problems faced by the minorities and that Pakistan had assured that it was looking after all its citizens, especially the minority community.

This article originally appeared on The Economic Times.