Minority minister raises voice against increase in kidnappings of Hindus
He said this during the Balochistan Assembly proceeding on Tuesday. He took the floor on a point of order and said a Hindu trader had been kidnapped from Quetta whose whereabouts are not known.
“Jawar Lal a trader of Wadh area in Khuzdar was kidnapped about 15 months ago and still had not been recovered,” he informed the House.
Parkash Lal said that minorities have been subjected to kidnapping for ransom for the past several years but no one is paying heed to this serious issue.
“We still remember the hospitalities of Sardar and Nawabs that how they welcomed us and they treated us,” he recalled. “But now the Hindus are most vulnerable to kidnapping for ransom. The law makers usually raise their voice for the Hindu community but we do not know why such incidents are not being controlled.”
Parkash Lal said Kalat and Nasirabad Division had become black spots where incidents of kidnapping for ransom are increasing with each passing days.
He said it was the responsibility of the civil administration and law enforcing agencies to break up the chain of kidnappers and criminals by bringing them to justice. “I appeal that please show sincerity while addressing the plight of Hindu people.”
However, while the Minister for Minority was sharing the plight of the Hindu community, merely 11 out of 65 lawmakers were in attendance which is not requisite to run the business of the House on moral ground.
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@Raj: I would give one more decade when there would not be one Hindu or a Sikh left in Pakistan. Same as Afghanistan, which was majority Buddhist before the coming of muslims there.
Wonder if somebody is going to come in here and claim 'but, but, what about other Muslims and Pakistanis who get kidnapped?!' - well then, case closed! Sweep the growing trend and statistical higher rate of discrimination under the rug...
Obviously Imran Khan and Zardari's happy Diwali greetings aren't enough and will be seen as empty gestures...
Islam at it's best. When Pakistan formed in 1947, it had nearly 25% of Hindu population. Today it stands at mere 1%. Can anyone tell me where do these Hindus vanish?
Hindus r being targeted by the state agencies and their puppet taliban organizations for ransom, Baloch have always condemn these incidents with minorities, they are part of Balochistan. We request the international organizations including UN to intervene in Balochistan's problem and play your role.