In a statement released by the Party's Central Secretariat in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that the murders of Dr Ashok, Dr Naresh and Dr Ajeet Kumar mark a sad day for Pakistan. He asserted that PTI believes in the peaceful and harmonious co-existence of all religious and ethnic groups and an indiscriminate practice of the rule of law.
Khan also said that attempts to settle disputes in such a "barbaric manner" jeopardize the prospects of harmony in the society. He reiterated that abdication of governance by "the corrupt ruling mafia" had resulted in an increase in violence in society that needed to be curtailed.
He also condemned the role of the law-enforcement agencies that he believes side with the criminals and refrain from registering cases against the alleged assailants.
Imran Khan further stated that while an independent enquiry was a basic requisite, what is absolutely vital is that its findings are made public and the culprits are punished without any discrimination.
The incident took place on Monday in Chak town near Shikarpur city, 400 kilometres north of Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.
Hindus make up less than two percent of the population of this Muslim nation of 175 million people.
The President of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Karachi division Syed Najmi Alam, General Secretary Saeed Ghani and Information Secretary Latif Mughal had also strongly condemned the killing of the doctors. They demanded the government and the chief justice to take notice of the targeting of Hindus in parts of Sindh.
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I fear the future of the country. Why I am one seeing the name of one leader.
@Mohammad Assad: It is not a myth. These statistics are based on the population of present-day Pakistan and West Pakistan at the time of partition. And I am not even getting into statistics regarding the expulsion of Hindus out of Pakistan at the time of partition. Those statistics are even more overwhelming.
After seeing the pictures of celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's birthday in Pakistan, I am convinced Pakistan treats her minorities very well. Both, India and Pakistan are poor countries, Mafia have a field day, they are not religious neutral otherwise VIPS would not be kidnapped and murdered in both countries.
@tauseef: What country?
Let us hope and pray justice gets served to the culprits!
@Mr Ajit. Indians like to perpetuate this myth quite a lot, but the truth is that the large Majority of Hindu population was living in East Pakistan, and when Pakistan lost its eastern arm, the percentage of hindu population declined for obvious reasons.
@ravi sigh: Oh dear this is so absolutely heart retching to see the original inhabitants of the land called pakistan today in such a bad shape. I advice that you should invite some world news agency like BBC or Reuters to film a documentary on your living conditions and then show the world. May be that could be a defining moment and put momentum to efforts to bring our left out people back from pakistan.
What sort of people kill doctors? This isn't criminal; its barbaric hatred!!
@Ayaz Munir: - THe vision of great leader Quaid-e - Azam is most correct . Say 9% would include not just hindus but christians sikhs buddhists and all others . It would not affect decision making by the majority muslim but minorities would not be excluded from the society either . Hope Imran can restore this vision of the Great Leader.
Ajit bhai your are absolutely right . ajit bhai here in balochistan hindus are also being brutally treated and suffering from kidnapping killing very brutally of their beoloved ones.
with respect to doctors who were serving majority muslim community irrespective of their own religion. today the locality has lost 4 hindu doctors but increases the suffering of 80-100 plus muslim patients in the sick list.
Neither you majority study the doctor and serve the poor, rather you stay fanatics and kill the people.
God should save this country.
even if Imran-bhai-saheb took 3 days ,it was not late , because the content is more importatn by far than issuing a quick and thoughtless statement as some others might do . The quality of his statement is well-balanced and shows a firm commitment to the restoration of the rule of Law :
nevertheless im more inclined to think that there was a justifiable delay in the time he issued the statement to the time the good tribune was able to publish it due to the due processses of running apaper , understandably there was some time gaps - it is ok becuase it is the quality of the statement that counts far more
, and Leader Imran has done well in this .
hello I am Ravi Singh from Quetta and I want to tell Mr.Imran Khan that here in balochistan the miniorities are being treated very brutally and kidnapping and killing of hindus here is so common that every week a case takes place .Police even refuse to register the fir because the higher level authority is involved in kidnapping and we all the hindu and sikh community is totally unsecure and it seems that we are waiting for our turn three members of hindu community are still in their hands and they are demanding five crore for each member and the same gang is operating . Sir Imran khan please do something before your minority decline from 2% to 0 %
Altaf Hussain condemned the killing of these doctors almost 3 days ago... Why arent his statements given such prominence?
Pakistan has a long history of persecution of minorities including Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs and Ahmediyas amongst others. In fact, it is so well known that the percentage of Hindus in Pakistan dwindled from 15% (out of 31 million, i.e. 4.6 million) at the time of partition to something like 1.5% (out of 140 million, i.e. 2.1 million) today. Over the past years, several Hindu places of worship have been razed to the ground. The incident reported in this news item is the latest addendum to a despicable record of human rights in Pakistan. Several Pakistani NGOs and journalists like Pervez Hoodbhoy, as well as international organizations have highlighted Pakistan's track record of filling school textbooks with hatred against Hindus and their beliefs. In such an environment, such acts of violence are but the most likely consequence. What a pity!
What happened is just , 'Deplorable', the people who did this should be brought to Justice ' , These men were Pakistanis ...Our country men ! !.
It did NOT take Imran three days to issue this statement, Tribune published it three days after he made this statement. Also notice the contrast between the Chairman, himself, of an extremely popular party condemning the attacks versus the ruling and corrupt elite making a low party leader make a statement. Just shows how much PPP cares.
LOVE ALL SERVE ALL. HELP EVER HURT NEVER. May ALMIGHTY LORD Bless them and their family.
Movement for justice needed!!
@Ayaz Munir: Pakistani minorities will be ecstatic if they are treated as equals and not rerlegated to the status of 2nd/ 3rd class citizens. Only time will tell if Imran khan is capable of facing the onslaught of intolerabe segments of society who have hijacked it in the name of supremacy of Islam.
If we are to make this the Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam, we need to give the minorities atleast 8 to 10 % of the government seats & Jobs
Hi.This is indeed a sad incident.No question about that. On the other hand i think that Imran Khan should organise jalsas on a 10-daily basis in Punjab and KP.Only then will the target be achieved. Thank You.
Thanks Imrandada.
PTI will sweep next election, I can see it happening realistically now.
Rule of Law. I wish the concept is restored in this country.