Pakistan’s Sindh region, home to a large Hindu population, witnessed yet another tragedy that lays bare the culture of intolerance gripping the country. A Kolhi community farmer, embroiled in a dispute with a domineering landlord, was assassinated in cold blood during the day. The killing provoked mass outrage, as Hindu groups paralyzed highways with blockades, crying out for accountability.
Khabarhub’s report paints a grim picture of recurring violence: accusations spark clerical mobilization of crowds, unleashing riots and the uprooting of Hindu settlements. Far from a one-off, this murder exposes entrenched issues of elite impunity, religious discrimination, and minority subjugation spanning decades.
The scourge of forced conversions is rampant. Citing Lahore’s Center for Social Justice, the report notes 421 minority females—mostly Hindus and Christians, with 71% underage—subjected to abduction and coerced Islamization between 2021 and 2024. Victim families encounter intimidation, judicial foot-dragging, and verdicts tilted against them.
No comprehensive anti-conversion law exists, fueling abductions of young Hindu girls who are then married off forcefully. This legal void empowers predators and haunts minority parents. Coupled with physical brutality and official indifference to Islamist hardliners, Pakistan’s Hindus face a fight for survival, not just equity.
Urgent reforms, including stringent laws and impartial justice, are imperative to stem this tide of hatred and safeguard vulnerable communities.