Pakistani Hindus-For Laddu Sahib.

Pakistani Hindus-For Laddu Sahib.
Topic started by 1Safe on Apr 16, 2008 7:09:13 am
Even as I don't agree with some of the things you say, I decided to write this for you. Because you come across as sincere.
I am hoping you would read this with an open mind.

Pakistan's Hindus don't have the problems you talk about. They do have problems, but not the kind you can imagine--being part of a majority community yourself.

Thankfully, and mercifully, they have fallen under the radar of the evil eyes of the extremists. They're not in such dangers as are the Ahmedis, the Christians, even the Shias. That has a lot to do with their choice of professions. Traditionally, the cast-Hindus have been traders. They don't have the exposure that politicians or activists have.

Those who are laborers have always been so. The partition has not changed how they earn a living. Meaning, it has not affected their class status at all.

They are represented in every class. Some of the most richest Pakistanis are Hindus. Some of the poorest are also Hindus or, as some would call them OBCs.

Now, about some of those highly publicized cases. We have criminals in Pakistan, as in any other country. Some kidnap young girls. When a Muslim girl is kidnapped, it either does not make the news, because the parents out of shame do not file an FIR, or, it is placed in the 8th page of the paper. When a Hinud girl is kidnapped, it makes the front page news(we also have our secular journalists!)

In most areas, we don't have segregated neighborhoods, unlike in your country. In Pakistan, people live according to their income levels. This means, that in Karachi, the crore pathis live together in Defence or Clifton. The middle-class live with middle-class, and the poor with the poor.

The Hindus are not represented in the army. I really don't know if this is because of discrimination(it could be), or because they're not interested in joining. However, they're more than their numbers represented in the police force.

Just like their bretheren in India, they don't like to have lots of kids. Maybe they are watching DoorDarshan and that 'Hum do hamare do'.

They do have problems, for even if 5% of a majority population thinks that a group is NaPak, then that group will face some problems. Like kids in school can be cruel. Cruel to fat kids, to ugly kids, to minorities etc. Like a traditional Hindu housewife would not allow a non-Hindu to enter her kitchen!

I do strongly believe that some of their problems have to do with themselves. They always want to be non-confrontational. They don't stand up for their rights. As if the society is supposed to be fair. Well if the society was fair, heaven could be established right here on Earth.

After partition, we had two incidents(unlike India, I have lost count):

Babri-masjid: temples were destroyed in Pakistan, but people were not attacked(unlike Ayodhia where 3000 people, mostly Muslim died.)

And a riot in Karachi. But this riot was not between Muslims and Hindus. It was between Hindus and Sikhs: there is land they both claim, situated between a mandir and gurudhwara. Within 2 hours the police brought the whole thing under control.

We cannot imagine a Bihar-Bhagalpur scenario in Pakistan, where a Muslim raped a Hindu girl, and within hours thousands of innocent were killed. They even didn't know why they were being killed. I think Pakistani corrupt police is more effective the Indian corrupt police force.

They biggest test came during Gujarat pogroms. Not a single Hindu was targeted.