Comments on: “Sindh’s Stolen Brides” – Excerpts http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/ Dedicated to "Bharat" and "Dharma" Tue, 22 May 2012 14:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-412732 B Shantanu Sat, 05 May 2012 16:32:16 +0000 http://hindudharma.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/#comment-412732 Some excerpts from <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pakistani-hindu-refugees-suffer-in-india-no-rehabilitation/1/186372.html" rel="nofollow">No country for Pakistani Hindus</a>: <i>...According to police records, each month, an average of 25 girls meet Rinkle's fate in Sindh alone, home to 90 per cent of the Hindus living in Pakistan . Young Hindu girls are 'marked', abducted, raped, and forcibly converted. Discrimination, extortion threats, killings and religious persecution are driving the remaining Hindus out of Pakistan. They had chosen to stay back after Partition; six decades later, they are no longer welcome. In India, they are facing a shock worse than catastrophe-betrayal. The Government of India refuses to recognise them as refugees and is unmoved by their plight. In its reply to activist S.C. Agrawal's RTI query on November 1, 2011, on the status of Pakistani Hindu refugees, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claimed it was an "internal matter'' of Pakistan. In the same reply, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) admitted that it could not say how many Pakistani Hindus had emigrated. ... Indeed, the prejudice against Hindus runs deep. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif is reported to have said that Hindus were responsible for financing acts of terrorism in Pakistan. A March 18 editorial in Dawn pulled him up for it: "It may well have been a slip of the tongue by Mr Sharif, who might have mistakenly said 'Hindu' instead of 'India'- nevertheless, it was a tasteless remark to say the least.''</i> Do read the article in full..It is heart-breaking.. Some excerpts from No country for Pakistani Hindus:
…According to police records, each month, an average of 25 girls meet Rinkle’s fate in Sindh alone, home to 90 per cent of the Hindus living in Pakistan . Young Hindu girls are ‘marked’, abducted, raped, and forcibly converted. Discrimination, extortion threats, killings and religious persecution are driving the remaining Hindus out of Pakistan. They had chosen to stay back after Partition; six decades later, they are no longer welcome.

In India, they are facing a shock worse than catastrophe-betrayal. The Government of India refuses to recognise them as refugees and is unmoved by their plight. In its reply to activist S.C. Agrawal’s RTI query on November 1, 2011, on the status of Pakistani Hindu refugees, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claimed it was an “internal matter” of Pakistan. In the same reply, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) admitted that it could not say how many Pakistani Hindus had emigrated.
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Indeed, the prejudice against Hindus runs deep. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif is reported to have said that Hindus were responsible for financing acts of terrorism in Pakistan. A March 18 editorial in Dawn pulled him up for it: “It may well have been a slip of the tongue by Mr Sharif, who might have mistakenly said ‘Hindu’ instead of ‘India’- nevertheless, it was a tasteless remark to say the least.”

Do read the article in full..It is heart-breaking..

]]> By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-403406 B Shantanu Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:59:43 +0000 http://hindudharma.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/#comment-403406 Some excerpts from <a href="http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/04/24/the-abduction-of-hindu-teenage-girls-in-pakistan/" rel="nofollow">The abduction of Hindu teenage girls in Pakistan</a>by Pragmatic (emphasis added): <i> ...For those who question the veracity of these reports, here’s a simple question: Why do only young Hindu girls of marriageable age get kidnapped and convert to Islam in Pakistan, and not young men or older women? More disturbingly, India and Indians have largely been apathetic to persecution of Pakistani Hindus. But all the minorities in Pakistan are targeted, whether it be Christians or Shias. How is the persecution of Hindus different and why should it concern Indians? ... ...here is how the problem of Hindus is slightly different from those of Christians or Shias. When Christians are targeted in Pakistan, the western countries and many Christian organisations, starting from the Vatican, bring pressure upon the Pakistani government to mend its ways. In the case of Shias, leave alone the Republic of Iran, there are various Shia parties and organisations which are willing to stand up for their cause. <b>But who speaks for the Hindus in Pakistan</b>? Even Nepal is no longer a Hindu Republic, and no one would have listened to Nepal even if it was one. Pakistan doesn’t even have a statutory National Human Rights Commission, it no longer has a Federal minister for minorities since Shahbaz Bhatti’s brutal murder and the Supreme Court has not given Hindus any confidence with its actions in the recent case. Can a secular republic like India afford to speak for Hindus in Pakistan? Strictly speaking, the answer is a No. But India has spoken for Sikhs in Europe and for Tamils in Sri Lanka who were not Indian citizens. And there are ways in it which it can do the same in Pakistan too. Before we look at those ways, leave the government apart, why has the Indian media, Indian NGOs, Indian human rights groups, Indian activists and even Indian social and religious organisations been silent about the atrocities on Hindus in Pakistan. ...There are ways in which India and Indians can help them. As fellow humans in a neighbouring country, we should not shy away from lending that helping hand.</i> Some excerpts from The abduction of Hindu teenage girls in Pakistanby Pragmatic (emphasis added):

…For those who question the veracity of these reports, here’s a simple question: Why do only young Hindu girls of marriageable age get kidnapped and convert to Islam in Pakistan, and not young men or older women?
More disturbingly, India and Indians have largely been apathetic to persecution of Pakistani Hindus.
But all the minorities in Pakistan are targeted, whether it be Christians or Shias. How is the persecution of Hindus different and why should it concern Indians?
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…here is how the problem of Hindus is slightly different from those of Christians or Shias. When Christians are targeted in Pakistan, the western countries and many Christian organisations, starting from the Vatican, bring pressure upon the Pakistani government to mend its ways. In the case of Shias, leave alone the Republic of Iran, there are various Shia parties and organisations which are willing to stand up for their cause.
But who speaks for the Hindus in Pakistan? Even Nepal is no longer a Hindu Republic, and no one would have listened to Nepal even if it was one.
Pakistan doesn’t even have a statutory National Human Rights Commission, it no longer has a Federal minister for minorities since Shahbaz Bhatti’s brutal murder and the Supreme Court has not given Hindus any confidence with its actions in the recent case.
Can a secular republic like India afford to speak for Hindus in Pakistan? Strictly speaking, the answer is a No. But India has spoken for Sikhs in Europe and for Tamils in Sri Lanka who were not Indian citizens. And there are ways in it which it can do the same in Pakistan too. Before we look at those ways, leave the government apart, why has the Indian media, Indian NGOs, Indian human rights groups, Indian activists and even Indian social and religious organisations been silent about the atrocities on Hindus in Pakistan. …There are ways in which India and Indians can help them. As fellow humans in a neighbouring country, we should not shy away from lending that helping hand.

]]> By: Girish http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-390060 Girish Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:42:37 +0000 http://hindudharma.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/#comment-390060 India must have a policy of according asylum to victims of religious persecution ;it was always our historical role from time immemorial ; more so for those from the two successor states to the former Pakistan since they were wrenched away for communal reasons. These people are being terrorised and persecuted for being followers of Indic religions; hence our responsibility is absolute , undilutable. India must have a policy of according asylum to victims of religious persecution ;it was always our historical role from time immemorial ; more so for those from the two successor states to the former Pakistan since they were wrenched away for communal reasons.
These people are being terrorised and persecuted for being followers of Indic religions; hence our responsibility is absolute , undilutable.

]]> By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-389647 B Shantanu Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:24:04 +0000 http://hindudharma.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/#comment-389647 This excellent suggestion came courtesy, Sh Ashok-ji Chowgul.. <i>Hindus in Pakistan have had very difficult times ever since the partition. This is something that the secular media in India are least concerned about. Also, people from India who claim to be involved in the so-called people-to-people have never bothered to take up this issue in their interaction with their Pakistani counterparts. Recently, a lot of Hindu (and Christian) girls have been abducted and forcibly converted to Islam and made to marry Muslims who are not of their choice. I am enclosing a news story of one such incident. The President of Pakistan is coming to India, on a private visit. However, he is having lunch with our Prime Minister. I have written to the Prime Minister's office at: http://pmindia.gov.in/feedback.php where I have suggested that our Prime Minister should take up the tragic case of Rinkel Kumari, so that justice is done not only to her but also to other Hindus. May I suggest that you take some time off from your schedule and give your own feedback to the PMO?</i> ** I have left the following message on the PMO's feedback site: Hon'ble PM Manmohan Singh-ji, Pranaam. You may be aware of a spate of recent reports on incidents of abduction and forcible conversions of young Hindu girls in Pakistan. These instances have been reported not just in international media but also in the local press in Pakistan (e.g. BBC report dt 17th Jan ’12 Pakistani Hindus fear forced conversion of young girls; For Matli’s poor Hindus, ‘lakshmi’ lies in another religion, The Tribune, Jan 21 '12 and Forced conversions, The Dawn, 13th Feb and so on). May I humbly request you to please take up this matter with the President of Pakistan when you meet him for lunch on Sunday and express our collective concern at the scale of these events and the regularity with which they appear to be happening? Sincerely Yours, B Shantanu This excellent suggestion came courtesy, Sh Ashok-ji Chowgul..
Hindus in Pakistan have had very difficult times ever since the partition. This is something that the secular media in India are
least concerned about. Also, people from India who claim to be involved in the so-called people-to-people have never bothered to take up this issue in their interaction with their Pakistani counterparts.

Recently, a lot of Hindu (and Christian) girls have been abducted and forcibly converted to Islam and made to marry Muslims who are not of their choice. I am enclosing a news story of one such incident.

The President of Pakistan is coming to India, on a private visit. However, he is having lunch with our Prime Minister. I have written to the Prime Minister’s office at: http://pmindia.gov.in/feedback.php where I have suggested that our Prime Minister should take up the tragic case of Rinkel Kumari, so that justice is done not only to her but also to other Hindus.

May I suggest that you take some time off from your schedule and give your own feedback to the PMO?
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I have left the following message on the PMO’s feedback site:
Hon’ble PM Manmohan Singh-ji, Pranaam.
You may be aware of a spate of recent reports on incidents of abduction and forcible conversions of young Hindu girls in Pakistan. These instances have been reported not just in international media but also in the local press in Pakistan (e.g. BBC report dt 17th Jan ’12 Pakistani Hindus fear forced conversion of young girls; For Matli’s poor Hindus, ‘lakshmi’ lies in another religion, The Tribune, Jan 21 ’12 and Forced conversions, The Dawn, 13th Feb and so on).
May I humbly request you to please take up this matter with the President of Pakistan when you meet him for lunch on Sunday and express our collective concern at the scale of these events and the regularity with which they appear to be happening?
Sincerely Yours,
B Shantanu

]]> By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-384224 B Shantanu Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:21:56 +0000 http://hindudharma.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/sindhs-stolen-brides-conversion-hindu-girls/#comment-384224 Courtesy Dr Ambekar: <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-cqBpCxRjDU?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-cqBpCxRjDU?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Courtesy Dr Ambekar:

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