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Pak Hindus not seeking asylum, claims leader of fresh batch
Attari, Aug 11, 2012 (PTI)
As a fresh batch of 100 more Hindus crossed over from Pakistan here today, the leader of the group today claimed that they were not seeking asylum in India.
With tension writ large on their faces, the group arrived in India, a day after about 115 Hindus walked across the frontier amid reports of exodus of the minority community from Sindh province following kidnapping of a Hindu girl there.
Group leader Rajesh dismissed claims that Pakistan authorities were forcing them to give an undertaking that they would not seek asylum from Indian Government and would return to Pakistan within a period of 33 days.
"It would be wrong to say that Hindus or Hindu families who have crossed over to India were no more willing to go back to Pakistan," Singh said, adding that they would surely return to Pakistan and Sindh province.
"The Hindus from Pakistan have come to India to pay obeisance in the Hindu historic temples located in Amritsar, Indore, Haridwar, Rishikesh and Delhi but not for asylum," he said, while dismissing as "rumours" reports of exodus of Hindus.
"In fact, none of the Pakistan-based Hindu families could afford to live in India while leaving their ancestral houses and set up behind in Pakistan," he said.
However, a member, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that before crossing over to India, each member of delegation was forced to give an undertaking to Pakistan authorities that they would not seek asylum from Indian Government.
Another member Bishan Das said that if Pakistan based Hindus get an opportunity for immigrating to India, they would never lose the chance.
"If Indian government throws open the doors for Pakistan based Hindus, they would flock to India," he said, adding that they felt life would be much easier here especially when they have to marry their children.
Gobind Mal, also a Pakistani Hindu, said that most of the Pakistan-based rich business families already have settlements in Mumbai and Dubai. "As far as middle class was concerned, they are still struggling hard to survive due to one reason or another."Group member Aman alleged that Hindu girls were being targeted by fundamentalists who kidnap them and get them married after conversion.
Hindu pilgrim Jetha Nand, resident of Kot Ghulam, in Mirpur Khas district said that Pakistani government provided protection to Hindus but it was not adequate.A young pilgrim from Balochistan, Krishan Chand, said he was not in a position to live in India since his parents were in Pakistan.
Anup Kumar, head of the group that arrived yestrday, had alleged that that Hindu families were not safe in Pakistan, since kidnapping of young Hindu girls and brides by fundamentalists at gunpoint had become a routine affair.
"There is no law and order in Sindh province and the government is watching the activities of fundamentalists as a mute spectator," he had alleged.
He did not rule out the possibility that majority of the members of the delegation would never like to go back to Pakistan in the prevailing circumstances.
Pak Hindus not seeking asylum, claims leader of fresh batch
Some Sindhi hindus are behaving weird as they always been....
Many of them have links to RAW and must be kept under scrutiny....
[:::~Spartacus~:::];3293691 said:good, i think looking too much in pakistan and avoiding where your country stand is the mind set you need to change you should look in your country's problem and try to embrace it instead of drumming about shupar powar future shining india
still looks like a exodus,
I have many Hindu and Christian friends in Pakistan and they don't have these kind of problems. But I can't say this for Muslims and Christians of India
It's a beggar's belief, agreed there is some violence taking place in Sindh province, but how many Hindus did actually killed in the process.... in Sindh or for that matter anywhere else in Pakistan....... are the real victims indulging in any form of exodus.
Indian mission issuing so many visas out of the blue is also playing the culprit hence it's come under scrutiny.
However, a member, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that before crossing over to India, each member of delegation was forced to give an undertaking to Pakistan authorities that they would not seek asylum from Indian Government.
Another member Bishan Das said that if Pakistan based Hindus get an opportunity for immigrating to India, they would never lose the chance.
"If Indian government throws open the doors for Pakistan based Hindus, they would flock to India," he said, adding that they felt life would be much easier here especially when they have to marry their children.
Gobind Mal, also a Pakistani Hindu, said that most of the Pakistan-based rich business families already have settlements in Mumbai and Dubai. "As far as middle class was concerned, they are still struggling hard to survive due to one reason or another."Group member Aman alleged that Hindu girls were being targeted by fundamentalists who kidnap them and get them married after conversion.
Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/curren...-hindus-not-seeking-asylum.html#ixzz23GCWHThM
There are not many Hindus left to be killed....
In 1951, Hindus constituted 22 percentage of the Pakistani population......today, the share of Hindus are down to 1.7 percent........
Only 26 out of the 428 temples are functional now.
It's a beggar's belief, agreed there is some violence taking place in Sindh province, but how many Hindus were actually killed in the process, in Sindh or for that matter anywhere else in Pakistan....... are the real victims indulging in any form of exodus.
Indian mission issuing so many visas out of the blue is also playing the culprit hence it's come under scrutiny.
Sindhi Hindus have always been jumping ships and that's a fact...To add insult to injury Hindu hoard across the border is always too concerned about them but wont give nationality...Unlike Pakistan..Muslims of Pakistan also show concern and brotherhood towards Indian Muslims...and..If Indian Muslims migrate to Pakistan they get nationality and get settled and aren't left on streets.
After what you did to Biharis, I want to laugh at your bullshit claim.
Many of them live in Karachi.
Remaining of them.