The cold-blooded killing of a Hindu farmer in Pakistan’s Sindh province amid a land feud with a mighty landlord has exposed the perilous state of religious minorities. From the Kolhi community, the victim was slain openly, triggering highway shutdowns by protesting Hindus seeking retribution.
As per a Khabarhub analysis, Sindh’s violence adheres to a predictable script: charges lead to mob incitement by religious figures, communal clashes, and Hindu expulsions. This episode illuminates broader patterns of feudal dominance, legal escapes, and faith-based prejudice tormenting minorities over years.
Statistics are harrowing: 421 forced conversions of minority girls and women—71% minors, chiefly Hindu and Christian—occurred from 2021-2024, per Center for Social Justice data. Abductions, pressure to convert, and sham marriages follow, with courts shielding culprits through delays and threats to families.
Absence of national laws against coercion has bred impunity, with Hindu families living in dread. Systemic torments, from assaults to institutional bias, compound the threats, especially as extremism finds favor. For Hindus, survival trumps equality in a protective vacuum.
Global advocacy is needed to compel Pakistan toward justice, laws, and an end to this minority meltdown.