Five news digests of selected news and opinion items published during August 10 -31, 2012.
The digests can be found here in reverse order.
News Digest V
News Digest V
NEWS DIGEST V
Hindu Exodus and Victimization of a Christian Girl in Pakistan
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Links of selected news, analysis, articles, and reports published in various papers
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Hindu Exodus from Pakistan
JSQM: Hundreds March Against Hindu Exodus from Pakistan
Hundreds march against the exodus of Hindus from Northern Sindh city Sukkur to Pano Aqil town yesterday against the forced exodus of Sindhi-Hindus from Sindh, Pakistan. They said there is no space for extremism in Sindh. The march was organized by Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Sindh National Freedom Front). The marchers after halting at Pano Aqil town, moved forward for giving sit-in at Sindh-Punjab Border.
Meanwhile, the last week political parties, community organizations and various civil society organizations demanded rights and securities for Hindus and other organizations through various activities.
Pir Pagara Instructs Hur Force to Protect Hindus in Sindh, Pakistan
Pir Pagara, the spiritual leader of Hur community and Supreme Commander of Hur Mujahid Force, -- a militia of Hur community who waged war against British colonial government for the freedom of Sindh during Second World War—has instructed the Hur Force to protect Hindus in every district of Sindh. He has asked the militia officials to meet and coordinate with Hindu community Panchayat leadership in every district of Sindh, Pakistan.
The Echo of India
DMA Newsdesk
Religious intolerance leads to Hindu exodus from Pak by Sushil Vakil
CLAWS, India
Roots of Sindhi-Hindu Exodus from Pakistan, Zulfiqar Shah
Hindustan Times
Times of India
The Indian Express
Daily Times, Pakistan
Daily Dawn, Pakistan
Daily Express Tribune
Daily The News, Pakistan
Victimization of a Christian Girl
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Daily The News
Daily Dawn
Express Tribune
Daily Times Pakistan
The Telegraph
The Guardian
CBN News
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ISM Pakistan. www.ismpak.org. Email: ismpak@live.com
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News Digest IV
NEWS
DIGEST IV
Hindu Exodus and
Victimization of a Christian Girl in Pakistan
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Links of selected
news, analysis, articles, and reports published in various papers
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Hindu Exodus from Pakistan
Daily The Hindu,
India
BBC Urdu, UK
Merinews, India
Daily The News,
Pakistan
The Times of India,
India
The Sindh Journal,
Pakistan
Daily Times,
Pakistan
The Online.Com
The Express Tribune,
Pakistan
Daily Dawn,
Pakistan
Victimization of Christian Girl
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Daily The Nation,
Pakistan
The New York Times,
USA
The First Post
Daily Dawn,
Pakistan
Cricistan.com,
Pakistan
The Indian Express,
India
Foreign Policy, USA
Christian Post
World
The Vatican Today,
Vatican City
Geo TV, Pakistan
The Independent, UK
Christian Today
Asia News
Jihad Watch
The Express
Tribune, Pakistan
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ISM
Pakistan. www.ismpak.org.
Email: ismpak@live.com
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Digest III
Sindh Speaks: United
National Struggle against Forced Exodus of Hindus Announced
Sindh based nationalist
parties, civil society groups and intellectuals have announced launching a
united national movement against forced exodus of Hindus from Sindh. In a Sindh
National Movement (SNM) hosted conference held on August 17, 2012 in Hyderabad Jeay
Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), Sindh United Party (SUP), Awami Tahreek (AT), Jeay
Sindh Tehreek (JST), Awami Jamshoori Party (AJP), Sindh Sagar Party (SSP), Jeay
Sindh Mahaz (JSM - Riaz), Awami Party (AP) and other groups; as well as civil
society representatives including Advocate Kalpana Devi, Mr. Jami Chandio, Mr.
Zulfiqar Halepoto, Mr. Mahesh, Comrade Jam Saqi, Mr. Punhal Saryo, Mr. Asad
Chandio and others decided to launch a movement.
Please click for
more information in Sindhi http://www.awamiawaz.net/sindh-maan-hindun-khy-jabri-jalawatan-karan-khilaf-jadojhad-jo-ailan August 18, 2012
Jeay Sindh Qaumi
Mahaz will hold March on 29
Jeay Sindh Qaumi
Mahaz (JSQM) has announced to hold protest march on August 29 from Ghotki
district headquarters to Pano Aqil city against the forced migrations. Ghotki houses
majority of the Hindu population from north Sindh and exodus rate from there
has been high during last two decades.
New Laws for
Minority Rights in Sindh
Sindh Assembly will
legislate over 3 laws on minorities. 24 minorities committees would also be
formed.
Hindu Panchayat
Launches Campaign on Sep 2
Hindu Panchayat’s
Provincial Consultative Meetings has decided to launch an Awareness Campaigns
from September 2 in the province
Please click for
more information in Sindhi www.dailykawish.com August 18, 2012
Mullah threatens of
Bloodshed if Law Amended
Ayub Jan Sarhandi, a
religious zealot from Umerkot district Sindh, has been involved in the
conversion of many a Hindus from the province has threatened of bloodshed
consequences if laws concerning minorities were changed.
The Province Protests
Various protest
marches, press conferences, dialogues, discussions and meetings held across the
province during last 4 days mostly organized by various political parties
especially nationalists, hindu community and civil society organizations.
Civil Society Opinion
Various civil
society organizations issue their policy statements regarding the issue these
included PPC, SDF, HRCP, PDSN, MEER, Sindh Net, PWT, KSO, ISM – Pakistan and
others.
Statements:
News in English:
Daily Dawn,
Pakistan
Daily Times,
Pakistan
Express Tribune
Daily The News,
Pakistan
Beyond
Pakistan
Jagran Post
India Today
ENI New
Times of India
The Economic Times,
August 18
IBN Live
News Track India
Articles
Tehlca.com
The IRD, USA
Pakistan Christian
Post
Articles in Sindhi
Scores of
Editorials, Articles and Columns have published in Sindhi newspapers over the
week. The main newspapers include Daily Kawish, Daily Awami Awaz, Daily Ibrat,
Daily Sindh and others. Because these papers usually don’t allocate a separate links
to an article or the news, therefore they are not quoted here. Only three
articles that have separate links are given bellow:
Daily Awami Awaz
Hindun Ji Ladpalan
by Saleem Jarwar
Hindun San Dadh by
hidayat Premi Soomro
Sindhi Hindun Ji
Ladpalan Ji Par Kithey Likal Aahey? (Root-causes of Hindu Exodus) by Ghulam
Mustafa Lakho
http://www.awamiawaz.net/sindhi-hindun-ji-ladplan-ji-parr-kithy-likal-aahy Digest II
A brief of selected
news reports and video news published and telecasted by the media organizations
around the globe (except Pakistan)
Selected Print News
August 16:
The Washington Post
Indian Express
August 15:
Times of India
August 14:
Punjuab News Line
August 13:
The Economic Times
August 12:
Indian Express
The Asian Age
The Hindu
Zee News India
August 11:
Indian Express
India Today
The Hindu
The Pioneer
IBN Live
August 10:
Indian Express
First Post
Daily Bhaskar
India Today
The Financial Express
NDTV
BBC News
Selected Video Reports
CNN-IBN
ND TV
India Today
Times Now TV
Digest I
August 14
Pir Pagaro Assures
Security to the Hindus
Spiritual leader of
Hur community and Chief of Pakistan Muslim League – F (PML – F), the third
largest party of Sindh Assembly, asks Sindhi Hindus to not to leave Pakistan as
his party and spiritual followers will take all possible initiatives to secure
Hindus of Sindh.
Pir pagaro is
grandson and spiritual successor of Pri Sabghatullah Shah, a Hur Guerrilla
Warfare leader who fought against British rule and for freedom of Sindh during Second
World War along with his more than 20000 combatants. The Hur community is beyond
10 million in Sindh.
Veteran Sindhi
Writer Declined Receiving State Award on August 14, 2012
On August 14, 2012,
according to Sindhi dailies from Pakistan, veteran Sindhi researcher, historian
and writer Atta Mohammad Bhambhro declined to receive Sitara-i-Imtiaz (the star
of excellence) – a higher state award for civilians - from President Zardari
because of forced exodus of Sindhi Hindus from Pakistan and ethnic exploitation
of Sindhi people in the federation.
Civil Society of
Sindh Demands for Public Apology by Rehman Malik
According to an update
by civil society activists, the civil society representatives of Sindh met with
the Parliamentarians Committee on Hindu Exodus in Hyderabad and demanded a
public apology by Interior Minister Remhan Malik over security failure
mishandling the issue of migration at Wagha border near Lahore.
Hindu Demands
Jinnah’s Secular Pakistan
Hindu community
leaders demanded rights of Hindu communities according Jinah’s vision of
Pakistan
Sindh CM Dismisses Reports
about Migration of Hindu Families
Sindh Chief Minister
Syed Qaim Ali Shah reiterating his stance categorically stated that there was
no truth in the reports of migration of Hindu families from the province to
India and termed it mere a propaganda.
Anyone Disturbing
Hindus will be dealt: Head of Parliamentarians Committee on Hindu
Exodus
Head of the
Parliamentarians Committee on Hindu Exodus reiteriated its stance to protect
Hindus of Sindh.
August 13:
Problems of Hindus
would be Resolved: Parliamentarian Committee on Hindu Exodus
Parliamentarian
Committee formed by President Asif Zardari on Hindu Exodus meets Hindu
Panchayat in Sukkur and assure them protection and resolution of other
issues.
PML – N takes the
issue of Hindus in Parliament
On August 13,
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz took the issue of Hindu Exodus in the National
Assembly of Pakistan demanding securities for Hindus and other minorities in
the country, especially in Pakistan.
Civil Society &
Nationalists
Civil Society Shows
Concerns over Hindu Migration
Human Rights
Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN),
Pakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) and various Sindh based civil society
organizations and networks expressed serious concerns over growing insecurity
among the Hindu population in Sindh, which is prompting migration of hundreds
of families from Sindh and Balochistan to India since many years.
Nationalists demand
for Protection of Hindus
Various nationalist
parties including Jeay Sindh Qaumi mahaz (JSQM), Awami Tehreek (AT), Awami
Jamhoori Party (AJP), Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) and others pointed
failure of government’s protection of Hindu minorities, which is pushing them
for quitting Sindh.
Articles on Hindu
Exodus
The Hindu Exodus, B.
Raman, Outlook India http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?281967
Reality of Hindu
Exodus, Naseer Memon (in Sindhi), Daily Kawish, August 15, 2012 www.dailywawish.com
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