Minorities denied food supplies in Pakistan's Karachi amid COVID
By MYBRANDBOOK
The world here is trying to stand united to fight against deadly coronavirus, but it seems Pakistan is too busy and much interested in fulfilling its enmity with non Pakistanis in their country. The country's minorities are not being given food supplies by authorities, saying that are meant for the Muslims.
"Authorities are not helping us during the lockdown, the ration is also not being provided to us because we are part of a minority community," a man lamented.
"We only hear that people in our neighbourhoods are receiving essential goods. “When we visit the ration distribution centers, the authorities assure us that they will send essential items in separate trucks but eventually they don't," said another member of the minority community in Karachi.
The minority community is subjected to rampant discrimination and are often denied basic human rights.
Under international pressure and global outcry over the condition of the minorities in Pakistan, the Imran Khan-led government last year decided to restore over 400 Hindu temples which were demolished over the years.
One year on, the plan is yet to see the light of the day with not more than 12 temples in the country made functional. And the discrimination continues even at the time of global crisis- as serious as Covid-19 pandemic.
"Why is such a discrimination against us? The disease is affecting every one of us. Why is nobody cooperating with us?" a man from minority added.
"There has been no ration at home since last week. The police chase us when we move out of our houses," complained another.
Sindh government issued an order to distribute ration lockdown through local NGOs and administration to daily wage workers and labourers.
The distribution of food supplies is being organised by the local government in collaboration with the district government.
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist has warned that the minorities are now faced with a serious food crisis and asked the Indian government to send supplies via Rajasthan to Sindh.
He also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Nations to intervene without delay to avert a humanitarian crisis in Sindh. There are more than half a million Hindus living in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
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