ISLAMABAD: While expressing dissatisfaction over the present condition of the Hindu community in Pakistan, two Hindu representative bodies have disclosed that the Hindu population in Jinnah's Pakistan has plummeted from 20% in 1947 to a mere 2% since 1947, primarily due to religious discrimination in the Muslim-dominated country.
The revelation was made at a seminar, held in Lahore and organised by Hare Rama Foundation (HRF) and Hindu Sudhar Sabhake (HSS). The speakers said the Hindus, being the largest minority community in Pakistan, are suffering from many problems for decades.
The speakers pointed out that there are more than 4,00,000 Hindus living across the Punjab province, yet they are neither represented by a single legislator in the provincial assembly nor in the National Assembly of Pakistan at present.
The speakers urged the Pakistan government that the Hindus should be given proper representation in the federal and provincial legislatures like the other minorities in the country are given.
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