Addressing the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on August 11, 1947, its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah said that "in course of time Hindus would cease to be Hindus and Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the State." His country has proved him wrong. Coming under continued attacks and systematic persecution, the number of Hindus in Pakistan has declined to 2.17% in 2023 from 20.5% at the time of partition in 1947.

Hindus in Pakistan

In a recent example of facing persecution for being a Hindu, a woman and her daughter were kidnapped in Sindh. Confirming the incident taking place in the Sindhi Mohalla in Sher Shah, Karachi, the authorities said that the woman was taken aw

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