09 December 2014

Persecution of Pakistan's religious minorities intensifies, says report

Violence and discrimination against Pakistan's religious minorities such as Ahmadis, Christians and Hindus have intensified to a level where many live in daily fear of violence or harassment, a report by rights groups said on Tuesday.

It said the government's failure to protect these communities was encouraging perpetrators to act with impunity.

"Despite some recent signs of progress in Pakistan, there continues to be high levels of religious discrimination in the country," said the report by London-based Minority Rights Group and Islamabad-based International and Sustainable Development Policy Institute. [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Read more