Nasir Masih and Arif Masih dismissed
from job
Arif Masih and Nasir Masih employees of Wapda Town -
Gujranwala were dismissed from their jobs by Ghazanfer Iqbal Ojla
the General Secretary, because they were absent from their duty
on December 26, 2003, otherwise a Christmas holiday announced
by the government.
The case was pending at Labour Court Gujranwala. On December
18, 2006 Court ordered their resettlement in the job and
the payment of their pending salaries. NCJP
Report
Inspection of sanitary workers - Quetta
On November 27, 2006 Abdul Qadir Agha, Naib Nazim
of Zarghoon Town, Quetta illegally monitored the sanitary
workers. They were asked to place their hands on the Holy Bible
to make a solemn statement if they have not given bribe to the
supervisor or sanitary Inspector of the department. Identity Cards
of some of them were also confiscated. The eyewitnesses told that
workers who belonged to Muslim community were called for inspection
but not asked to swear by Holy Quran to make a solemn statement.
NCJP
report
Violence and economic exploitation
According to daily Khabrain, the Christians of Bhai Pheru
near Lahore protested that local Feudal and Contractors had forced
many Christians into working for them without wages. When the
Christians resisted, they were cruelly beaten. One Christian had
died as a result of the beating he received after he refused to
work without wages. Friday
Times, Feb. 24, – March 3, 2006
Manu Bheel
Mr. Abdul Rehman Mari, an influential landlord
of District Sanghar, Sindh, allegedly abducted the nine family
members of Mr. Manu Bheel, on May 2, 1998 from a village
in District Mirpurkhas because they had refused to work
as bonded labour. The family belonged to a scheduled caste Hindu
called Bheel. The landlord was arrested after eight years, on
July 22, 2006 when the case was taken up by the International
human rights organizations and finally Suo moto action by the
Supreme Court of Pakistan. However the victims were not recovered
till this report.Mr. Bheel staged hunger strike from 19 January
2003 to 25 July 2006 everyday (over 1,000 days) in front
of Press Club at Hyderabad. He was reportedly tortured and pressurized
several times by police and offered Rs. 400,000 by the landlord
to withdraw the case pending before the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
NCJP report
Abduction of a Hindu boy
On October 8, 2006 Hareesh Kumar (13) of Jaffaradad
was abducted by unknown assailants. A case was registered, but
no one was arrested till this report.
Monthly
Juhd-e-Haq November, 2006
Robbery and Abduction
Muhammad Ashraf with his accomplices trespassed into
Punu Ram’s house in Chak # 84 D – B, Yazman
at district Bahawalpur loaded with arms, took away valuables and
Rs. 40,000 cash with them, they also abducted his sister Kausar
and daughter Rajji (15) on October 17, 2006 Muhammad Ashraf reportedly
abducted Shamim another sister of Punu in past. He raped her and
forced to convert to Islam. An application was filed with District
Police Officer but was not considered. The Session Court issued
orders for lodging an FIR. Culprits were neither arrested, nor
were the victims recovered till this report. NCJP
report
Hindu women: difficulties at workplace
The Hindu Community demanded through press that the government
should alleviate the problems faced by their women folk in matters
related to appointments and transfers in NWFP. Especially, the
women should be posted into their native areas.
Daily
The News April 16, 2006
There is no logic in printing postal tickets on the religious
festivals of Sikh community because Pakistani nation had nothing
to do with them.
Khwaja Izhar Amratsari, Central Secretary Information of Pakistan
Democratic Party.
Daily
Pakistan May 10, 2006
