Umair Zafar Malik
July 10, 2020
A view of a Hidnu temple pictured in Mithi. PHOTO: AFP
It is a cruel irony that minorities in Pakistan face the kind of discrimination that Pakistan was created to abolish
The recent fiasco surrounding the construction of Shri Krishna Mandir in Islamabad has once again highlighted the fault lines that have hamstrung Pakistan for decades. What was expected to be a symbol of religious tolerance and pluralism, has quickly turned into an ugly display of bigotry and narrow-mindedness. The current government, in its first two years in the office, had demonstrated an inclination to right the historical wrongs committed against Pakistan’s religious minorities.