Asia Bibi's husbands open letter to Pakistani president

[PyariCgudia]

Re: Asia Bibi’s husbands open letter to Pakistani president

@Balthier

Pakistan has sadly been a living hell for minorities as long as I can remember. Minorities are systematically harassed and kept at the very bottom of the society. At worst, atrocities are committed against them.

Pakistanis in Pakistan need to stand up against this injustice, and need to realise that all human beings are equals regardless of their religious beliefs.

Minorities are generally not treated well in muslim countries. Especially the religious minorities

The reason you see Pakistanis living in the west being so vocal against this injustice is because they live in societies where they are treated as equals, regardless of their national or religious background. As long as you stay on the right side of the law, the majority in the west don’t care about your religious or national background.

Not everyone treats minorities poorly, in fact, most are tolerant. Remember, we are the community that loves to watch Hindu girls shake it in a good cheaply written bollywood movie. We are more than tolerant, we love anything that is NOT us. And we show it in our consumerism.

But there are a few that are intolerant, and even I’ve heard of such stories where for ex. a hindu would never get hired for a job by some employers in Karachi , because the fear is that they will dirty the office environment.

[Balthier]

Re: Asia Bibi's husbands open letter to Pakistani president

^^^ Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Egypt, etc.

I think it would be much easier to name muslim countries where religious minorities are actually treated as equals, on all levels, then naming the ones where they are treated as second rate citizens.

[Balthier]

Re: Asia Bibi's husbands open letter to Pakistani president

And what Im saying is that while expressing their views, the resident or non-resident muslim Pakistanis should clarify that they are speaking for themselves instead of speaking on behalf of all the Pakistani population. Because obviously their own beliefs do not represent all the Pakistani communities. Secondly, those muslim converted atheists non-resident Pakistanis and other non-muslim, non-Pakistani posters here clearly are here on a mission to use such incidents for exploitation of minds further on social media. What's their agenda only they know... especially when they take so much interest in generalizing bashing Pakistanis just for being Pakistanis regardless of their views while pretending to be Pakistanis themselves (not make it known if they're Pakistanis or not even when asked).

I have no agenda, apart from pointing out actual problems that exist in Pakistan, in hope of improvement. There is no exploitation, no mission, no attempt of pretence .
Religious minorities, be it ahmadi, hindus, christians etc, are generally maltreated in Pakistan by the religious majority. The resentment against non-muslims, is sadly pretty much existent in the Pakistani society. Don't see the point in denying it. I have witnessed it firsthand many times.

Accept the reality, then try to improve it. Denying facts, won't make them go away.

May I ask if you're a muslim Pakistani living in Pakistan or abroad, a nonmuslim Pakistani living abroad, a muslim from some other country or a nonmuslim / athiest from some other country?, If you're a resident or non-resident muslim Pakistani, may I ask you YOU have practically done about the issue?

This is an excellent question, and I commend you for asking it. I am of Pakistani origin, and I have sadly not done much.

[Balthier]

Re: Asia Bibi’s husbands open letter to Pakistani president

@PyariCgudia

Not everyone treats minorities poorly, in fact, most are tolerant. Remember, we are the community that loves to watch Hindu girls shake it in a good cheaply written bollywood movie. We are more than tolerant, we love anything that is NOT us. And we show it in our consumerism.

But there are a few that are intolerant, and even I’ve heard of such stories where for ex. a hindu would never get hired for a job by some employers in Karachi , because the fear is that they will dirty the office environment.

Many people I meet in Pakistan, do have their fair share of resentment against non muslims, in one way or another. But they don’t act upon it, apart from time to time belittling or harassing them. Of course I also meet those, who don’t resent non muslims, but yet they are afraid to act in a manner which is not in accordance with the rest of the society. If we look at the social status of christians in Pakistan, you see that they are systematically held at the bottom of the society.

Also, the percentage of the total population of Pakistan, which is not muslim, has been fast in decline since Pakistan became an independent nation.