Pakistan's Untouchables

[pak-marine]

Pakistan's Untouchables: This is Sabir's story

Sabir now works as a private tutor.

“My teachers would tell me my brain can’t work,” says Sabir, who was born a Deendar Changar – Pakistan’s version of the ‘untouchables’.
From being told he would never be accepted to losing jobs because of his caste, Sabir is not a typical victim of the abject poverty and prejudice found in the city of Lahore today.

Sabir confesses he feels as if he is a Jew living in Nazi Germany.

“We are openly discriminated against. We don’t even have access to clean drinking water,” he says.

Sabir has, however, refused to live the life that his peers thought he would always be subjected to.

Despite suffering blatant discrimination throughout his academic and work life, he has forged a path for himself where he can safely say that he never stopped striving.

A student of cost management and finance at a private institution in Lahore, Sabir now works as a tutor and teaches local children in the slums in Lahore, where members of his community are usually made to live.

Sabir’s story shows how the human spirit and individual dignity can challenge the ancient and modern prejudices that exist in Pakistan today.

Pakistan’s Untouchables: This is Sabir’s story – The Express Tribune

 

[Armstrong]

Who are these people ? I've never heard of them !

At any rate its extremely shameful, if this happens but I'm glad that we have this out in the open - Nothing changes unless people themselves tell such despicable vermin to 'foOk Off' & treat brilliant & hardworking people like Sabir as an asset of Pakistan instead of this sh*t !

 

[Kompromat]

Disgusting......and shameful.

 

[SirHatesALot]

Dalits in Muslim

 

[Manindra]

Untouchability is in not accepted in civilized society , Governments of Subcontinent should insure it any cost.

 

[nastikan]

Look at the bright side. With education, he has overcome some hurdles. So there is a solution.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

shameful

 

[VelocuR]

In fact, Pakistan is clearly Africa, what we expect?

Look at their tents, camps, bed, and candles which is exactly in Africa or Somalia. No water, no electricity, no standard living..

 

[KingMamba]

What supposed caste is he from? Can someone explain deendar changar? Never heard of such a thing.

 

[Tikolo]

This is the legacy of hinduisim, Punjab/Sindh are a very caste based societies. Even when I was getting married, everybody asked whats your caste/zaat etc... it's a shame that we muslims also engage in this stuff

 

[pak-marine]

Who are these people ? I've never heard of them !
!

Ever spoken to bhangi ya jamedar of your local area they are all christians

 

[Armstrong]

Ever spoken to bhangi ya jamedar of your local area they are all christians

Some of them are....yes; others are drivers, cooks, gardeners etc. when it come to 'domestic help' or at least my gardener is !

At any rate so are Muslims engaged in those professions including being jamadars !

But then again I've had Christian teachers, colleagues & family friends too & none of them were treated in such a shameful way by us or anyone I knew who interacted with them !

 

[Dushmann]

This is the legacy of hinduisim, Punjab/Sindh are a very caste based societies. Even when I was getting married, everybody asked whats your caste/zaat etc... it's a shame that we muslims also engage in this stuff

Are you Hindu or Indian? If not, then call this 'Islamic' caste system of Pakistan.

 

[Tikolo]

^ why would I call it Islamic, when it has nothing to do with Islamic teachings, this stuff is clearly coming from hinduism, which unfortunately Pakistanis have not gotten rid off

 

[qamar1990]

Pakistan's Untouchables: This is Sabir's story

Sabir now works as a private tutor.

“My teachers would tell me my brain can’t work,” says Sabir, who was born a Deendar Changar – Pakistan’s version of the ‘untouchables’.
From being told he would never be accepted to losing jobs because of his caste, Sabir is not a typical victim of the abject poverty and prejudice found in the city of Lahore today.

Sabir confesses he feels as if he is a Jew living in Nazi Germany.

“We are openly discriminated against. We don’t even have access to clean drinking water,” he says.

Sabir has, however, refused to live the life that his peers thought he would always be subjected to.

Despite suffering blatant discrimination throughout his academic and work life, he has forged a path for himself where he can safely say that he never stopped striving.

A student of cost management and finance at a private institution in Lahore, Sabir now works as a tutor and teaches local children in the slums in Lahore, where members of his community are usually made to live.

Sabir’s story shows how the human spirit and individual dignity can challenge the ancient and modern prejudices that exist in Pakistan today.

Pakistan’s Untouchables: This is Sabir’s story – The Express Tribune

i never herd of this caste, i thought you were going to write masali or mocha or something, but all the castes in pakistan are based on the job the people do i think. they are all hard working pakistanis castes is complete bull sh it, and pakistanis i hope reject them all together.

Are you Hindu or Indian? If not, then call this 'Islamic' caste system of Pakistan.

these are hindu customs not muslim ones, because our ancestors didn't reject this custom when they joined the ummah we are left with this situation