Baibars_1260
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Almost every constitution has broadly similar articles, even the Indian and US, but that in no way reflects the realities of how minorities are treated. Theory and practice are two very different things.
We have a problem in Pakistan how we treat our minorities. It is not physical violence so much as economic isolation. A few super-rich doctors and businessman politician families in Sindh and Punjab not withstanding the bulk of our minorities are wretchedly poor. In Thar- Parkar Sindh, both the Tharis and Parkaris are on the brink starvation and with frequent instances of suicides by women unable to feed their young. It is convenient for us to say that the Tharis and Parkaris have their own elected representatives and are free to manage their own affairs so their economic situation is not "our" fault. Political corruption is not restricted by religious or ethnic boundaries. Sometimes a minority must be saved from themselves.
Keeping the Thar-Parkaris in a preserve like Native Americans were kept in America is the vilest degradation of human principles. The difference is that the Native Americans lost the battle, and their lands to white settlers, the Thar Parkaris have been "left " on their land to degenerate into a stone age civilization on starvation levels that rival sub-Saharan Africa.
They are dying of thirst and hunger as climate change has caused a warming of the area and reduced the vegetation on which their goats and cattle grazed. This population badly needs food, drinking water, education and some means of improving their lives. They are human beings and more than a curiosity to be eyed by tourists driving through the area looking at peacocks.
Worst of all now there are reports of religious radical nut heads getting into the act to save their souls from hell, as if they are not in hell already.
The biggest hypocrites are their own lawmakers whom they elect to the reserved seats under our separate minority electorate laws.
These lawmakers once comfortably settled in Islamabad do nothing for their constituents.
The only people speaking up are the left wing NGOs .
We need to abandon separate electorates and instead mandate a law for every political party to have. 5-10 minority candidates from any constituency.
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