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Islamabad: Over 25 Pakistani Hindu families in Balochistan have sought political asylum in India citing growing cases of kidnapping for ransom and target killing of members the minority community in the restive province.
“As many as 27 Hindu families from Balochistan have sent applications to the Indian embassy for asylum in India,” a top official at the Federal Ministry of Human Rights was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper today.
Hindus had been living in Balochistan for centuries, but in recent weeks several members of the minority community had been kidnapped or murdered, forcing them to seek asylum in India, Regional Director for the Federal Ministry of Human Rights Saeed Ahmed Khan said.
“It is a matter of great concern and urged the government to take immediate measures to improve the law and order situation in Balochistan,” Khan told a seminar titled “Provincial Conference on Balochistan Crisis” in Quetta.
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