Sindh Foundation demonstrate outside Pakistani Consulate in Chicago, raises Priya Kumari's issue
The Sindhi Foundation recently demonstrated outside the Pakistani Consulate in Chicago when they demanded rights for the Sindhi community in the country.
They highlighted the plight of the missing girl Priya Kumari and the alleged human rights abuses which is paralysing normal life in Pakistan.
At the forefront of the Sindhi Foundation’s demands is the immediate release of Priya Kumari, a Sindhi Hindu minor, abducted three years ago in Sindh Province of Pakistan, reported ANI.
According to the Sindhi Foundation, these abuses are state-sponsored, aiming to homogenise society in favour of Islam and the Urdu language.
They demanded international agencies to suspend aid to Pakistan until the human rights violations against Sindhis cease.
The protest in Chicago is part of a series of demonstrations by the Sindhi Foundation, aiming to raise awareness and garner international support for the Sindhi community’s plight in Pakistan, the news agency reported.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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