Agenzia Fides - ASIA/PAKIST�N - Discriminaci�n en los auxilios: episodios y testimonios (Translation by T&P):
"There are a lot of cases of humanitarian aid's discrimination about which Agencia Fides has been informed, against Christians, other religious minorities, dalits and weaker. "The general picture of social and religious discrimination in Pakistan is more heinous everyday and is contaminating solidarity made to the country", says a Fides' source. Among victims, rage is growing, and last Thursday, in Hyderabad, a lot of them protested in a march against the mistreatment suffered by religious minorities.
Humanitarian operators and NGOs in Pakistan have told Fides that in Thatta's district, flooded these past days, a lot of Christian families have been denied aid, even from Government's civil servants.
Zubair Masih says: "I come from Sukkur. We have lost everything. We have gone to a camp for victims near Thatta but they haven't let us enter because we are Christians".
Abid Masih, Christian, is living in a camp near Larkana, and says: "My wife is sick, but the doctor doesn't want to visit and cure here and has told us to wait for the Health World Organisation to send Christian doctors".
Aamir Gill, a victim from Dadu, says: "I arrived with my family to a camp near Hyderabad, but the manager didn't want to register us because we are Christians and didn't give us anything. We are obliged to go".
Carl Moeller, president of the American organization "Open Doors", which publishes a report about persecuted Christians around the world, in a note sent to Fides says: "Some Christian victims have been denied aid openly, while others have been invited to go or to convert to Islam. We can imagine the terrible decision: abandoning one's faith to be able to feed your own child".
It's pathetic that we are sending aid to this country without making the authorities treat everyone as equals. It's amazing to what extent religious hate can grow...
4 comments:
Hi i'm glad to see that someone else is also carrying this story.A number of days ago i comment on Reuters their Clerics ouraged about the koran with"Where are the clerics ,when Christians are being forced to choose between feeding their children or betraying their faith" off course Reuters didn't publish my comment.The truth has become hate speech now!
I think it's high time God starts with a clean sweep!
It pisses me off that America (a Christian nation) is giving Pakistan hundreds of millions of dollars in aid every year. Why do that when islam is so against Christianity? Dear Lord I wish that we got some leaders in this country with some backbone and wisdom.
waiting for the OUT RAGE from my Christian leaders..3-2-1-0-NONE!!!
carol-CS
Hello, Will.
I was horrified and absolutely shocked after reading this. How on earth anyone can be considered "humanitarian" and discriminate this way against others just because of their beliefs.
On the other hand, I am not shocked by Reuter's behaviour. It's disgusting but not surprising...
By the way, Agencia Fides belongs to the Catholic Church and is normally very soft with this kind of news (Asianews is much more forceful reporting on these events), so imagine how serious this is...
Gregory: in Spain, there are a lot of posters asking for aid to Pakistan. Imagine my surprise when I read this piece of news. Specially because those posters are from UNICEF, which of course, hasn't said anything about this....
christian soldier: There is none. And well, I don't know what would be the reaction among the normal people.
Damien:
That's the word: this is not humane at all. Absolutely terrible.
And the double standards, as ever...
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