WSC Condemns and Mourns the Brutal Murder of Sindhi Hindu Doctors
World Sindhi Congress (WSC) alongside the entire Sindhi nation is deeply shocked, saddened and
mourns the barbaric and inhuman murder of three young Sindhi Hindu doctors in the town of Chakk,
district Shikarpur, Sindh on 7th November. Dr Ashok, Dr Naresh and Dr Ajeet were gunned down and
Dr Satia Paul was critically wounded when people of Bhaya tribe opened fire on them while they were
working in their clinic in their native town Chakk.
The initial reports suggest that these doctors along with other Sindhi communities were taking a
stand against the harassment and potential abduction and forcible conversion of Sindhi Hindu girls in
Chakk. The menace of abduction, rape and forcible conversion of religious minority community girls,
particularly from poor Sindhi Hindu communities in Sindh have increased exponentially in last couple
of years in the atmosphere of rising religious extremism and intolerance. Scores of such events
remain completely unreported because of fear of persecution by the powerful perpetrators and
religious zealots. The state apparatus and those responsible for providing the security are widely
seen as companion culprits in these crimes.
WSC believes that it is a systematic policy of the Pakistani establishment since its inception to create
an atmosphere of fear, persecution and insecurity to force Sindhi Hindus to migrate. This is in part a
strategy to convert Sindhis in minority and to devoid Sindh of professional and middle class in order
to suffocate its societal progress. Resulting from the fears and insecurities the Sindhi Hindus have
been continuously migrating from their motherland the process has only significantly sped up in
recent years.
WSC views this gruesome event as a conspiracy to send a deep and wide-ranging wave of terror
among already frightened Sindhi Hindus to migrate. The perpetrators include the shameless sardar of
Bhaya tribe, local police, civil administration and agencies. The criminals have attacked the secular
fabric of Sindhi society, but they will fail as the entire Sindhi nation mourns the death of these three
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martyrs. WSC strongly demands that the culprits particularly those behind the atrocities should be
brought to justice.
WSC at this saddest moment in their lives, send its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends
of those who have been taken away by the evil forces of darkness. We know that nothing can lessen
the pain of this loss, but let we reiterate that WSC and the entire Sindhi nation share their pain,
sadness and grief, not only them but the entire secular Sindhi nation is grieving.
WSC is in contact with the UN Human Rights Council and other international human rights
organisations requesting them to press upon the Pakistani government in order to investigate and
stop systematically on going gross violations of human rights of religious minorities.
About The World Sindhi Congress (WSC): WSC is based in the UK, USA, Canada, and Sindh and is one of the most
prominent human rights advocacy organizations for Sindh and Sindhis. The main objective of WSC is to create a better
understanding within the international community about the persecuted status of Sindhis in Pakistan and about the Sindhi
people’s struggle for human rights, including the right to self determination. WSC is a registered company in the UK and the
USA, and is organized to carry out non-profit activities. For more information, visit www.worldsindhicong ress.org