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Karachi: Resident of the Thar Desert area are distraught at the forced relocation of 12 villages to make way for a new reservoir, which they fear will damage their farming land. Tharis (residents of Tharparkar) have held protest for more than 90 days outside the press club Islamkot along with women and children.

ڪراچي (وينگس وٽان) پاڪستان ۾ دَلِت ذات، جن کي اَڇُوت طور سڃاتو وڃي ٿو، پاران ايندڙ آدمشماريءَ ۾ پنهنجي شيڊيول ڪاسٽ واري ڌار سڃاڻپ تسليم ڪرائڻ خاطر مهم شروع ڪرڻ کانپوءِ ئي اهو احساس اڀرڻ لڳو آهي ته پاڪستان جي هندو برادري اندروني اختلافن جو شڪار آهي. پاڪستان هندو ڪائونسل مطابق، هونئن ته پاڪستاني هندو سڄي ملڪ ۾ پکڙيل آهن پر سندن 97 سيڪڙو آبادي سنڌ صوبي ۾ موجود آهي. هندو اوچين ۽ گھٽ ذاتين ۾ ورهايل آهن.

Karachi: Pakistan’s Hindu community is suffering from internal differences after members of the ‘Dalit’ caste known as the ‘untouchables’ have launched a campaign to get their own identity as a scheduled caste in census. Pakistani Hindus can be found all across the country but 97 percent of them live in Sindh, according Pakistan Hindu Council. Hindus are divided into upper and lower castes. As many as 40 sub-castes of Hindus were enlisted as scheduled castes under the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan.