“O you who believe, fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty.” (Qur’an 9:123)
“‘We can’t celebrate Diwali or Holi..send us to India, or let us die’ – Islamists fire on Sindhi Hindu homes on Diwali night,” Hindu Post, October 26, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The Pakistani Hindu community of Tando Allahyar, Sindh was not allowed to celebrate Diwali. Gunmen unleashed intimidatory firing towards Hindu homes on Monday to prevent them from coming out and celebrating the most important Hindu festival.
In a video posted on Facebook by online news outlet NN Official, the desperate people were heard beseeching, “In Pakistan, we Hindus can’t celebrate Diwali, we can’t celebrate Holi. They opened fire on our houses last night…there were 12 thugs. We request the SP and the PPP MNA/minister to help us…these terrorists should be stopped. We are Sindhi, we are Hindus…please let us celebrate Diwali. Or give us passports and visa and let us migrate to India.”
In another video (archived here) clip shared on twitter by human rights activist Mahesh Vasu, men from the victimized community could barely contain their emotions, “We were bursting crackers and they started firing…What should we Hindus do? Why can’t we celebrate our festival in Pakistan? We demand justice. Or give us visa to go to India. Our graveyards have been illegally occupied upon, we are neither allowed to live or die.”
Pakistani journalist and editor of news outlet therisenews.com, Veengas tweeted, “Sindhi Hindus are targeted for celebrating Diwali in Tando Allahyar, Sindh. Sindhi Hindus seen saying they would leave the country — “at least give us right of dying and celebrating Diwali.” In Pakistan, Sindhi Hindus feel unsafe.”…