Human Rights Abuse

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ioration I have seen taking place, at least, since 1982, has been between the Shia-Sunni relations with much blood spill in this stupid intestine war. They will simply give no quarter to each other. Compromise looks a distant possibility. There have even been running battles between the two factions. Shias, on their part, reacted only when they were pushed against the wall. Another case of minority taking to militancy against the arrogance of majority. As for the Qadianis, they have not even been molested, let alone getting pushed against the wall. Conversely, they are entirely safe as no body has ever paid any attention to them. They are, in fact, totally out of the public memory and no body is even aware whether they exist at all.

The question of discrimination can possibly be surmised in the sphere of employment opportunities. Since 1982, I have seen a permanent ban on employment by the Government and jobs are scarce in Government and semi-Government organisations. The only work the Government, and the public sector, hands out to people is on contract basis and as for permanent employment, no Sir, forget about it - there is simply no job to offer and there will not be any for quite some time to come. I have myself benefited from taking a contract job and have been employed in this for over 5 years without the possibility of getting a permanent status. So, every body suffers on account of this alike and Qadianis have not been singled out on purpose. Private sector is sick, hence massive outflow of people to other countries. Many have gone, more are waiting.

As I have said, I have not seen a single case of violence against them as far as I remember. So, what is this media campaign for, through the internet? Just to win the sympathies of outsiders and belittle the image of this country abroad, laying the groundwork in those countries for their own people to be well received and sympathetically considered on arriv...