Congressmen seeks protection of Pak minorities
September 26, 2012  09:09
Amidst reports of continuing mistreatment of minorities in Pakistan, two US lawmakers are mobilising the support of their colleagues to impress upon the Obama Administration to push for protection of minorities in that country. 

A letter drafted by Congressman Robert Dold and Brad Sherman to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in circulation at the Capitol Hill, seeking signatures from otherUS lawmakers, a Washington-based Hindu American Foundation said. 

Drawing her attention to the treatment of religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan, including Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and the Ahmadiyya community, the draft letter urgesClinton to work with the Pakistani government to address the abductions and forced conversions of religious and ethnic minority girls.
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