The Pakistani authorities may have been claiming that they are leaving no stone unturned in providing relief to flood affected people. However, its discriminating face has come to the fore with over 5000 Hindu families complaining of not receiving any help from the government.
Raging floodwaters have washed away belongings of hundreds of these Scheduled Caste Hindu families in Punjab and Sindh, but they are yet to receive any help from the administration.
"The Prime Minister took an aerial view of the flooded area while Chief Minister of Punjab visited the main area of Bhung Sharif in Rahim Yar Khan. But no one came to visit our settlements," The Nation quoted a man belonging to the minority sect living in Bhung Sharif area.
Dowarka Daas, a Sindh-based representative of the community, said that the government was distributing relief materials through members of the provincial as well as national assemblies, who are least concerned to provide life-saving
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