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August 15, 2012

Wash. Post: Hindus from Pakistan flee to India, citing religious persecution

by Rama Lakshmi
The Washington Post

NEW DELHI — More than 250 Pakistani Hindus have arrived in India over the past two weeks bearing tales of religious persecution, according to Indian border officials, fueling perceptions of growing discrimination against minorities in Pakistan.

The Pakistani Hindus, who came by road and rail with valid pilgrimage visas from Sindh, Baluchistan and Punjab provinces, have reported incidents of kidnapping, looting and forced religious conversion, the officials said. 

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