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During the [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan|COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan]], reports emerged that rations were being denied to minority [[w:Hinduism in Pakistan|Hindus]] and [[w:Christians in Pakistan|Christians]] in the coastal areas of Karachi. The [[w:Saylani Welfare Trust|Saylani Welfare Trust]], carrying out the relief work, said that the aid was reserved for Muslims alone.<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/covid-19-hindus-denied-food-supplies-in-pakistan-s-karachi-120033000041_1.html COVID-19: Hindus denied food supplies in Pakistan's Karachi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403212904/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/covid-19-hindus-denied-food-supplies-in-pakistan-s-karachi-120033000041_1.html |date=3 April 2020 }}, Business Standard, 30 March 2020.</ref><ref>
During the [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan|COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan]], reports emerged that rations were being denied to minority [[w:Hinduism in Pakistan|Hindus]] and [[w:Christians in Pakistan|Christians]] in the coastal areas of Karachi. The [[w:Saylani Welfare Trust|Saylani Welfare Trust]], carrying out the relief work, said that the aid was reserved for Muslims alone.<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/covid-19-hindus-denied-food-supplies-in-pakistan-s-karachi-120033000041_1.html COVID-19: Hindus denied food supplies in Pakistan's Karachi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403212904/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/covid-19-hindus-denied-food-supplies-in-pakistan-s-karachi-120033000041_1.html |date=3 April 2020 }}, Business Standard, 30 March 2020.</ref><ref>
Shafique Khokhar, [http://asianews.it/news-en/Coronavirus:-Karachi-NGO-denies-food-to-poor-Hindus-and-Christians-49699.html Coronavirus: Karachi NGO denies food to poor Hindus and Christians], Asia News (Italy), 30 March 2020.
Shafique Khokhar, [http://asianews.it/news-en/Coronavirus:-Karachi-NGO-denies-food-to-poor-Hindus-and-Christians-49699.html Coronavirus: Karachi NGO denies food to poor Hindus and Christians], Asia News (Italy), 30 March 2020.
</ref> On 14 April, the [[w:US Commission on International Religious Freedom|US Commission on International Religious Freedom]] expressed concern with the discrimination. Other organisations, including [[w:Edhi Foundation|Edhi Foundation]], [[w:JDC Welfare Organization|JDC Welfare Organization]] and [[w:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] are reported to have stepped forward to provide relief to the minorities.<ref>
</ref> On 14 April 2020, the [[w:US Commission on International Religious Freedom|US Commission on International Religious Freedom]] expressed concern with the discrimination. Other organisations, including [[w:Edhi Foundation|Edhi Foundation]], [[w:JDC Welfare Organization|JDC Welfare Organization]] and [[w:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] are reported to have stepped forward to provide relief to the minorities.<ref>
[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uscirf-says-troubled-by-denial-of-food-to-pakistani-hindus-christians/story-E4XHUc6GOs2TfURkTelnFK.html USCIRF says ‘troubled’ by denial of food to Pakistani Hindus, Christians amid Covid-19 crisis], ''Hindustan Times'', 14 April 2020.
[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uscirf-says-troubled-by-denial-of-food-to-pakistani-hindus-christians/story-E4XHUc6GOs2TfURkTelnFK.html USCIRF says ‘troubled’ by denial of food to Pakistani Hindus, Christians amid Covid-19 crisis], ''Hindustan Times'', 14 April 2020.
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