HINDUS in Pakistan are still not accepted as Pakistanis by many, even though the Constitution grants them full religious freedom.
Despite being proud of and devoted to the country, they are abused whenever an issue arises between Pakistan and India.
People fail to understand the distinction between being a Hindu and being an Indian.
This is one of the many reasons whyPakistani Hindus are not treated as equal citizens. Another reason that accounts for this discrimination is that, in many schools, Hindu students are made to read the Holy Quran while Muslim students are made to laugh at our practices.
I was lucky to be taught at a school where studies and characterbuilding mattered more than what religion someone belonged to, but many Hindu students are not and are made to feel like outsiders.
As a nation we must regard each other as equal citizens.
