Pakistan: Christians and Hindus only allowed food rations if they convert to Islam APR 11, 2020 8:00 AM BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS Several days ago, Jihad Watch reported that Saylani Welfare International Trust in Karachi was denying food aid to poor Hindus and Christians amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The reason for this is that Zakat, Islamic alms giving (one of Islam’s five pillars), is reserved for Muslims.”
Then shortly afterward, International Christian Concern reported that Christians in Lahore were also being denied government food aid amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Now it emerges that Christians and Hindus in Pakistan will be allowed food rations under one condition: if they convert to Islam. They must say the Kalma Tayyaba, which translates to: There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet (or messenger). This is the first part of the Shahada — the profession of faith that constitutes conversion to Islam.
This “shocking act of discrimination against minorities” is major news, but is, of course, ignored by mainstream media.
“Pakistan: Christians denied rations during coronavirus crisis, asked to read ‘Kalma’ first,” Opindia, April 9, 2020:
The shocking act of discrimination against minorities continues unabated in the terrorist state of Pakistan even at the time of global epidemic as certain families belonging to the religious minority communities have been denied ration.
According to the reports, the religious minorities, especially Hindus and Christians, are facing extreme discrimination in Pakistan during the ongoing global pandemic coronavirus crisis. It is being alleged Hindus and Christian minorities are not being given food supplies by authorities, claiming that they are meant for the Muslims.
In one such incident, while distributing ration to needy people in Karachi’s Korangi area, inhabitant Christians were allegedly forced to recite “Kalma Tayyaba” as a pre-condition to get ration from the local administration. As they refused, the Christians were denied the required essentials.
“Kalma Tayyaba” is the basic tenet of Islam. Reciting the holy verse is mandatory for Muslims and anyone embracing or being converted to Islam recites Kalma Tayyaba.
“They did not give us ration and said that you will get ration only after you will chant ‘La Ilaha Il-Allah Muhammadur Rasul Allah’. We told them that we will not chant. They denied us ration and asked us to leave,” said a Christian woman.
Hindus and Christians have allegedly been informed that they are not eligible for food supplies since it was only meant for Muslims
