A 60-year-old Hindu doctor was killed by his driver at his residence in Citizen Colony, Hyderabad.
Driver Hanif Leghari mudered Dr Dharam Dev Rathi and then fled the scene.
The 60-year-old was a dermatologist by profession and had retired from the health department.
The incident comes amid a rise in attacks against Hindu students for celebrating Holi.
Earlier, the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) activists attacked Hindu students at Punjab and Karachi universities for holding events to celebrate Holi.
At least 15 students as the Jamiat attacked Hindu students at Punjab University.
The students had taken permission from the university administration prior to holding the event. However, the IJT activists carrying guns and batons attacked the gathering of students when they were celebrating Holi.
In another incident, the Jamiat attacked Hindu students at Karachi University for holding an event to celebrate Holi, which was organised by the Sindhi department at Karachi University.
However, Punjab University has denied Jamiat’s involvement, while Karachi University denied that any such incident had occurred on campus.
Minorities in Pakistan face persecution and marginalisation with the forced conversion of underage Hindu girls to Islam a severe issue. Human rights groups have continuously urged the government authorities to introduce laws regarding forced conversations.
Earlier, the United Nations had also urged Pakistan to curtail the practice of forced marriages of young girls from religious minorities to Muslim men. The United Nations had also called on Pakistani authorities to adopt and implement legislation in this regard.
In a statement, the UN had “expressed alarm” that young girls from religious minorities are kidnapped, trafficked, forcibly converted to Islam, and forced to marry men. The statement called on Pakistani authorities to curb this practice and uphold international human rights laws.
