Dozens of Pakistani Hindu pilgrims who reached the Indian state of Rajasthan on Sunday say they don’t intend to return to their country, according to BBC Urdu Service.The “Thar Express” train,carrying 171 Pakistani Hindu pilgrims, chugged into the city of Jodhpur on Sunday.Although these Hindus are on
a pilgrimage trip (yatra), their leader said they would not go back to Pakistan.
The Sangathan (SLS), an Indian organization working for the welfare of Hindus, has appealed to the Indian government to issue “refugee visas”to these pilgrims.At the Jodhpur railway station, the Pakistani Hindus
were received by SLS volunteers who made arrangements for their lodging and food.
For years, the SLS has been working for the settlement of Pakistani Hindus in India.
According to a spokes person for the SLS, all 171 Pakistani Hindus — among them 32 women and children are residents of Sanghar and Hyderabad cities of Sindh province, They belong to the Bheel tribe.
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