Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, August 24, 2010: Hundreds of minority Hindus rendered homeless by the devastating floods in Pakistan were served beef by authorities at a relief camp in Karachi, triggering protest from the community members. The Hindus belonging to the Baagri and Waghari nomadic tribes, who numbered around 600, are among 4,000 flood victims of different faiths living in the relief camp in Lyari area.
“We are Hindus and consumption of beef is prohibited in our religion,” Mohan Baagri, a Hindu living at the camp, said. Several women left the camp with their children and demanded that they be shifted elsewhere.
Following the protest, officials of the minority affairs ministry of Sindh province rushed to the camp and intervened to resolve the issue. Arrangements have now been made to give the camp residents rations so they can cook their own food.