‘Reprehensible’: US commission troubled by denial of food aid to Pakistani Hindus, Christians (US Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Islam is the official religion of the South Asian nation of 211 million (map), the fifth most populous in the world. “As COVID-19 continues to spread, vulnerable communities within Pakistan are fighting hunger and to keep their families safe and healthy,” USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava. “Food aid must not be denied because of one’s faith.”