‘Om’ on shoes angers Hindus in Pakistan

Karachi, June 19

Some shopkeepers in Pakistan’s Sindh province allegedly sold shoes with sacred Hindu word “Om” inscribed on them, angering the minority community in the country which described it unfortunate and blasphemous.

The patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC), Ramesh Kumar told PTI they had already lodged protests with the Sindh government and local authorities in Tando Adam Khan after it was brought to the notice of the Hindu community that shoes were being sold with the sacred word “Om” inscribed on them.

“It is most unfortunate that some shopkeepers in Tando Adam Khan are selling shoes on the occasion of Eid ul Azha with the Hindu sacred word inscribed on them and the purpose just appears to be to insult the sentiments of the Hindu community,” Kumar said.

“The pictures of the these shoes have been circulated on the social media and we demand they be removed from shops immediately,” he said. — PTI