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This is an archive article published on September 9, 2009

Hindu nurse goes missing in Karachi; sparks protest

A Hindu nurse working at a hospital in this southern Pakistani port city went missing last month,sparking protests by the minority Hindu community.

A Hindu nurse working at a hospital in this southern Pakistani port city went missing last month,sparking protests by the minority Hindu community.

Dozens of people from the Hindu Maheshwari community gathered outside the Karachi Press Club on Monday to demand the safe return of Bano,the young nurse who works at a private hospital.

Bano went missing three weeks ago. Carrying placards and banners,the protesters said they feared that Bano might have been killed or forced to convert her religion,the Daily Times reported today.

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Elders of the community told reporters that Bano had a row with the owner of the hospital where she worked before she went missing.

“Though the police have registered a case,nothing has been done for her return so far,” a protestor said.

The protesters demanded that the federal and provincial governments,law enforcement agencies and civil society groups should ensure the safe release and return of Bano.

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