In yet another case of attack on the minority Hindu community in Pakistan, a temple in Sindh was desecrated by unknown vandals.

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The incident was reported from Gharo town in the southern Sindh province on Friday. According to Dawn News, unknown miscreants entered the temple of Rama Pir and dumped their sacred idols in the sewage lines after desecrating them.

The incident happened on the eve of an annual festival at the temple in Thatta.

Thatta SSP Hussain Mastoi said a case of blasphemy has been registered and an investigation is under way, even though no arrest has been made so far.

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Pakistan's small Hindu community has always lived under the threat of attacks and suppression. A number of historic temples across the country have been attacked and had their land taken away.

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They also allege abductions, forced conversions and marriage of Hindu girls who are often minors. The Hindu community, which was nearly 20 percent in 1947 has been reduced to just 2 percent according to latest available data.

The years of persecution have forced many to migrate to India. According to Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a Hindu MP of Pakistan Muslim League, 5,000 Pakistani Hindus migrate to India every year.