Pakistan holds Hindu pilgrims to India briefly over exodus fears

Lahore : Pakistan | Aug 11, 2012 at 2:07 AM PDT

Source: The Hindu

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Over 200 Hindu families were allowed to cross into Amristar on Friday on their scheduled pilgrimage after a brief detention by Pakistani authorities in Lahore following reports that they were planning to migrate to India to escape from abductions and attacks on their businesses in Upper Sindh. FULL ARTICLE AT The Hindu

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