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Antisemitism in Pakistan is the presence of hostility and discrimination against Jews in Pakistan based on prejudices against the Jewish people and/or the religion of Judaism. Alongside the prevalence of general stereotypes, Jews are commonly subjected to negative views, feelings and rhetoric in Pakistan, most of which overlap with and are directly related to the antisemitic views prevalent throughout the Islamic world. Widely regarded as miserly within Pakistani Muslim circles,[1] Jews residing in Pakistan have also faced periodic intolerance by the state, which has intensified since the Islamization period of the 1980s under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, who propelled Pakistan towards the adoption of strict and highly-conservative Islamic practices and laws.[2] The Jewish population of Pakistan has rapidly decreased since the state's founding and separation from neighbouring India in August 1947, and as of 2019[update] estimates, stands at less than 200 people amidst Pakistan's total population of over 200 million, the majority of whom are Muslims.[3]
- ^ Why are the Jews ‘kanjoos’? —Khaled Ahmed’s Review of the Urdu press,Daily times (Pakistan)
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Pakistan's 'last Jew' Fishel Benkhald complains of anti-Semitism | DW | 22.11.2017". DW.COM. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's Jews struggle to maintain their community". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 24 May 2021.