Kashish Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Pakistani Hindu woman, has made historical past by changing into the first feminine from the minority neighborhood in Balochistan to be appointed as Assistant Commissioner within the restive province.
Ms. Kashish, who hails from the distant city of Noshki in district Chagai within the province, certified Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination.
On Monday (May 12, 2025) , Ms. Kashish, accompanied by her father Girdhari Lal, met Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti in Quetta and instructed him that she would work for the empowerment of ladies and minorities, and the general growth of the province.
“It is a matter of great pride for me that my daughter has become an assistant commissioner due to her hard work and commitment,” Mr. Lal instructed the media.
Mr. Lal, a mid-level dealer, mentioned his daughter had all the time dreamed of finding out and doing one thing for her ladies.
Chief Minister Bugti mentioned it was a matter of pleasure for the nation when members of the minority communities bought to key positions attributable to their exhausting work and energy.
“Kashish is a symbol of pride for the nation and Balochistan,” he mentioned.
In latest years, ladies from the Hindu neighborhood have achieved notable success in typically male-dominated fields in Pakistan, overcoming many cultural, non secular and social hurdles to get to essential positions.
In July 2022, Manesh Ropeta grew to become the first Hindu woman to be appointed as Superintendent of Police in Karachi, the place she continues to be fulfilling her duties.
Pushpa Kumari Kohli, a 35-year-old police sub-inspector in Karachi, mentioned Hindu ladies have the tenacity and intelligence to succeed in the highest.
“I also passed the Sindh police Public Services Examination. There are many more Hindu girls out there waiting to educate themselves and become something,” mentioned Mr. Kohli, who belongs to a scheduled caste.
Suman Pawan Bodani continues to be serving as a civil choose in Hyderabad after first being appointed as a civil choose in her hometown of Shahdadkot in Sindh province in 2019.
Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a politician in Sindh province, believes that younger Hindu ladies, who’re supported by their households, have proven extra inclination and initiative to realize training and pursue increased research.
“Our young women are doing us proud. We have doctors, civil servants, police officers, etc in Sindh,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that regardless of being infamous for its drawback of underage and younger Hindu ladies being kidnapped and transformed by Muslim males, Sindh required extra academic amenities for the Hindu neighborhood to counter such menaces.
Hindus kind the most important minority neighborhood in Pakistan. According to official estimates, 75 lakh Hindus reside in Pakistan. However, based on the neighborhood, over 90 lakh Hindus live within the nation.
The majority of Pakistan’s Hindu inhabitants is settled in Sindh province.
Published – May 15, 2025 08:10 am IST
