ICC Note:

Due to the persecution and discrimination experienced by Pakistani Christians, thousands have fled their country in search of a better, more free life else where. Unfortunately, nearly 10,000 have found themselves living underground or stuck in detention centers in Thailand. The conditions these Christians are forced to live in is truly appalling. In many cases, these Christians have to wait years to get an interview with the UNHCR to just receive refugee status. Without that status, these Christians are vulnerable to arrest by Thai authorities who view them as illegal immigrants. 

8/23/2016 Pakistan (Forbes) – Thailand is a prime tourist destination, a favorite for pleasure-seekers around the world. But that’s not why nearly 10,000 Pakistanis have ended up in Bangkok, most of them living an underground existence in some of the city’s poorer neighborhoods.

Pakistan is one of the most dangerous nations for religious minorities. Thailand also is one of the few countries which allow Pakistanis easy entry as tourists. With the United Nations certifying refugees from the lengthy conflict in neighboring Burma, persecuted Pakistanis started arriving four years ago seeking resettlement in the West.

Alas, the UN offered false hope. The typical refugee waits years just for an interview, the first step to receiving official refugee status. So far, not one has moved on to America or anywhere else. In the meantime humanitarian groups such as Christian Freedom International are helping refugees survive in the shadows. CFI President Jim Jacobson argues that the only feasible solution is for the U.S. to admit people who are not only in desperate need, but “who share Americans’ values and are America’s friends in the fight against terrorism.”

Although Pakistan is nominally a U.S. ally, in practice no government other than Saudi Arabia has done more to promote Islamic radicalism and terrorism. Such malicious behavior is merely an outward expression of inner failure.

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