They embraced the religion of their invaders to escape the caste system that had condemned them to a miserable existence. But now The Diplomat contributor Karlos Zurutuza reports on how, centuries later, Christians in the Taliban stronghold of Quetta are once again becoming ‘untouchables.’
Dubbed ‘Little London’ when still under British rule, Quetta, in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, was leveled to the ground by an earthquake in 1935. Yet, although the physical evidence of the city’s colonial heritage was lost in the temblor, reminders remain of the British legacy–locals still add milk to their tea, for example, and when they take to the roads they drive (nominally at least) on the left. Continue…
Karlos Zurutuza – the-diplomat.com