In a rare incident, two men from the minority Hindu community have been selected to join Pakistan’s federal civil service.
According to PTI, Jeevan Rebari and Khem Chand Jandora, both from Sindh province, were among the 170 candidates qualified to join the Central Superior Services (CSS) following the declaration of results by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on Thursday.
According to the FPSC, 12,792 people across the country appeared in the written examinations, out of which 355 passed, and the total number of selected candidates stood at 170 after further rounds.
This comes as Hindus, with a population of 3.8 million, remain the largest minority community in Pakistan, mostly residing in Sindh province. However, 123 seats reserved
for minorities are vacant.
According to BBC, Khem Chand’s parents had to take loans at high interest rates and sell jewellery for their son’s education, while Jeevan, due to a lack of resources, took shelter in a gurdwara and fulfilled his needs from langar.
Chand was quoted saying that to meet the expenses of his education, his mother sold her jewellery, and his father took loans from private banks at high interest rates.
Meanwhile, Jeevan’s success is special as he achieved success on general merit for higher studies. Belonging to a livestock community, he did his LLB from the Law Department of Sindh University in 2021 and then went to Lahore to prepare for the competitive exam. Jeevan gave his first shot in 2023.
However, this is not the first time that men from the Hindu community became a part of country’s civil service. In 2021, Rajendra Menghwar became the first Hindu PSP (Police Service of Pakistan).
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