Hindus in Pakistan staged a rally at Jacobabad demanding restoration of the joint electorate system in the country. Under the present system, minorities including Hindus constitute a separate electorate in Pakistan. Hundreds of Hindus, including women and children, attended Sunday's rally led by Sadham Chand Chawla, President Hindu General Panchayat Jacobabad and Convener All Hindu General Panchayats of Larkana division. The Hindu community had earlier decided not to participate in local council elections. Leaders of different political parties attending the rally supported the boycott of polls by the Hindus, saying that the minorities' demand was genuine. Chawla said that the struggle would continue till the restoration of joint electorate system in the country. General Secretary of Hindu Panchayat, ladies wing, Sunita Devi said that minorities in Pakistan were being neglected for over a decade under a conspiracy by successive governments. Sikh and Christian leaders also expressed solidarity with the Hindu community. Bureau Report