Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a Christian university student from Karachi, told ProperGaanda that she was disappointed when a local bakery refused to write Merry Christmas on a cake as the winter holidays approached. *Names have been changed to maintain anonymity. Read Ayesha’s* statements below, narrating the incident.
Afterwards, Ayesha* shared the incident on social media: “I was by myself at the time, I got confused and wasn’t able to deal with the situation there and then. I ended up purchasing the cake but I couldn’t get over this incident. “That’s how I ended up sharing this story on social media.” “Once my post went viral, Delizia reached out to me and promised that strict action will be taken against this act. I’m still waiting for an update on what they did about it,” Ayesha* awaits the bakery’s feedback. While talking about how religious minorities are treated in Pakistan, Ayesha* said, “It is a relic of the past that our people are having trouble letting go of. It’s something that every child born in a minority, be it racial, religious or otherwise, has faced at some point in their lives.” Ayesha* further questioned how people from a country, created on the basis of religious equality can continue to harbor such prejudice.