Amritsar: To this day, caste and occupational hierarchies remain deeply entrenched in Muslim-majority Pakistan, with sanitation work typically assigned to ‘low caste’ Hindus and Christians, who face discrimination based on both their caste and religion. Even the job advertisements related to sanitation works specify that these roles are only for non-Muslims. This was revealed by Asad Iqbal Butt, chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). His claims are based on the HRCP’s fact-finding reports. Stating that a vast majority of sanitation workers are from the minority Christian or Hindu communities, Butt said: “It is estimated that more than 80% of the total sanitation workforce belongs to the Hindu and Christian and other communities despite their total share in the total population not being more than 4-5%.” Butt said since sanitation work was deemed “unwanted”, a religious hierarchy tended to determine who performs this work.