"Faced Discrimination In Pakistan": Country's Highest Wicket-Taking Spinner Says His 'Career Was Destroyed'

Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria has alleged that he faced huge discrimination in Pakistan and his career was destroyed. Kaneria said he did not get equal values and respect in Pakistan. He had participated in the Congressional Briefing on 'Plight of minorities in Pakistan' on Wednesday (local time). Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the event, Kaneria said, "Today, we all gathered here and expressed how we all faced discrimination and raised our voices. I also faced discrimination in Pakistan and my career was destroyed.

"I did not get equal values, respect in Pakistan...All the people who came here spoke against discrimination, on how Pakistan treated them. So, the main aim was to spread awareness among everyone, especially US, on how people suffer and the problems that exist in Pakistan and take action against it."

Kaneria had played 61 Tests for Pakistan and is only the second Hindu to feature in the Pakistani cricket team after Anil Dalpat. With 261 scalps in 61 matches, Kaneria is Pakistan's highest wicket-taking spinners.

#WATCH | Washington, DC | On the Congressional Briefing on 'plight of minorities in Pakistan', Danish Kaneria, the last Hindu cricketer to play for Pakistan internationally, says, "Today, we discussed how we had to go through discrimination. And we raised our voices against all… pic.twitter.com/elCcqtpbbI

Indian-American US Congressman Shri Thanedar also attended the event and urged the US to condemn 'human rights violations' in Pakistan against Hindu minorities and demand quick actions against Pakistan to ensure that these atrocities stop.

Speaking to ANI, Thanedar said that he is attending the conference to support the Hindus amid their struggle against atrocities in Pakistan. He