India, Jan. 10 -- A Hindu tenant farmer, Kailash Kolhi, was shot dead by a powerful landowner in Pakistan's Sindh province, igniting widespread protests by minority groups and human rights activists.

The killing has brought renewed attention to deep-rooted issues around feudal violence, minority rights and justice in rural Sindh, as protestors across the region take to the roads and major highways demanding immediate action and protection for vulnerable communities.

The victim has been identified as Kailash Kolhi, a 25-year-old Hindu tenant farmer who worked agricultural land in Badin district's Raho Kolhi village. Kailash Kolhi had constructed a small hut on the land where his family could live and work.

According to eyewitnesses and ...