Manisha Ropeta stood 16th among 152 successful candidates in the Sindh Public Service Commission exams
Pakistan’s first Hindu woman DSP was appointed in Sindh after securing the 16th position out of 152 successful candidates announced by Sindh Public Service Commission. The 26-year-old Manisha Ropeta has already started her training.
The Jacobabad girl said that she was initially interested in the field of medicine but could not get admission in MBBS. “It was expected of me to go for MBBS, but when that didn’t pan out I thought of going for DPD because that too is in the field of medicine,” she said.
Ropeta added that she puts a lot of effort into her education and had to work very hard to achieve success. She hopes to be an inspiration for other people from minority groups.
“I had to work very hard, probably harder than others. Sometimes I would feel the day would go by and I had done nothing except studying,” she said speaking to media.
Hindus are the largest minority group in Pakistan with official estimates putting the population at 5.5 million. However, the Hindu groups believe that the actual number is more than 8 million. A significant number of employees in the Sindh government are from the Hindu community. These include some people at the topmost positions in the province.
It is great to see youngsters like Manisha working hard and achieving success. She should serve as an inspiration for other youngsters from various minority groups, showing them that with hard work, success can be achieved.