The official attitude towards other minorities has also changed.
But the policy, which disproportionately targets minorities, has always been controversial.
"Every movement looking to better the lives of minorities has faced a backlash," Gebrial said.
Anger about under-representation of Asians and other ethnic minorities has been growing for some time.
But even her symbolism as a hero of France's new ethnic minorities has taken a dent.
Ethnic cleansing of minorities has twice taken place under the noses of the international administration.
Even Britain, which until recently was congratulating itself on its successful assimilation of minorities, has become less complacent.
Sindh is the hub of Pakistan's Hindu population, which, like other minorities, has suffered from deepening intolerance in recent years.
The social and legal status of these minorities has been declining since partition from India in 1947.
The adoption by some Salafist broadcasters of a strident, aggressive tone against Shia and Christian minorities has alarmed authorities.
Textbooks have been altered to feature nationalist interpretations of Indian history, and violence against Muslims and minorities has increased.
