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Pakistan witnesses rise in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): The cases of blasphemy are once again on the rise in Pakistan, with regular targeting of religious minorities and multinational products in the market, on trumped-up charges.
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International Religious Freedom confronts Pakistan over persecution of Ahm
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit which was organized in Washington confronted Pakistan on the global platform over the persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in the country.
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Atheists in Pakistan fearful as crackdowns on digital blasphemy continue
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Blasphemy arrests and mob violence continue to escalate in Pakistan as blasphemy laws are leading to the erasure of atheist identities.
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Islamic cleric says former Pak Minister's letter to UN on blasphemy bid to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Saying that all the legal forums were available for the redressal of such issues in Pakistan, Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Monday said former Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari's letter to the UN aga
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Blasphemy laws taking its toll on Pakistanis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The mixing of state and religion in Pakistan has provided a dangerous cocktail for Pakistan's population and the blasphemy laws are taking their toll on the people of Pakistan, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security
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Sindh minorities under constant fear of security, survival: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan's Sindh province are living in constant fear for their security and survival due to the psychological and socio-economic impact of hate speech.
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Misuse of Blasphemy laws to settle personal grudges rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 4 (ANI): The misuse of the draconian blasphemy laws against minorities and even members of the Muslim community to settle personal grudges is rampant in Pakistan, local media said on Friday.
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Imran Khan defends China's mistreatment of Uyghurs, says 'Xinjiang not wha
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Turning blind eye to Uyghur Muslim suppression in China, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the situation in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ((XUAR) is not what Western media portrays.
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Pakistan: Christians protest against lack of 'graveyards' in Swat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): The Christian community in Swat staged a protest for lack of 'graveyards' in the region, reported local media.
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Pakistan worries about failure to satisfy EU's compliance of GSP+ criteria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Pakistan is worried about the European Union's (EU) Generalized Schemes of Preference Plus GSP+ status review proposed to take place this month in Islamabad.
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Pak blasphemy laws embolden mobs to carry out vigilante justice: Journalis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The brutal murder of a Sri Lankan national in Pakistan's Punjab has drawn condemnation from all around the world and has highlighted the rise of the misuse of the blasphemy law to carry out vigilante justice in Pakistan.
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Religious extremism, Blasphemy laws further dent Pakistan's image
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Pakistan's international image has been diminished further by growing religious intolerance in the country and how Blasphemy laws are adding to it
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