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Protest in Karachi over 'blasphemous Wi-Fi name'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Scores of people protested in a market of mobile phones in Pakistan's Karachi city over a blasphemous text that appeared on several cell phones due to a Wi-Fi device installed at the market.
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Police atrocities against protesters added fuel to fire,' says Jamiat Ulam
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Following the demonstrations in various cities over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Saturday alleged that poli
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Atheists in Pakistan fearful as crackdowns on digital blasphemy continue
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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PTI leader files petition in IHC against blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry filed a written petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday requesting that blasphemy cases registered against the party's leadership be declared "illegal".
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Petition filed in Pakistan against Dutch politician Geert Wilders for blas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): A Petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court seeking global action against Dutch politician Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Islam views, for blasphemy.
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Female radicalization rising in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Amid a worsening economic crisis and political instability, Pakistani society is experiencing an increased radicalization at all levels, including even women, who are systematically indoctrinated in the thousands of women-only madrassas of the country, a
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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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Pakistan: Rights group horrified over 'cold-blooded murder' on blasphemy c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern about the "cold-blooded murder" of a woman by three female seminary colleagues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
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Sindh minorities under constant fear of security, survival: Report
Updated : 3 years, 12 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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Bigotry towards minorities defames Pakistan: SC on Lahore HC's blasphemy o
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 27 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court observed that the bigoted behaviour towards minorities has given the wrong impression of Pakistan, labelled the people of Pakistan as intolerant, dogmatic and rigid as it overturned a Lahore High Court order, which had endorsed the
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Christian man beaten up, arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): A 54-year old Christian man was arrested and beaten on blasphemy charges by Pakistani authorities on March 16, local media reported.
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