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Religious violence on rise in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): With the Imran Khan government's inability to curb religious violence in Pakistan, the cases of such incidents have risen to an alarming level in the country in recent years, according to a media report.
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Facebook turns down Pakistan govt's request to remove URLs related to Ahma
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Pakistan Telecast Authority (PTA) has reportedly requested Facebook to remove over 700 URLs related to the Ahmadiyya community for "blasphemy".
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Pakistan's anti-terrorism court indicts 89 accused in Sialkot lynching cas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): Pakistani's anti-terrorism court on Saturday indicted 89 individuals involved in the lynching of a Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations last year.
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US Senator calls for release of Hindu teacher jailed in Pakistan's Sindh o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): US Senator Marco Antonio Rubio has called for the release of a Hindu teacher Notan Lal who was falsely accused of blasphemy and imprisoned for 25 years in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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Blasphemy case registered against prayer leader in Pakistan's Punjab provi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pressure from extremist elements in Pakistan have led to a sharp rise in blasphemy cases and a case was registered on Friday against the prayer leader of a mosque for allegedly uttering blasphemous words in his speech against religious figures, local media
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Minorities in Pakistan fear mob lynching over blasphemy accusations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Regular episodes of attacks on the minorities' properties and their religious places on fake or inadvertent blasphemy charges in Pakistan have been occurring on daily basis.
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Every second accused of blasphemy in Pakistan a Muslim, says report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 8 (ANI): A report titled 'Human Rights Observer 2022' prepared by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has revealed that every second accused of blasphemy happened to be a Muslim.
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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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Mob attempts to lynch man over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab prov
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): A mob in Pakistan's Punjab province attempted to lynch a man over alleged blasphemy in Muzaffargarh city.
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Pakistan government fans 'toxicity, regressive' narratives in societies wh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Pakistan government fans toxicity and regressive narratives in the society which lead to extremism in the country and result in the surge of cases of lynching over blasphemy and similar incidents, reported local media.
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85 held for lynching man for blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): At least 85 people have been arrested for lynching a mentally deranged man in a village of Khanewal district in Pakistan's Punjab province for alleged blasphemy, according to local media.
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Imran Khan defends China's mistreatment of Uyghurs, says 'Xinjiang not wha
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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