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Rights group condemns brutal murder of Sri Lankan in Pakistan's Sialkot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has condemned the horrific incident in Pakistan's Sialkot where a man from Sri Lanka was beaten and burnt alive on December 3 by a mob alleging a blasphemous act.
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Imran Khan admits lynching incident of Sri Lankan 'day of shame for Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 4 (ANI): After the lynching of a Sri Lankan man in Pakistan's Sialkot over alleged blasphemy, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he would personally oversee an investigation into "the horrific vigilante attack" which he also called "a day of shame for
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'Cowardly at best, complicit at worst': Rights group slams Pak govt over k
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Highlighting the grim reality of "spiralling radicalisation" in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday condemned the killing of the Sri Lankan man by a Sialkot mob on "flimsy allegations of blasphemy".
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'Sick to my stomach': Actress Mahira Khan fumes over killing of Lankan man
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Expressing anger over the killing of a Sri Lankan man in Pakistan's Sialkot over alleged blasphemy, actress Mahira Khan has said that she is ashamed and disgusted due to such incidents happening in her country.
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Rights group raises alarm over 'lynching' of Sri Lankan national in Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): A London based rights group on Friday expressed concern over the "disturbing" lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, allegedly due to a blasphemy accusation.
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Mob tortures man to death in Pak's Punjab for alleged blasphemy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): In yet another case of alleged blasphemy, a mob in Pakistan's Punjab province on Friday tortured a man to death before burning his body.
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Pak police arrest four for 'blasphemy' after argument with religious cleri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 26 (ANI): Pakistani police have arrested four men charged with blasphemy following an argument with a religious cleric, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan's deal with TLP comes under its plans of mainstreaming militant g
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 15 (ANI): The latest deal reached between the Pakistani government and Tehreek-e-Labaaik Pakistan (TLP) is being viewed by the observers as a continuation of the state's project of 'mainstreaming' militant groups which were largely launched after 2017, when the
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Muslim woman charged of blasphemy sentenced to death in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): A Pakistani sessions court passed on a verdict of death penalty to a Muslim woman of blasphemy under the charge of Section 295-C of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
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Human rights organisations alarmed over recent persecution of Ahmadiyya co
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Many international human rights organisations are alarmed over the recent persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan.
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Pakistan resisting International commitments on blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): The increasing cases of blasphemy registered in Pakistan continues to be a cause of concern for human rights activists who have repeatedly highlighted the practice and urged world bodies, including the EU to take note of the issue, which has worsened
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Man held in Saudi Arabia jail for Facebook posting he did not make, return
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 19 (ANI): A man who was lodged in a Saudi Arabia prison on charges of blasphemy and for posting derogatory messages about Mecca and the king of Saudi Arabia on Facebook returned to India after 20 months.
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