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Geneva: European lawmakers, experts call to suspend Pakistan's GSP+ over h
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delivering the keynote address, European Parliament Member Barbara Bonte warned that the EU's economic incentives had unintentionally strengthened radical religious education in Pakistan. She argued that education, which should serve as the foundation of any society, has been undermined by t
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Pakistan accused of using blasphemy laws to oppress communities
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Alejandra Martinez Otero, the Human Rights Officer of the Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in her oral intervention, has raised alarm about Pakistan's blasphemy laws, warning that these provisions are being increasing
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Blasphemy case against engineer Mirza highlights Pakistan's contentious la
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Rawalpindi court has handed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) a seven-day physical remand of Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza Jehlami, a religious scholar, in connection with a sensitive blasphemy case.
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"People involved were overcome with emotions": Mehbooba Mufti on mob defac
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mufti held the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board and its members responsible for the escalation of the event and demanded action against them under Section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), claiming what they did was an act of "blasphemy."
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HRFP expresses deep concern over violence against religious minorities in
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has raised alarm over rising violence and discrimination against religious minorities, documenting cases of mob attacks, forced conversions, abductions, killings, and misuse of blasphemy laws across Pakistan, while urging justice and protection for vulnerab
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Religious leader Muhammad Ali Mirza detained with blasphemy charges
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A religious leader, Muhammad Ali Mirza, has been arrested in Jhelum and later booked on blasphemy charges.
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Pak: Christian leaders stage sit-in in Jaranwala, demand justice for 2023
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A group of twelve Christian leaders continued their sit-in for a second consecutive day on Sunday in Christian Colony, Jaranwala, protesting the government's alleged failure to deliver justice to the victims of the riots that occurred on August 16, 2023, which were instigated by blasphemy al
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Pakistan rights body, Taiwan's Foundation for Democracy mark National Mino
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan marked National Minority Day, urging constitutional reforms to protect religious minorities. Speakers called for ending discrimination, violence, and misuse of blasphemy laws, promoting religious freedom, equality, and justice for all citizens in Pakistan.
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Minority Rights March 2025 demands end to forced conversions, equality and
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Minority Rights March 2025 in Pakistan demanded an end to forced conversions, job discrimination, and misuse of blasphemy laws. Activists called for equal education, property protection, constitutional reforms, and recognition of minority rights to promote equality and justice for all ci
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Ahmadi man charged with blasphemy for distributing food on Ashura in Pakis
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Authorities in Pakistan have charged a member of the persecuted Ahmadiyya community with blasphemy for distributing langar (free food) during the Islamic holy day of Ashura in the eastern city of Gujranwala, Dawn reported.
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2024 HRCP Report exposes worsening human rights emergency across Pakistan
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's 2024 report highlights democratic decline, rising militancy, enforced disappearances, and human rights abuses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It notes blasphemy-related violence, child and gender-based abuse, labour violations, and environmental crises, paint
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Pakistan: HRCP condemns hate speech targeting Senator for defending minori
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned hate speech against Senator Pervaiz Rashid for defending religious freedom after he raised concerns over police targeting an elderly woman during Eid. The HRCP warned that such actions endanger minorities, especially the Ahmadiyya community,
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