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Pakistan's hypocrisy on Sri Lanka's burqa ban exposed
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Saad Khattak, publicly intervened in the country's internal affairs, commenting on a ban on the wearing of the burqa and niqab in the country and the imposition of strict state regulation on unregulated Islamic s
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Days after Imran Khan's visit, Sri Lanka likely to ban burqa on grounds of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 (ANI): Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka is likely to ban the burqa on grounds of "national security".
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Proposal for Burqa ban in Sri Lanka under discussion
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 (ANI): The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka on Tuesday issued a statement on a proposed ban on wearing burqa and niqab in Sri Lanka, saying that the government is yet to impose a ban and a proposal in this regard is being discussed.
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Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut over 1000 Islamic schools: Minister
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a minister said on Saturday.
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Switzerland referendum: People vote to ban full face coverings in public p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): Switzerland on Sunday (local time) narrowly voted in favour of banning full facial coverings including the niqab and burqa in almost all public places. As many as 51.21 per cent of voters voted in support of the controversial proposal in the referendum.
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WB polls 2021: BJP seeks deployment of female CPF personnel to verify burq
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday requested the Deputy Election Commissioner to deploy female CPF personnel in Muslim-dominated areas to verify burqa-clad voters in the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state.
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German state bans burqas, face veils in schools
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 23 (ANI): The western German state of Baden-Wurttemberg on Tuesday banned full-face coverings, often known as burqa or niqab, in schools, saying that the full-face Islamic covering does not belong in a free society.
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AMU girl alleges threat on social media by classmate, lodges complaint
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), July 16 (ANI): A student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has lodged a complaint with the police against another male classmate who had used derogatory language against her on social media and threatened her that he would make her wear a 'burqa'.
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Two girls harassed for not wearing burqa, 1 held
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Two girls have filed a written complaint with police here alleging that they were harassed by miscreants for not wearing a burqa while going to school.
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Khurja SDM warns local miscreants who harass girls for not wearing burqa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Khurja in Uttar Pradesh has warned the local men with legal action if they harass girls for not wearing burqa.
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Jemima's funny take on Lollywood poster featuring her, Imran Khan and Bush
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a Lollywood film poster featuring Khan, herself and a burqa-clad woman.
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BJP issues a show-cause notice to UP cabinet minister Raghuraj Singh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show-cause notice to its leader Raghuraj Singh for "indulging in activities which violate the policies of the party, and issuing indecent statements".
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