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Pakistan: Human rights body condemns attack on Christians in Jaranwala inc
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) strongly condemned the attack on churches and Christians in Pakistan in the Jaranwala violence.
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Overseas Pakistanis urge President Alvi to punish those involved in Jaranw
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Overseas Pakistani Christian Alliance (OPCA) condemned the Jaranwala incident in which 19 churches and multiple houses were gutted in a suspected arson by a mob and urged the government to punish those who are responsible for this crime.
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Pakistan: Delegation from Christian community calls on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A delegation from Pakistan’s Christian community called on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam over the Jaranwala incident in which 19 churches and multiple houses were gutted in a suspected arson by a mob, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.
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Pakistan uses blasphemy laws to target minorities: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As an angry mob, motivated by blasphemy claims, set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad recently, this incident in particular reminds everyone of another distressing chapter in Pakistan's history.
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Jaranwala violence: Christian community says police forcing compromise, mo
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The petition filed by the Chairman of Grace Bible Fellowship Church Pakistan through advocate Shahbaz Fazal Saroya, informed the court of the continuous threats to the community by some locals.
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Christian community stages protest outside European Parliament against vio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the protest, the protesters expressed grave concerns over the religious freedom violations and stifling state of freedom of expression in Pakistan and called upon the European Union to assess Pakistan’s compliance with its human rights obligations.
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Pakistan: Damages suffered due to Jaranwala blasphemy incident amount to P
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the Jaranwala blasphemy incident, the damages suffered due to the burning of churches and the houses of minorities has been estimated to be Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 67 million, reported Dawn.
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London: Christians stage protest outside Pak embassy against burning, dese
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The protestors have claimed that their demonstration was against the barbaric attack on 21 churches and hundreds of Christian homes in Jaranwala, Pakistan over alleged desecration of Quran
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Pakistan's Jaranwala violence: 19 churches gutted, says human rights repor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has issued a fact-finding report on the Jaranwala incident and revealed that 19 Churches have been burnt fully and 89 Christian houses were burnt.
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Jaranwala incident: Suspect who posted "blasphemous" content arrested
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a major development in the Jaranwala incident, in which multiple churches were vandalised and houses were torched, the suspect who allegedly posted the “blasphemous” content online has been arrested, ARY News reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: 160 accused arrested for involvement in Jaranwala arson case
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
After days of the Jaranwala tragedy, the Punjab police chief apprehended 160 accused out of 170 listed for involvement in the Jaranwala arson incidents, reported The Nation.
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UAE condemns burning of churches, homes in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Ministry affirmed the UAE's permanent rejection of all practices aimed at undermining security and stability in contravention of human and moral values and principles, stressing that hate speech and extremism contradict international efforts to spread the values of tolerance, coexiste
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