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India should pressurise Myanmar to take back Rohingyas: B'desh envoy
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Mohammad Ali on Friday urged India, as well as other countries of the region, to pressurise Myanmar to take back their citizens (Rohingyas) and give them their rights.
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Pakistan denies minorities their individual rights: US Lawmaker
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], May 24 (ANI): A United States-based advocacy group representing various ethnic minorities of Pakistan has formed a joint platform 'South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation' against what they alleged as the massive human rights violation by security forces
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Pak in deeper isolation if minorities issue remains unaddressed: Nusrat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], May 19 (ANI): South Asia Minority Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) Chairman Nadeem Nusrat has warned that Pakistan would plunge into further diplomatic isolation if immediate measures are not taken to address the grievances of the country's ethnic and religious mino
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Pak CJ condemns 'ethnic cleansing' of Hazaras
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has condemned the targetted attacks on members of the minority Hazara community in Balochistan, describing it as a clear case of "ethnic cleansing".
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CAR: Bangui Church attack leaves 15 dead
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangui [Central African Republic] May 2 (ANI): At least 15 people including a priest have reportedly been killed and several wounded in Central African Republic's (CAR) capital city Bangui when gunmen attacked a church.
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US must stop Pak's Pashtun crackdown: Activist
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], April 22 (ANI): A United States-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi, has requested Washington to exert pressure on Pakistan to stop its alleged human rights violations against the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and other groups representing that nation's e
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Pak's foundation built on injustice: PTM leader
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
South Waziristan [Pakistan], Apr 11 (ANI): Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen, in strong words, has rubbished Pakistan's belief of Pashtuns attempting to conspire against the country while demanding for their basic rights.
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Bangladesh calls for global pressure on Myanmar to repatriate Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar 31 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to continue pressurising Myanmar to take Rohingya refugees back as soon as possible.
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Mohajirs demand redrawing of geographical boundaries within Pak
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 23 (ANI): Mohajirs-- Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India during post-partition period-- demand redrawing of geographical boundaries in Pakistan in line with the true spirit of the 1940 Lahore Resolution and according to the aspirations of the country's
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1 in 5 Muslim Canadians say they face discrimination
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): According to a recent study, Islamophobia, defined as prejudice and hostility toward Muslims, exists in Canada.
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Altaf Hussain to UN: Hold Pakistan accountable for war crimes, ethnic clea
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar.16 (ANI): Pakistan must be held accountable for war crimes, ethnic cleansing and human rights violations, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain said on Friday.
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Pakistan Army carrying out ethnic cleansing of minority groups: Nadeem Nus
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): Nadeem Nusrat, the spokesperson for the 'Free Karachi' campaign has said that the Pakistan Army was carrying out "ethnic cleansing" on the minority groups in Pakistan, adding that they were in grave danger.
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