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Hindu man forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): A Hindu man was forcibly converted to Islam in Sindh on Sunday, local media reported.
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India raised matter through diplomatic channels: Jaishankar to minorities
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Responding to National Commission for Minorities' concerns over the reports of the abduction and forced conversion of a Sikh woman in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the commission that India has r
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Minority women at risk in Pakistan due to forced conversion, marriages
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Pakistan's dilemma of forced conversions and marriages put minority women at risk and the issue of securing rights for minority women has become particularly complex in Pakistan.
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Muslim cleric in India condemns abduction, forced conversion of Sikh girl
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 23 (ANI): A Muslim cleric in India has condemned the abduction, forceful conversion and marriage of a Sikh girl in the Buner district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pak govt must introduce measures against forced conversions: Human rights
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Human rights activists have called upon the Pakistan government to introduce legal and administrative safeguards for the protection of minorities against human rights violations and their forced conversions.
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Pakistan: Family moves court over fears Christian 'child bride' sold off b
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered Gujranwala district police in Pakistan to recover and present in court a Christian girl alleged to have been forcibly converted and married after her family expressed fears that the child had been sold off by he
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Hindu community holds protest against girl's abduction in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): The Pakistani Hindu community on Wednesday held a protest in front of former President Asif Ali Zardari's residence in Nawabshah, Sindh province against the alleged kidnapping, forced conversion, and marriage of a 16-year-old Hindu girl named Kareena, loc
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Sikh community faces 'existential crisis' in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Islamic outfits have made an unlivable environment for religious minorities in Pakistan through targeted killings, abductions and forced conversions. Attacks on Sikhs have become a regular affair in the country and it has triggered tension among communities
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Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA to probe alleged forced religious conversion ca
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Authority (NIA) to probe an alleged case of forced conversion in West Bengal's Malda district.
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Pakistan: Sindhis hold protest against CPEC, raise issue of forced disappe
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan] April 25 (ANI): A massive protest rally was held in Sann city of Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday to oppose China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and raise the issue of enforced disappearances and forced conversion of Hindu girls in the region.
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Forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan's Sindh remains rampant
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Last month, Hindu girl Pooja Kumari was killed by a man at her home in Pakistan's Sindh province. Pooja Kumari was shot in Sukkur after she put up resistance to the attackers.
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Violence against women in Pakistan worsened under Imran Khan's regime
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Violence against women in Pakistan continues unabashed, it has witnessed rising cases of harassment under the Imran Khan regime.
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