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Women's day: Pakistan rights group protests against forceful conversions o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Paksitan], March 9 (ANI): Observing International Women's Day 2022 in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing incidents of forceful conversions of girls from religious minorities in Pa
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Indian World Forum seeks immediate UN intervention for safety of minoritie
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Puneet Singh Chandhok, President of the Indian World Forum on Wednesday, wrote a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, seeking "immediate intervention" for the safety of minorities living in Pakistan as they are repeatedly facing atrocities an
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Violence against minority surges in Pakistan as Christian youth stabbed to
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Violence against the minorities in Pakistan is on the rise as in a fresh incident, a Christian man was stabbed to death by a mob of the majority community in Lahore, reported local media.
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Sindhi Foundation announces protest march in Canada to highlight minority
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Sindhi Foundation, a Washington-based organization has announced that it begin a "Long Walk" in May this year to raise awareness on several human rights concerns of religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan.
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Minorities in Pak's Lahore hold protest rally demanding electoral reforms
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 20 (ANI): A Large number of people belonging to minority communities took out a protest rally in front of the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan on January 14, 2022, demanding a fair and democratic process to fill up reserved seats for minorities in the Parliament
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'Human Rights Focus Pakistan' raises concerns over violation of minority r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Friday raised issues concerned with human rights violations of minorities in Pakistan, marking International Human Rights Day.
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Attacks against minorities in Pakistan continue, Sikh community member bru
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): A Sikh community member was brutally murdered in Peshawar city of Pakistan after unidentified assailants shot at him four times.
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Pakistan underscores yet another abyss, undercounts minorities in census
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan have accused the government of undercounting them in the sixth Population and Housing Census, according to a media report.
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3 churches demolished during anti-encroachment drive in Karachi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The minorities in Pakistan face uneneding violence, intolerance and discrimination and with each passing day, more and more incidents of atrocities against them are being reported from across the country.
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Minorities chief victims of forced conversions in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan are the main victims of forced conversions as there have been numerous complaints of underage Hindu, Christian girls, or other minorities being made to marry and forcibly converted to other religions in Pakistan, a media report sa
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Deep ideological roots of anti-Hindu sentiment in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Religious minorities in Pakistan are victimized through Islamist persecution -- from forced conversions to desecration of worship places. However, the South Asian country's anti-Hindu bigotry remains uniquely institutionalized.
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US: Hindu advocacy group highlights religious minorities persecution in Pa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): An American Hindu advocacy group has hosted a Capitol Hill Speaker Series for US members of Congress and congressional staff to highlight the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan by state and non-state actors.
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