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BJP MP thanks PM Modi for simplifying application process for Indian citiz
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shankar Lalwani on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for simplifying the application process for gaining Indian citizenship for the members of minorities in Pakistan.
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EU speaks for religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in mob violence and religious persecution in Pakistan, the EU Parliament last month called for a review of Pakistan's GSP+ status, citing concerns over the latter's blasphemy laws and poor rights record.
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Religious minorities in Pakistan treated as non-citizens: report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Revealing the ongoing human rights abuses in Pakistan, yet another rights group has disclosed how the lives of minority communities in the country are perpetually under siege, and religious minorities are treated as "non-citizens", one without a voice and
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Pakistani rights group joins hands with Taiwanese NGO to raise minority ri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group based in Faisalabad, has joined hands with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) to raise the issue of rights for minorities in Pakistan on international platforms.
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Nepali citizens express anger over desecration of Hindu shrines, persecuti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 28 (ANI): Nepali citizens on Wednesday held a protest outside the Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu against the desecration of Hindu shrines in Pakistan and the persecution of minorities.
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UK must take tough stance on Pakistan's persecution of minorities, says sc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 22 (ANI): As incidents of persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan -- particularly abduction and forced conversions of minor girls to Islam -- continue to rise at an alarming rate, London must 'take a stand' and hold Islamabad accountable for the crimes against mi
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Another Hindu Temple vandalised in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 11 (ANI): Condemning the recent vandalism of Hindu Temple in Pakistan's Sindh region, London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice for Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar said that only 20 temples out of 428 are left.
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UN must intervene to protect minorities from persecution in Pakistan, asks
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): A rights activist from Pakistan, Anila Gulzar has requested the United Nations to intervene and protect the rights of minorities in Pakistan as they have been facing persecution for the past seven decades.
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Bangladesh Christian Association demands repeal of blasphemy law in Pakist
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 24 (ANI): The Bangladesh Christian Association has expressed grave concerns over the persecution of Christians and other minorities in Pakistan and demanded that the Imran Khan-led government should repeal the blasphemy law, and release people, who have been
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IWF urges UNSC to address atrocities against minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Indian World Forum (IWF) has sought immediate intervention of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on atrocities inflicted on minorities in Pakistan, saying they are victims of "heinous crimes" which is threatening international peace.
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Surge in sectarian violence targeting minorities in Pakistan threatens new
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): There has been a surge in sectarian violence in Pakistan in recent days with state-backed extremists targeting minorities including Shias and the Ahmadi community.
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Centre extends facilities to religious minorities people from Pakistan, Ba
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The Centre has extended various facilities to many people belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have come to India and are staying on long-term Visas, Union Minister Nityananda Rai said here on Wednesday.
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