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Establish global commission to stop sectarian violence against Shias in Pa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressing concerns over the rise in attacks against Shia Muslims and other minorities in Pakistan and demanded the formation of
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Woman activist lashes out at judicial system in Pakistan for not protectin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 12 (ANI): London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice for Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar has lashed out at the judicial system in Pakistan and condemned the death sentence awarded to a 37-year-old Christian man, Asif Pervaiz, in Lahore
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MQM chief Altaf Hussain urges Pentagon to cut military aid to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Altaf Hussain, the founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has appealed to the US Pentagon to stop civilian and military aid to Pakistan in order to end misery, agony and sufferings of minority people of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilg
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Persecution, forced conversion of Hindu girls on rise in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mirpur Khas [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The minorities in Pakistan, especially Hindus, continue to face persecution in the hands of state and non-state actors as incidents of violence and forced conversions are on the rise.
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Sindhis protest outside UN office in Geneva against persecution of minorit
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 4 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress held a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to raise the issue of the persecution of minorities, especially the Hindus, in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
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Pro-CAA rally held outside UN office in Geneva; demonstrators demand justi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 3 (ANI): A group of Hindus from India and Pakistan was joined by other activists in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during a protest seeking justice for minorities in Pakistan at Broken Chair in front of the UN office in Geneva.
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President says increase in atrocities on minorities in Pakistan, urges wor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday condemned the atrocities on minorities in Pakistan and called upon the world community to take cognisance of it and take necessary steps.
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Punjab CM urges Imran Khan to ensure safety of Pak Sikh leader
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure the safety of a Sikh leader, who received threats and tortured by unidentified people in Pakistan.
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Rights group HRFP demands justice for 10 Hindu girls missing, abducted in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 22 (ANI): After at least 10 cases of girls from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan reported missing since last year in the Islamic country, either abducted and religiously converted or forcibly married, a nongovernmental human rights organisation here has u
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Tukde-tukde gang includes Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, says Giriraj Singh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday alleged that the Jawaharlal Nehru has become a hub of 'tukde-tukde' gang, which includes Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Left and Communists.
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Multan Bar Association forbids non-Muslim lawyers from contesting in counc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], Jan 11 (ANI): In yet another example of subjugation of minorities in Pakistan, Multan bar association passed a resolution which forbids non-Muslim lawyers including Ahmadis to participate in bar elections in the city, local media reported.
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India slams Pak, says it shouldn't tell others how to treat minorities
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday slammed Pakistan for comments of its leaders concerning minorities in India and said that Islamabad should not tell others how to take care of its own people.
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