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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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Pakistan: 38 detained for attack on Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rahim Yar Khan [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): After being repeatedly slammed by the international community for not safeguarding the interest of its minorities, Pakistan on Saturday detained 38 persons for the attack on the Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan.
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Hindu Mahasabha condemns Pakistan temple attack, calls for economic, socia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha on Thursday has condemned the recent vandalism of a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Punjab province and said that such incidents proved that the Imran Khan-led government was actively promoting terrorism by discriminating a
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Pakistan: Another attack on Hindu religious site, frenzied mob vandalises
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rahim Yar Khan [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): A frenetic mob attacked a Hindu temple in Bhong city in Rahim Yar Khan district of Pakistan on Wednesday.
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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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No proposal to amend CAA for inclusion of more minorities: MHA to RS
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no proposal is under consideration to further amend the Citizenship Act (CAA) for granting Indian nationality to members of other minority communities.
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No reduction in quota for fresh scholarships under 3 schemes for minoritie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): There has also been no reduction in the quota for fresh scholarships under the three scholarship schemes for students from minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi informed on Monday.
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Chandrababu Naidu used weaker sections as vote bank, alleges Andhra Prades
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Perni Venkataramaiah on Saturday accused former chief minister and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu of using OBCs, SCs, STs and minorities as "a vote bank" and not caring for them after gaining power.
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Time for EU to question Pakistan's GSP+ status, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan's blasphemy laws are used and abused by extremist Islamic groups to persecute members of non-Muslim minorities and whoever tries to combat this religiously motivated instrumentalization is at risk of losing their lives, experts from a non-governme
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Maldives: Protest outside Chinese embassy against Beijing's treatement of
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 23 (ANI): A group of people demonstrated in front of the Chinese embassy in the Maldives on Friday to protest against Beijing's treatment of its religious minorities.
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International Justice Day: Tibetan activists urge international community
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Tibetan activists organised a candlelight vigil in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala on International Justice Day and urged international communities to act against China for denying justice to Tibetan, Uyghurs, Mongolian, and Hong Kongers.
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Mamata's allegations on leak of post-poll violence report baseless: NHRC m
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): A day after the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of "disrespecting the court" and pursuing "political interests of the BJP" by leaking its report on alleged post-poll violence to the media, a m
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