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Trafficking of Christian girls to China adds to woes of minorities in Paki
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 10 (ANI): The girls from the Christian minority community in Pakistan are not forcibly married to Chinese but trafficked to China and subsequently subjected to prostitution.
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'#GlobalTerroristPakistan' trends on Twitter
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Netizens on Tuesday trended '#GlobalTerroristPakistan' on microblogging site Twitter to bring focus to Pakistan harbouring terrorism on its soil and ill-treating minorities like Balochs, Pashtuns and Mohajirs.
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Palwal incident: 'Where are those people now who stand up for minorities'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Palwal (Haryana) [India] Aug 2 (ANI): Weeks after a cow vigilante was allegedly shot dead by cattle smugglers, Anil Vij, Minister in the Haryana cabinet on Friday hit out at people who create an uproar when a person from the minority community is attacked and questioned their absence.
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Report claiming illegal mosques mushrooming on govt land found 'incorrect'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission Dr Zafarful Islam on Thursday said that the report claiming that 54 illegal mosques mushrooming on government land" in the city was found 'incorrect'.
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No mob lynching case registered with us: National Minority Commission memb
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], July 24 (ANI): In a startling revelation Manjit Singh, Member of the National Commission for Minorities on Wednesday said that no case of mob lynching has been registered with the commission and assured that appropriate action will be initiated if any such case c
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If Hindus decide to sever connections, Muslims will die of hunger: BJP MLA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): After Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Nahid Hasan allegedly asked Muslims of Kairana to boycott shops owned by BJP leaders and supporters, BJP MLA Surendra Singh on Tuesday criticised the statements saying, "if the majority community in the country de
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Washington Times dedicates entire supplement highlighting minorities oppre
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): As minorities group of Pakistan held multiple demonstrations outside the White House to protest against the oppression by Islamabad, the US media widely covered their dissent, with Washington Times dedicating an entire supplement highlighting issues that mi
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Clash breaks out between Pak minority groups protestors and Imran Khan sup
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington,[US], July 23 (ANI): The peaceful protest by various minorities of Pakistan against Imran Khan's visit to the US was disrupted by the Pakistan prime minister supporters outside the White House as they broke into a verbal clash with the protestors.
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Trump apprised of persecution of Mohajirs in Pak ahead of meeting with Imr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 21 (ANI): A US-based non-profit organisation, the South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation, has written a letter to US President Donald Trump highlighting the abuses faced by Mohajirs in Pakistan, ahead of the leader's meeting with the South Asian country's Prime Min
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Is diversity in teams always that good?
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): While it is popularly believed that individuals who work with a team involving diverse people are known to show better outcomes, a new study has stated that it might not be the same every time.
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US-based minorities' body urges unity against religious persecution in Pak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): The rise of extremism and persecution of people based on faith and ethnicity is deplorable, said South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) chairman Nadeem Nusrat, calling for a united stand to set aside these differences.
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US should continue putting pressure on countries violating human rights: U
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 18 (ANI): In a reference to Pakistan, a US lawmaker has said that the United States should continue applying more pressure on countries who deny basic human rights to their people.
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