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Pakistan's ill-treatment of minorities under scanner after UK sanctions Si
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The International Forum For Rights And Security (IFFRAS) said this latest sanction, once again highlighted the precarious situation of minorities in Pakistan. Sanction on Mian, described as a "controversial Sindhi pir" by Dawn, was part of a new wave of sanctions that targets corrupt actors,
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NIA raids 14 locations in J-K in case linked to terror activities targetin
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The agency said that the case pertains to the criminal conspiracy for carrying out terrorist and subversive activities hatched by the cadres and Over Ground Workers (OWGs) of various proscribed organizations and their affiliates and off-shoots, operating under various pseudo names, at the
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Pakistan's classic trait of denying persecution of minorities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This is not the first time that the United States has called out the role of Pakistan government and other institutions in suppressing the identity and curtailing the rights of minorities.
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UP Minister Danish Azad Ansari calls on PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During the meeting, Danish Azad Ansari apprised the PM about the work being done by his ministry, as well as the science exhibition organized in madrassas across the state on the occasion of Minority Rights Day.
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Dhami highlights 'unity in diversity' at event to mark World Minorities' R
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At the event, he touched on the the 'unity in diversity' of India and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the country holistic despite its cultural diversity.
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Pakistan's civil society protests forceful conversion of minor girls to Is
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, a human rights group in a fresh report laid bare the rising number of cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage of girls belonging to the minority Christian community.
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1,200 Human Rights activists and media persons killed by Pakistan's agenci
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"The root cause of the genocide of 1971 and the reasons for the secession of Bangladesh remain intact, viz., the religious fascist ideology at the heart of Pakistani Islamism. He reiterated that this does not only persecute Pakistan's own minorities or its neighbors but makes Pakistan the in
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Canadian Minister responds to World Sindhi Congress petition about human r
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Canada's MP Garnett Genuis presented the petition in the parliament about the Notan Lal case, misuse of blasphemy law against minorities, abduction, and forced conversion of young girls.
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Pakistan's religious minorities face severe marginalization in all aspects
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States on December 2, 2022, designated Pakistan, along with China, Iran and Russia, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Uyghur groups ask world leaders to recognize December 9 as Uyghur Genocide
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Uyghur organizations from 20 countries have asked global leaders to take action to end the Chinese government's human rights atrocities against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs.
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Chandrababu Naidu promises minorities to bring back welfare schemes once T
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The former chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said the minority community that it was the TDP that launched several welfare programmes for Muslim.
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Centre step-motherly towards Tamil refugees; CAA arbitrary: DMK to SC
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 is "arbitrary" as it only considers religious minorities from three countries while keeping Sri Lankan Tamils staying in India as refugees.
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