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Persecution of Shia community in Pakistan continues, says report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 15 (ANI): The bomb attack on a Shia mosque on March 4 in Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has once again thrown light on the plight of Pakistan's minority communities.
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Ahmadiyya sect remains most vulnerable in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 28 (ANI): The recent incident of desecration of 45 graves belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, has once again brought to light the deep-rooted disdain for minority communities in the state of Pakistan.
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Minority communities steeped in poverty, programmes would be formulated fo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that suitable programmes would be formulated for the development of the minority communities who are steeped in poverty.
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UP polls: BJP has given 66 pc tickets to candidates from minority communit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bulandshahar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 22(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party does social justice not only through government but also through candidates as the party has given 66 per cent of its tickets to candidates comi
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Minorities in Pak's Lahore hold protest rally demanding electoral reforms
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 20 (ANI): A Large number of people belonging to minority communities took out a protest rally in front of the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan on January 14, 2022, demanding a fair and democratic process to fill up reserved seats for minorities in the Parliament
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Centre, State govts failed to secure minorities: Delhi HC Women lawyers fo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum has sent a letter petition to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, highlighting the alleged failure of the Central and State Governments to secure the Minority communities in India, their Fundamental Right to life w
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Minorities' protests more frequent, widespread in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Amid the already deteriorating conditions of the minority communities in Pakistan, the protests in the country has become more frequent and widespread, said a Canada-based think tank, adding that religious minorities in the country are on the edge and
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Members of civil society, minority groups in Pakistan's Sindh province hol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Civil Society organisations and members of minority communities in Pakistan's Sindh province held rallies against 'forced conversion' to mark the occasion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day and demanded that the government to enact and eff
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Sindhis in Pakistan hold rallies against `forced' conversions on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Human rights activists and members of the minority communities organised protest rallies in different cities in Pakistan's Sindh province to mark International Human Rights Day on Friday.
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Pakistan intensifies digital crackdown on minorities like Ahmadiyyas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Amid the already deteriorating condition of the minority communities in Pakistan, the country's telecommunication regulator has begun an intuitional crackdown on minorities like Ahmadiyyas.
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6,57,802 youths have so far received training under Centre's schemes for s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Minority Affairs on Monday informed of the several schemes it has undertaken for the upliftment of the welfare and socio-economic empowerment of the six notified minority communities namely Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Jains and
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Robust security, intelligence grid in place to ensure minorities' safety i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Robust security and intelligence grid are in place to ensure the safety of the minority communities in Srinagar, informed the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
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