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Acutely aware of challenges faced by minorities in Pakistan: UK Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 18 (ANI): UK's Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs Tariq Mahmood Ahmad on Tuesday said that he is "acutely aware of the challenges faced by minority communities in Pakistan" and noted that these issues are raised in a "constructive way" with Is
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AAPI Heritage Month: Biden pledges to 're-double' commitment to fight hate
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): Hosting a reception to celebrate the contributions and influence of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States, President Joe Biden condemned the violence and hateful rhetoric t
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Telangana provides financial assistance through 'Driver Empowerment Progra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): Telangana government has initiated the "Driver Empowerment Programme" to offer financial help and empower the drivers.
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Decision to notify minorities will be taken after discussion with states,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Minority Affairs on Monday told the Supreme Court that the power to notify minorities is vested with the Union government and any decision in this regard will be taken after discussion with state governments and other stakeholders.
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UP govt to hold 'Qaumi Chaupal' to advertise welfare schemes for minoritie
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare Minister Danish Azad Ansari on Monday said that the state government is organising 'Qaumi Chaupal' to reach out to the minority communities and make them aware of the welfare schemes being run by the state governmen
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UNSC condemns 'heinous' terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, calls it threat
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 1 (ANI): United Nations Security Council condemned the continued "heinous" terrorist attacks targeting civilians, including religious minority communities, and civilian infrastructure across Afghanistan during the month of Ramzaan and called it a serious threat to internat
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Telangana's Shaadi Mubarak scheme helps poor minority families marry off t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 30 (ANI): Poor families from minority communities in Telangana are benefitted from the 'Shaadi Mubarak' scheme of the state government for the marriages of their daughters.
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Trying to create atmosphere of mistrust by spreading misinformation: BJP o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): After a group of 108 ex-bureaucrats wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concerns over the "escalation of violence against the minority communities", the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hit out and said that such letters are written with an
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MHA tells RS minority killings in Kashmir valley peaked in 2021
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The killing of people belonging to minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir was at its peak in 2021 with 11 deaths in different terrorist attacks, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Women's safety still a big question in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The murder of a Hindu girl in Pakistan, has raised the question about women's safety in the country, especially of women from the religious minority communities.
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Rights activist says no value of Sindhi life in Pakistan, pleads for justi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
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At UN, Baloch activist raises concern about rights violation in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist on Tuesday raised concerns about the violation of the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.
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