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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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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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'House for sale' signs seen in Shamli; police claim 'conspiracy'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): 'This house for sale' was seen written on the walls of houses belonging to members of a minority community, who have claimed that the state police is not conducting a fair investigation with regard to a recent scuffle that broke out in the city.
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US urges Pak to release those held for blasphemy, asks China to curb relig
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to release over 40 people from the religious minority community who have been serving jail term or facing execution on blasphemy charges in the country.
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1984 anti-Sikh riot culprits must be punished irrespective of identity: Ra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): "I am very clear on 1984 that anybody, regardless of where he comes from, if he has harmed members of the minority community, he should be punished," asserted Congress President Rahul Gandhi while speaking about alleged insecurities among minorities in the co
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Amid protests, Lok Sabha passes bill to grant citizenship to certain minor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI) A contentious bill seeking to accord Indian citizenship to certain minority community refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid strong objections by some Opposition parties and a shutdown in the North Eastern parts o
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Kalash lawmaker vows to fight for minorities
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Aug 14 (ANI): Wazirzada, the first elected member to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from the Kalash minority community, has pledged to fight for the rights of all religious minorities in the province.
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Sikhs facing persecution in Pakistan-DSGMC chief
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India]/Peshawar[Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Predominantly living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, the Sikhs are a small population in Pakistan. However, this minority community is deprived of their religious and constitutional rights.
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European think tank highlights struggles of Pashtun community in Pak
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) lent their voice to the ongoing Pashtun struggle in Pakistan, highlighting the struggles the people of the minority community face in the military-controlled nation.
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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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Emergency imposed in Sri Lanka, curfew in Kandy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 6 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday has decided to impose a state of emergency for 10 days to control law and order in the country, following the violence against the minority community in Kandy district over the last two days.
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Telangana govt to offer overseas study for minority students
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] January 29 (ANI): The Telangana government has come up with a scheme to educate girls from minority community by encouraging them to study abroad.
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