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Pashtun Tahafuz Movement appeals to UN for intervention against Pakistan's
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a peaceful grassroots movement advocating for the human rights of the Pashtun ethnic minority in Pakistan, has urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to intervene and lift the illegal ban imposed on PTM by the Pakistani government.
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Pakistani man Ameen Butt apologises for opposing Gurdwara reopening in Fai
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Ameen Butt, Deputy Mayor of Faisalabad has issued an apology for his previous opposition to the reopening of a Gurdwara in the city that had been closed for 76 years.
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Pakistan: 3 minority Ahmadiyya community members detained to prevent them
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Notably, the Ahmadiyya community is a minority in Pakistan. Frequent incidents are reported of the community facing religious persecution and discrimination.
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Pakistan creating hostile environment for minorities by promoting extremis
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A research analyst lambasted Pakistan on Friday, accusing the country of creating a hostile environment for religious minorities by promoting Sunni Islamist extremism.
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Pak: Sikh community seeks police protection as discrimination against mino
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A Sikh 'Hakeem' has alleged that he received a threatening letter from an unidentified person when travelling from Saddar to Taxila, following which he requested police protection for his community
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Pakistan: Report cites rise in persecution of minority Hindu community
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Hindu community, which happens to be a minority in Pakistan, are undergoing a series of threats and persecution, with killings, kidnappings and attacks on religious site being a common affair in the country, The News on Sunday reported.
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Pak criminal gangs hold hostage 30 Hindus including women, children; HRCP
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised alarm over thirty Hindus including both women and children reportedly being taken hostage by organised criminal gangs in Pakistan’s Sindh
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Shias hold protests demanding UN intervention in atrocities against them b
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Demanding UN intervention to investigate crimes and discrimination against the Shia minority in Pakistan, a Shia organization on Friday held protests in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow.
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Congressman Sherman urges Blinken to persuade US broadcaster to reach out
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Congressman Brad Sherman urged US State Secretary Antony Blinken to direct the US radio broadcaster to start a Sindhi language programming to reach out to the members of the Sindhi community, a minority in Pakistan.
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Citizenship Act fulfills promise made to minorities in Pakistan by Gandhi,
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday took a veiled dig at Congress over its opposition to Citizenship Amendment Act, saying Mahatma and Jawahar Lal Nehru had made promise to those who were in minority in Pakistan and party Chief
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Minorities in Pak face persecution, discrimination: Activists
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 27 (ANI): Activists from the Christian minority in Pakistan say they are being persecuted, discriminated and forced to leave the country.
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Short films, posters on persecution of Christians in Pak showcased in Gene
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] Mar 14 (ANI): Short films depicting the persecution of the Christian minority in Pakistan was showcased during the 37th session of United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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