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Pak CJ condemns 'ethnic cleansing' of Hazaras
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has condemned the targetted attacks on members of the minority Hazara community in Balochistan, describing it as a clear case of "ethnic cleansing".
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Pak politicians can only end Hazara 'genocide': Expert
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Elected representatives and political leaders of Pakistan can only provide a permanent solution to end targeted discrimination and elimination of minority Hazara community, a Lahore-based journalist has said.
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Dr Abdus Salam's name to be dropped from Pak varsity's Physics dept
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to rename the Physics department of Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, which was named after Pakistani physicist Dr Abdus Salam, belonging to minority Ahmadiyya community.
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131 minority youth selected in UPSC: Naqvi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The country set a new record with the selection of 131 youths from minority communities in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Monday, attributing the milestone to the Centre's policy o
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Delhi HC recalls order against minority status to Jamia Milia
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday recalled order opposing minority status to Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university.
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Minority Hindu families protest abduction of minor
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Protesting minority Hindu families residing in the Yazman Tehsil, which is approximately 30-kilomters from Bahawalpur, have come out onto the streets to demand the recovery of minor girl allegedly abducted five days ago.
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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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Govt. announces creation of dedicated defence, aerospace SME fund
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Department of Defence Production Secretary Ajay Kumar on Wednesday announced the creation of a dedicated defence and aerospace small and medium enterprises (SME) fund, registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), where a mino
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After K'taka, Lingayats in Maharashtra demand minority status
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) [India] Apr 8 (ANI): The All India Lingayat Coordination Committee carried out a protest rally outside the Divisional Commissioner's office in Maharashtra's Aurangabad on Sunday demanding a constitutional recognition for Lingayat community.
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Pak minister trolled for giving communal colour to Salman's conviction
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 5 (ANI): Twitterers were up in arms on Thursday after Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif linked the sentencing of Salman Khan in the blackbuck case with the actor's religion and said he has been sentenced "because he's a minority".
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Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' aces Box Office
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [United States], April 2 (ANI): Prominent American filmmaker Steven Spielberg has aced the box office with his Sci-fi thriller 'Ready Player One,' which earned a solid $53.2 million in ticket sales over the four-day Easter weekend in North America.
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Minority status given to Lingayat to 'polarise votes': Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday called the decision of the Karnataka government to give minority status to Lingayat community as a strategy to 'polarise votes'.
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