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Christian woman shot dead for rejecting marriage proposal in Pakistan: Pol
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): A Christian woman was shot dead in Rawalpindi allegedly by a Muslim man whose marriage proposal was rejected by her parents recently, Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday, citing police.
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Pak should self-evaluate on protecting minorities instead of making hate s
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India at the United Nations' High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace slammed the Pakistan delegation for exploiting a UN platform for giving hate speech against India and said that they should instead do a self-evaluation of their own system and record of prot
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Pak-based rights group demands resumption of temple construction in Islama
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan] July 18 (ANI): A Pakistan-based human rights organisation, Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded the resumption of temple construction in Islamabad, which was stopped by pressure from Islamists.
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India slams Pak for raising Kashmir at UNHRC, asks it to 'introspect' its
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of "effecting a state-sponsored genocide."
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Persecution, forced conversion of Hindu girls on rise in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mirpur Khas [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The minorities in Pakistan, especially Hindus, continue to face persecution in the hands of state and non-state actors as incidents of violence and forced conversions are on the rise.
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The state of minorities in the Islamic State
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], May 6 (ANI): According to the State of Human Rights 2019 annual report published by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), "Religious minorities remained unable to enjoy the freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to them under the constitution...this has meant the
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25,782 long term visas granted to minorities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan,
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said that 26,786 long term visas (LTV) were granted to foreigners including 25,782 to the people belonging to minority communities in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in last five years.
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Manzoor Pashteen's arrest
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 27 (ANI): Manzoor Pashteen, the charismatic, pacifist chief and founder of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), was arrested last night in Peshawar along with other five members of the organisation.
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Punjab CM urges Imran Khan to ensure safety of Pak Sikh leader
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure the safety of a Sikh leader, who received threats and tortured by unidentified people in Pakistan.
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India summons Pak offical, lodges strong protest over abduction of Hindu g
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): India has summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over the recent cases of abduction of minor girls from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan, and urged for the safe return of them to their families, governme
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India slams Pak, says it shouldn't tell others how to treat minorities
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday slammed Pakistan for comments of its leaders concerning minorities in India and said that Islamabad should not tell others how to take care of its own people.
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Pak minister downplays Nankana Sahib attack, says 'conflict tends to arise
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Brigadier (retired) Ijaz Ahmad Shah on Sunday downplayed the mob attack at the revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib saying that 'conflict tends to arise' when different communities stay together.
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