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Pak delegation offers traditional chaddar at Nizamuddin dargah
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Led by Muqeet Ahsen, an official from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, a 147-member delegation from Islamabad arrived in New Delhi on November 7. They will conclude their visit on November 13.
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Xi tightens state's control over religious affairs, forces 60 Christians t
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 21 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has tightened the state's control over religious affairs forcing 60 Christians to seek asylum in the US.
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Pakistan: Religious Affairs Minister appeals to Imran Khan to declare Wome
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to declare March 8, International Women's Day, as International Hijab Day, said a think tank, Policy Research Group (POREG).
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Pak religious affairs minister urges Imran Khan to ban 'anti-Islam slogans
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): As the annual Aurat March continues to be targeted by the upholders of the patriarchal mindset in Pakistan, the Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Noorul Haq Qadri has urged the Imran Khan government not to allow any organisation o
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Pakistan: Parliamentary panel rejects anti-forced conversion bill
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): After opposition from Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs, a parliamentary committee on Wednesday rejected the anti-forced conversion bill amid protest from the lawmakers belonging to minority communities in the country.
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Pakistan among 9 states barred as Saudi Arabia opens Umrah applications
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Pakistani pilgrims, among those from nine states, have not been allowed entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as it opens Umrah applications, said Federal religious affairs minister Noor ul Haq Qadri.
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Pak minister opposes restriction on conversion of religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): The practice of forceful conversion, which for long has been used as a convenient tool to repress religious minorities in Pakistan, has found many supporters within the Imran Khan-led government despite the international scrutiny.
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Pak ulema support Imran Khan's remarks on women's dresses, says his aide
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's special aide on religious affairs has said ulema (body of Muslim scholars) fully support the statement of the country's Prime Minister regarding women's hijab and dress.
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China sanctions American, Canadian officials as backlash grows over Xinjia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 28 (ANI): Further escalating the tensions with western countries, China on Saturday announced sanctions against American and Canadian officials in charge of religious affairs.
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UP govt to have directorate of Religious Affairs Department
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced setting up a directorate of Religious Affairs Department (Dharmarth Karya Vibhag) for the 'smooth functioning of religious activities' in the state.
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Will take decision in accordance with COVID-19 protocol, easing of restric
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): After Pakistan reopened Kartarpur Corridor on its side, India on Saturday said it will take a decision on the recommencement of travelling through the 4.7-kilometre-long passage that connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India's Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darba
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Pak govt reopens Kartarpur Corridor as 'coronavirus situation improves'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): Pakistan government has announced that the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on its side has been reopened as COVID-19 situation in the country has improved.
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