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Activists protest in Dhaka against persecution of minorities by authoritie
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistani authorities attacking religious minorities in the country, activists staged a protest in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday.
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Religious minorities face atrocities from majority community, govt in Paki
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): In another instance of violence against minority communities in Pakistan, residents of a majority community neighborhood in Joglar village, Tharparker in Sindh province attacked homes of a minority community.
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Pak presence in rights council 'intolerable': UN-accredited NGO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Pakistan's presence in the United Nations Human Rights Council is "intolerable" given its rights record, said Geneva-based NGO UN Watch, adding that religious minorities in the south Asian country suffer from discrimination, sectarian violence and forced co
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Human rights group hails acquittal of Pakistani Christian on death row for
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) hailed the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict of acquitting Sawan Masih, a Christian man on death row from the last eight years.
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UN75: India slams Pak for raising J-K issue, says it hails terrorists as '
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): India on Monday hit back at Pakistan for raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the high-level meeting to commemorate 75 years of United Nations (UN), saying Islamabad is globally recognised as the epicentre of terrorism which harbours and trains
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Pakistan no more a safe place for religious minorities, says Activist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): A Pakistani human rights activist based in London has said that Pakistan was no more a safe place for religious minorities to live.
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Centre extends facilities to religious minorities people from Pakistan, Ba
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The Centre has extended various facilities to many people belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have come to India and are staying on long-term Visas, Union Minister Nityananda Rai said here on Wednesday.
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MQM to observe Pakistan's Independence Day as 'Black Day' to protest again
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 12 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has announced that it will observe the Independence Day of Pakistan, August 14, as a 'Black Day' to protest against the state brutalities against Mohajirs, Sindhis, Balochs, Pashtuns, other oppressed ethnicities and religious minor
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Ethos, spirits of Kashmiriyat destroyed due to advent of Islamic terrorism
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 10 (ANI): The ethos and spirit of Kashmiriyat were largely destroyed with the beginning of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in 1989 and the term lost its remaining substance and actuality following the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus and attacks on other religious min
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China forces Christians to replace images of Jesus with Communist leaders
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 22 (ANI): Continuing with its repression of religious minorities, Chinese officials have now ordered Christians to smash crosses and remove images of Jesus from their homes and instead put up pictures of Communist leaders.
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Uyghur rights group urges UN to immediately strip China of its participato
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): A Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its participatory status at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and act swiftly to address the annihilation and atrocities committed against the religious minorities, resid
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Blocking construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad signifies Pak's trouble
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): A Hindu temple planned for Islamabad, the city's first, was supposed to be a symbol of tolerance for Pakistan. But violence and controversy have turned it into an emblem of the country's troubled relationship with its religious minorities.
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