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Pak proxies try to sabotage peaceful protest of Sindhi-Baloch Forum
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], April 19 (ANI): Pakistani proxies on Wednesday tried to sabotage peaceful rally of the Sindhi Baloch Forum in London.
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K'taka govt. seeks recognition of Lingayats, Veerashaivas as religious min
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Following the declaration of minority status to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities, the State government wrote to the Centre recommending the official recognition of the two communities as religious minorities.
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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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Human Rights Focus Pakistan condemns brutalities against religious minorit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI):Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and CRMP held demonstration after Press conference to highlight the problems faced by the religious minorities in Pakistan due to Blasphemy Allegations, force
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Identifying religious minorities: SC asks JK Govt., Centre to file report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Centre to convene meeting and file a report over the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on identification of religious minorities and granting them due benefits.
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RSS' vigilant groups terrorising minorities in name of cow protection
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat, alleging that the attacks on religious minorities, dalits are taking place in the name of cow protection by the vigilant
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'Terrorism factory' Pak mistreats religious minorities: India�
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 15 (ANI): Slamming Pakistan's intentions of making fallacious references about situation of minorities in India, New Delhi on Wednesday said not only has Islamabad become a terrorism factory but has also alienated its own people through continued mistreatment
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'Inflammatory' pastor to preach to Trump ahead of swearing-in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): A pastor with a long history of inflammatory remarks against religious minorities including Muslims, Mormons, Catholics and even gays is scheduled to preach at a private service for Donald Trump and his family on Friday, shortly before the President-elect takes
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Pak PM for safeguarding rights of religious minorities
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Katas Raj (Punjab) [Pakistan],Jan. 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured of safeguarding rights of religious minorities in the country and said that every effort would be made to give them due status in the society.
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U.S. urges Pakistan to protect religious freedom
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec. 10 (ANI): The United States has expressed its concern following reports of raids carried out by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on the publications and audit offices of the Ahmadiyya community in Punjab province and urged the Governmen
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UKPNP protests against Pak atrocities in Geneva, seeks UN intervention
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Pakistan over the atrocities on the people in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the religious minorities in the country, United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) chief Shaukat Ali on Monday said that his party has appealed
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Mayawati corners govt in Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits, Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): After going hammer and thongs at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government in the Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits and religious minorities, especially Muslims, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Wednesday said so far, they were to
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