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Pakistan: Mob assaults Christian man, torches house over 'blasphemy' in Sa
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
This is one of the many episodes that highlight the precarious situation faced by religious minorities in Pakistan, who continue to face the threats of persecution and attacks.
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LS polls: BJP counts on CAA to retain Matua stronghold Bongaon, TMC sets h
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Centre's much-debated Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), by which members of religious minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who settled in the country as refugees after fleeing alleged persecution in their homelands, are to be given permanent Indian residency; could well
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Activist says, exploitation of religious minorities continues in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan again witnessed the incidents of exploitation of religious minorities in Akbarabad. Recently, a mob of Muslims broke into a Christian household and tore several pages of the Holy Bible, Faraz Pervaiz a human rights activist stated.
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UN experts lambast Pakistan for failing to stop forced conversions, marria
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the same UN press release the experts expressed concern that forced marriages and religious conversions of girls from religious minorities which have been coerced are validated by the courts, often invoking religious law to justify keeping victims with their abductors rather tha
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Pakistan: Rights body demands protection for religious minorities being su
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a non-government organisation (NGO) from Pakistan, raised its voice on Sunday, for the protection of minorities, their properties, and worship places, the HRPF said in a statement.
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"CAA not to be implemented in Bihar": JDU leader Khalid Anwar triggers row
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Deviating from the official line of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Janata Dal (United) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanista
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"Implementation of CAA is matter of a pride," says a refugee
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A refugee expressed happiness at the Union Home Ministry notifying rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Monday.
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'Big win for persecuted minorities': US-based advocacy group welcomes CAA
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), a US-based advocacy group, welcomed the formal notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India and said that the decision is a 'big win' for the persecuted religious minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Concerns brew over 'fatwa' issued against voting for minority ca
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Hateful and disturbing content targeting religious minorities has started circulating in Pakistan, raising concerns ahead of the February 8 general elections, The News International reported.
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Pakistan: Human Rights group demands legislation to protect minorities fro
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded justice for Mehwish Iram and Irfan Tariq Masih, who belonged to the Christian minority and faced religious persecution at their workplaces.
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Pakistan creating hostile environment for minorities by promoting extremis
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A research analyst lambasted Pakistan on Friday, accusing the country of creating a hostile environment for religious minorities by promoting Sunni Islamist extremism.
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UNHRC urged to protect rights of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Victims of blasphemy along with other human rights activists urged the United Nations to protect the minorities in Pakistan by bringing urgent reforms.
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