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Pakistan: Punjab police 'upset' with Imran govt-TLP accord
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): The Punjab police senior command seemed upset on Thursday at what it calls 'premature and unnecessary accord' between the Imran Khan government and the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), after many of its policemen were held hostages, including one of
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Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen: US rights com
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen as the government systematically enforced blasphemy and anti-Ahmadiyya laws, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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Prince Pipes brings Holy Ganga closer to all at Maha Kumbh through 'Ab Gha
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited (PPFL), one of India's largest integrated piping solutions & multi polymer processors, has undertaken a novel initiative to celebrate India's largest religious gathering - the Maha Kumbh, i
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South Korea: Minority right activist who was earlier attacked, fears depor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 18 (ANI): Rohat Austin, a well-known rights activist who has been highlighting the Pakistani establishment's persecution of religious minorities, has said that he is on the verge of being "handed over" to the Islamic State of Pakistan.
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Religious party TLP fuels anti-France violence in Pak, French embassy advi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 18 (ANI): Religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) played a major role in fomenting this week's anti-French protests in Pakistan, considering the situation, France's embassy on Saturday told French nationals to leave the country over safety fears.
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PM Modi requests to keep Haridwar Kumbh 'symbolic', inquires about health
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): A day after 30 'sadhus' tested positive for COVID-19 amidst the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri, Acharya Mahamandleshwar, Juna Akhara to inquire about the health of the seers and r
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Exiled Pak journalist calls ban on TLP a 'cosmetic step'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 16 (ANI): A Pakistani journalist living in exile here has raised questions over the Pakistan government's decision to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a hardline religious group with a massive following across Pakistan.
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Political rallies, religious gatherings, Kisan Andolan super-spreaders of
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): As India recorded the highest-ever single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with over 1.84 lakh new cases on Wednesday, the chairman of the COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Dr NK Arora said political ralli
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Pakistan: TLP 'goons' force policemen to chant religious slogans, activist
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): In what has been described as a state failure, "goons" from far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) gheraoed police personnel in Lahore city of Pakistan on Tuesday and forced them to chant religious slogans.
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Government should ban political rallies, religious gatherings to prevent s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday sought ban political rallies, religious congregations, and protest movements.
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Violence erupts in Pakistan: 2 killed after arrest of religious leader
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): At least two people were killed and several others, including policemen, injured when violence erupted in major cities of the country on Monday afternoon following the arrest of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi, reported Dawn.
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