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Minorities facing persecution, repression in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Not only the Hindus, Christians and Sikhs but Shias and Ahamdiyyas also are facing continuous suppression.
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Pakistan shamed for failing to protect minority Shias
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On Thursday, Tehreek-e-Taliban, an umbrella group of several Sunni Muslim terrorist groups, claimed responsibility for killing the Shia teachers in a government-run school.
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"Nowruz", 'a perfect example of unity in diversity' Seminar held in J-K's
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A seminar "Nowruz Celebration: The message of Peace and Love" was organised to promote values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families as well as reconciliation and neighbourliness, thus contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among peoples and different comm
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Shias live in terror as sectarian violence increases in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Shias feel more vulnerable to prejudice and persecution as perception shifts, and as a result, Shia killers feel more confident attacking them.
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Houses of Hindu, Christian families demolished in Rawalpindi's Cantonment
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hindu family was forced to take shelter in a nearby temple, whereas the Christian family and Shias were forced to live without any shelter.
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Over 4,000 Shias killed in eight years due to sectarian violence in Pakist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Pakistan is facing multiple fault lines that are hampering the growth of the already conditioned economy of the country, including a breakdown of law and order domestically, which poses major challenges to the establishment and sectarian violence.
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Pakistan: State patronage propels Sunni groups to target Shias, Ahmadis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): Sectarian violence in Pakistan is on the rise as Sunni groups are threatening Shias, Ahmadis and non-Muslim minorities under the state patronage.
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Afghanistan: Taliban close offices of two Shiite clerics in Ghazni
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday closed the offices of Ayatollah Mohammad Ishaq Fayyaz and Ayatollah Mohaqeq Kabuli, two Shiite clerics in Ghazni.
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Pakistan sees upsurge in terrorism with recent killings of Sikhs, Shias
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Pakistan is witnessing a new wave of terrorism with several incidents of target killings of Sikh and Shia minorities reported in the Peshawar region in recent years.
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Taliban forces prohibit Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan prohibited dozens of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday, local media said.
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Shias hold protests demanding UN intervention in atrocities against them b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Demanding UN intervention to investigate crimes and discrimination against the Shia minority in Pakistan, a Shia organization on Friday held protests in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow.
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Peshawar mosque attack lays bare intolerance against Shias in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): The Peshawar mosque attack is a reminder of how Pakistanis continue to be openly intolerant towards Shias in the country and there is still active support for groups that target their communities, local media reported.
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