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Persecution of minorities under blasphemy continues in Pakistan
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): The targeting of religious minorities has been continuing in Pakistan under blasphemy as a large number of innocent persons who have lost their lives, homes and their terrorized families dispersed, according to media reports.
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Pakistan's Human Rights Commission expresses concern over increasing mob v
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed grave concerns over the increasing mob violence in the country citing a recent case in Karachi where a man was beaten and later shot dead by a crowd on suspicion of robbery.
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Taliban tortures Afghanistan's Youtubers Ajmal Haqiqi and his team: Source
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 23 (ANI): A video has gone viral on social media, which shows the Taliban torturing Youtubers Ajmal Haqiqi and his team, according to sources.
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Pakistan witnesses rise in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): The cases of blasphemy are once again on the rise in Pakistan, with regular targeting of religious minorities and multinational products in the market, on trumped-up charges.
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International Religious Freedom confronts Pakistan over persecution of Ahm
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit which was organized in Washington confronted Pakistan on the global platform over the persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in the country.
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Protest in Karachi over 'blasphemous Wi-Fi name'
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Scores of people protested in a market of mobile phones in Pakistan's Karachi city over a blasphemous text that appeared on several cell phones due to a Wi-Fi device installed at the market.
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Police atrocities against protesters added fuel to fire,' says Jamiat Ulam
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Following the demonstrations in various cities over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Saturday alleged that poli
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Atheists in Pakistan fearful as crackdowns on digital blasphemy continue
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Blasphemy arrests and mob violence continue to escalate in Pakistan as blasphemy laws are leading to the erasure of atheist identities.
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Islamic cleric says former Pak Minister's letter to UN on blasphemy bid to
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Saying that all the legal forums were available for the redressal of such issues in Pakistan, Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Monday said former Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari's letter to the UN aga
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PTI leader files petition in IHC against blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry filed a written petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday requesting that blasphemy cases registered against the party's leadership be declared "illegal".
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Petition filed in Pakistan against Dutch politician Geert Wilders for blas
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): A Petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court seeking global action against Dutch politician Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Islam views, for blasphemy.
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Female radicalization rising in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Amid a worsening economic crisis and political instability, Pakistani society is experiencing an increased radicalization at all levels, including even women, who are systematically indoctrinated in the thousands of women-only madrassas of the country, a
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