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NA committee to probe violence against minorities

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ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition in the National Assembly on Wednesday agreed to constitute a fact-finding committee to probe the growing incidents of violence against religious minorities in various parts of the country. The violence spree against the religious minorities in the country dominated the proceedings of the house when Deputy Parliamentary leader of the […]


Press club in Khuzdar closed after threats to journalists

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QUETTA: The Khuzdar Press Club has been closed after unidentified people issued threats to local reporters. An official of the Khuzdar administration said on Monday that the club’s office-bearers had decided to close the facility after receiving threats over the past two weeks. He said journalists associated with different media groups had stopped working. He […]


Minority rights: Hindus detest ‘forced’ conversions

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KARACHI: The All Hindu Rights Organisation (AHRO) has asked the Sindh government to provide security to the Hindu community living across the province, warning that protests would be launched across the country otherwise. While speaking at a press conference held at Karachi Press Club on Sunday, AHRO general-secretary Prof Manohar Lal Jesrani said that it […]


Hindu community demands religious freedom, protection

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LAHORE: The Hindu community has urged the government to provide them religious freedom, ensure sanctity of their worship places, protection of their lives and properties, and grant them their fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution. A delegation of the Hindu community demanded this while celebrating Holi, festival of colours, at a ceremony organised by the […]


Attack on temple in Hyderabad protested

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HYDERABAD: A large number of people belonging to the Hindu minority gathered outside the damaged ‘Hanuman Temple’ along with members of the civil society and human rights activists to condemn the incident, occurred on Friday, in which some miscreants had damaged the Hanuman Murti and tried to set it on fire. A large number of […]


Hindu community facing brunt of problems, says MNA

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ISLAMABAD: There is a dire need to acknowledge the problems being faced by Hindus so they can be resolved, said Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, patron in-chief, of the Pakistan Hindu Council. Vankwani, said that among minorities, the Hindu community is the worst-affected in the country and it is important to resolve their problems. He highlighted […]