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Protecting rights: Minorities demand ‘powerful’ commission

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KARACHI: Representatives of various religious minorities have demanded the constitution of a ‘powerful’ commission on minorities’ rights. They have also suggested that no non-Muslim parliamentarian be made a part of the commission. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan member Amarnath Motumal reasoned the commission should not consist of parliamentarians nominated on reserved seats for minorities as […]


Hindus want their marriage issues solved without delay

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ISLAMABAD: The provinces are yet to give a reply to the request of NA Standing Committee in which it had asked all the federating units to pass resolution in their assemblies empowering Parliament to pass Hindu Marriage Bill 2015 because minorities has become a provincial subject after 18th Amendment, sources told the News here on […]


Ahmedis to boycott eight consecutive election

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LAHORE: The upcoming elections are not the first that have been boycotted by the Ahmedis rather these are the eighth consecutive polls being boycotted by the minority community. Historically, the Ahmedis have not taken part in any election at any level after they were declared non-Muslims in the constitution in 1974. They boycotted the general […]