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100-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan’s Punjab, minority groups demand probeA more than 100-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Punjab province was demolished in Siraj village, Narowal, on August 21. While minority ...
Over 100-year-old temple demolished in Pakistan's Punjab provinceAn ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan's Punjab province was reportedly demolished. Local groups claim religious zealots destroyed the structu...
Silencing Jama Masjid pulpit now part of state policy: Mirwaiz Umar FarooqMirwaiz said those who place such restrictions may not know the history of Jama Masjid, which has stood for people’s rights, coexistence an...
US judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visas for 75 countriesA U.S. judge invalidated a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas. This policy had targeted applicants from seventy-fiv...
Omar Abdullah slams Pakistan, says Indus Water Treaty sucked blood of J&K peopleJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah supports the continued suspension of the India Water Treaty. He stated Pakistan should not b...
BJP slams Pakistan over PoJK rights violationsThe BJP has accused Pakistan of internal dismantling and human rights violations in PoJK. Authorities are reportedly using force against pe...
Elections in PoK complete 'farce': IndiaIndia on Tuesday dismissed the local body elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as a "complete farce", saying they cannot hide the reality...
Ban on Bangladesh's Awami League is move against democracy: Taslima NasreenExiled author Taslima Nasreen opposes the ban on Bangladesh's Awami League party. She criticizes the current political climate and the rise...
India expects international community to hold Pakistan accountable for 'egregious abuses' in PoJKIndia states protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir stem from exploitation. Islamabad's actions have led to systemic exploitation ...
India blasts PoK polls as 'cosmetic exercise' by Pakistan to mask its illegal occupationIndia stated Pakistan's local body elections in PoK are a camouflage for illegal occupation. The ongoing elections are also an attempt to h...
US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian portsThe US disabled a second merchant vessel enforcing its blockade of Iranian ports as Iran targeted US-linked bases across the Gulf. Fighting...
'No locus standi': India rejects Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's remarks as 'absurd' and 'political attack'India has firmly rejected Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's recent comments, deeming them "unwarranted" and stating he lacks the stand...
Convert or suffer: Pakistan's Christian and Hindu children trapped in forced conversions and child labour ringsA new report by Pakistan's National Commission on the Rights of the Child reveals widespread discrimination against Christian and Hindu chi...
2,400 attacks on minorities in Bangladesh last year: MEAExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha about 2,400 incidents of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh in 2024, and 72...
Violence against minorities in Pakistan on rise, reports Human Rights Commission of PakistanBoth the incumbent and previous governments failed to respect the supremacy of Parliament, while tussles among the legislature, executive a...
Pakistan minorities at risk due to forced conversions, marriagesQamar Rafiq, writing in Daily Times said that a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities found that arou...
Pakistan should be held accountable for hosting 'dreaded, listed' terrorists: India at UNExercising its right to reply following Pakistan's remarks at the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC), New Delhi...
Minorities in Pakistan: A life under siegeEarlier on Tuesday India had hit out at Islamabad at a UN session over human rights violation, terrorism activities and treatment of minori...
Religious minorities continue to face violence in Pakistan: UN rights chief"The (Pakistan) Government, despite recommendations from international human rights mechanisms, has not amended or repealed blasphemy law p...
Religious persecution remains a silent feature of Pakistan: Rights activistTestifying before a Congressional hearing on human rights situation in South Asia, Fatima Gul, Sindhi-American human rights activist, said ...