The killing of two Sikhs shows Pakistan's continued persecution of minorities
2 years, 7 months ago

The killing of two Sikhs shows Pakistan's continued persecution of minorities

Firstpost  

Data from the 2017 Census shows that while Muslims make up 96.2 per cent of Pakistan’s population, Hindus are only 1.6 per cent, Christians 1.59 per cent, Scheduled Castes 0.25 per cent, Ahmadis 0.22 per cent, and other minorities 0.07 per cent. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, as per a PTI report, said India had registered its “strong protest” with Pakistan on the continued “targeting” of members of the minority community in that country. Minorities in Pakistan As per the 2017 Census, Muslims make up 96.2 per cent of Pakistan’s population, Hindus 1.6 per cent, Christians 1.59 per cent, Scheduled Castes 0.25 per cent, Ahmadis 0.22 per cent, and other minorities 0.07 per cent. Farahnaz Ispahani, media advisor to the president of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012 in her book Purifying the Land of the Pure: Pakistan’s Religious Minorities wrote that Pakistan’s minority population has been declining since 1947 – from 23 per cent then to a mere three-four per cent in 2016 and that has shrunk even further today.

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At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims
3 weeks, 2 days ago

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 130 people were …

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH

India TV News  

Peshawar: Protesters in Pakistan's restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions on flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region's deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were travelling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of Parachinar …

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram
1 month ago

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera  

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the same area killed dozens of people. Speaking to AFP news agency …

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region’s deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were traveling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of …

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Top News
1 month ago

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan:Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 38 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites …

Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack last year
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack last year

India TV News  

Pakistan blasphemy : A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian man to the death penalty over an alleged "blasphemous post" on social media that triggered a mob attack, which burned dozens of Churches and houses of Christian members in Punjab's Faisalabad district in August last year, underscoring once again how blasphemy laws in the country are used to target …

Pakistan's defence minister addresses ‘minority safety’ issue, calls it a ‘global embarrassment’
6 months ago

Pakistan's defence minister addresses ‘minority safety’ issue, calls it a ‘global embarrassment’

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif raised concerns regarding “minority safety” in the country during a national assembly session, news agency ANI reported on Monday. He said that minorities in the nation are “facing targeted violence in the name of religion.” Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif “Every day, minorities are being killed. Those who have been killed so far did not …

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admits minorities — Hindus, Sikhs, smaller Muslim sects — face persistent issues
6 months ago

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admits minorities — Hindus, Sikhs, smaller Muslim sects — face persistent issues

Live Mint  

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday acknowledged that minorities are facing “targeted violence in the name of religion”. Pakistan is facing global embarrassment,” the Defence Minister said, as quoted by Dawn. He claimed that religious minorities are not safe in Pakistan despite constitutional protections while calling for a resolution to safeguard marginalised communities. Hindus, Sikhs, and other minorities in …

Pakistan has different standards for minor Muslim and non-Muslim girls kidnapped for marriage
6 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan has different standards for minor Muslim and non-Muslim girls kidnapped for marriage

Op India  

The authorities in Peshawar which is in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, arrested a 72-year-old man for attempting to marry a 12-year-old girl. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund reported that 18.9 million Pakistani girls tie the knot before they reach 18 years of age and 4.6 million get married before they turn 16. an 11-year-old girl in Rajanpur, Punjab, was …

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

India TV News  

Lahore: An elderly Christian man, who was viciously attacked by a mob over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab province that left him critically injured, has succumbed to his injuries, according to police on Monday. Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged that an elderly Christian man Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, …

Christians attacked in Pakistan's Sargodha for ‘blasphemy’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Christians attacked in Pakistan's Sargodha for ‘blasphemy’

Hindustan Times  

At least 10 members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement on a blasphemy accusation in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said. At least one house and a small shoe factory was set on fire by protesters The crowd, which accused the Christian group of blasphemy, also hurled stones …

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
6 months, 4 weeks ago

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam’s holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father, officials said. The incident occurred Saturday in the Mujahid Colony residential area in Sargodha, a city …

The changing face of religious demography
7 months ago

The changing face of religious demography

New Indian Express  

An important study undertaken by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister —an analysis of the evolving status of religious minorities around the world—provides significant and renewed evidence of the demographic decline of the majority and the growing population of minorities in most nations including India. The working paper, which examined demographic change between 1950 and 2015 across 167 …

The CAA, Muslim exclusion and the lens of the right
9 months ago

The CAA, Muslim exclusion and the lens of the right

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while speaking at a conclave recently, gave two reasons, during the discussion, for the exclusion of Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in the recently implemented Citizenship Act, 2019. If the Hindu right seeks to justify Muslim exclusion owing to Partition, it needs to be blamed for deliberately failing to appreciate the resistance that Muslims …

Delays and disparities in Pakistan's electoral landscape
11 months, 1 week ago

Delays and disparities in Pakistan's electoral landscape

Hindustan Times  

In the backdrop of Pakistan's eagerly awaited general elections, the nation finds itself entangled in a web of complexities, ranging from the delayed electoral process to egregious atrocities against minorities, public discontent, and regional dynamics shaping the political landscape. The August 2023 Jaranwala incident stands as a testament to the acts of terror perpetrated against Pakistan's minorities, particularly the Christian …

Pakistan’s Ahmadis living in fear as graves, religious sites attacked
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan’s Ahmadis living in fear as graves, religious sites attacked

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says at least 34 attacks on Ahmadi religious sites have taken place this year. Mahmood said at least 74 graves were vandalised in Punjab’s Daska city last week while minarets of two Ahmadi places of worship were demolished near the provincial capital, Lahore. “The religious party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, also threatened the local administration of serious …

'Put your own house in order': India slams Pakistan at UNGA over abysmal human rights record, terrorism
1 year, 3 months ago

'Put your own house in order': India slams Pakistan at UNGA over abysmal human rights record, terrorism

India TV News  

Exercising India's Right of Reply at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, First Secretary at UN for the second UNGA committee Petal Gehlot on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan for becoming a "habitual offender" of misusing multilateral forums to peddle "baseless and malicious" propaganda and called out the human rights abuses against minorities in the country. A …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators
1 year, 3 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators

The Hindu  

India has strongly responded to Pakistan after its caretaker leader raked up Kashmir in his address to the U.N General Assembly, with Delhi saying the “home and patron” to the largest number of proscribed terrorist entities in the world should take credible action against perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks instead of engaging in “technical sophistry”. Instead of engaging in …

The abyss of religious extremism
1 year, 3 months ago

The abyss of religious extremism

The Hindu  

The horrific visuals of burning churches in Faisalabad, Pakistan, that went viral last month reconfirmed the rapid descent of the country into the abyss of religious extremism. He said, “We are ashamed; we seek forgiveness.” Another cleric, Mufti Taqi Usmani, called the burning of churches as “highly condemnable.” Editorial | In the name of god: On how dangerously sectarian Pakistan …

Pakistan Church Attacks: Police Arrest 3 Main Suspects For Inciting Riots
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan Church Attacks: Police Arrest 3 Main Suspects For Inciting Riots

ABP News  

Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab police chief said on Monday that three main suspects have been arrested for conspiring to trigger "Muslim-Christian riots" in the country. Addressing a press conference here, Inspector General of Police Punjab Usman Anwar said police have taken 300 suspects into custody for torching churches and homes of Christians in Jaranwala. An enraged mob attacked scores of churches …

Pakistan's Failure to Address Violence Against Religious Minorities Flagged by Rights Group
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan's Failure to Address Violence Against Religious Minorities Flagged by Rights Group

News 18  

Human Rights Watch has raised concern about the increasing number of attacks on religious minorities in Pakistan and called for immediate action to protect them from violence. “The Faisalabad attack underscores the failings of Pakistan’s police to adequately protect religious minority communities and respond promptly to violence targeting them,” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at HRW. “The lack of …

Pakistan police say 87 Christian homes, 19 churches damaged in blasphemy riot
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan police say 87 Christian homes, 19 churches damaged in blasphemy riot

India Today  

Hundreds of Pakistan's Christian minority fled their homes Wednesday when an angry crowd of Muslim men tore through a neighbourhood in the city of Jaranwala in Punjab province, torching homes and churches. Muslims living in the predominantly Christian area gave shelter to their neighbours and pinned Koranic verses to the doors of Christian homes to prevent them from being targeted, …

20 churches, 86 houses belonging to Christians burnt down by mob in Pakistan: Police
1 year, 4 months ago

20 churches, 86 houses belonging to Christians burnt down by mob in Pakistan: Police

Firstpost  

Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Pakistan, where anyone deemed to have insulted Islam or Islamic figures can face death penalty. Currently, 3,500 cops and 180 Rangers personnel are posted at Christian areas in Jaranwala Over 20 churches and 86 houses belonging to Christians were burnt down by a mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province and a total of 145 suspects …

Pak Police Arrest 2 Main Suspects Involved in Attacks on Churches, Homes of Christians
1 year, 4 months ago

Pak Police Arrest 2 Main Suspects Involved in Attacks on Churches, Homes of Christians

News 18  

Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said. An enraged mob ransacked and torched 21 churches and 35 homes of Christians on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, …

135 arrested, case filed against 600 over church attacks in Pakistan's Faisalabad
1 year, 4 months ago

135 arrested, case filed against 600 over church attacks in Pakistan's Faisalabad

India Today  

Pakistani authorities have arrested 135 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in Punjab province even as the government on Thursday ordered a high-level probe into the riots and promised to “restore” all the damaged churches and homes of the minority Christian community. Meanwhile, Punjab’s Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi promised to “restore” within three to …

Pakistan arrests 2 main suspects in attacks on churches in Faisalabad
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan arrests 2 main suspects in attacks on churches in Faisalabad

India Today  

Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said. An enraged mob ransacked and torched 21 churches and 35 homes of Christians on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, …

Pakistan Blasphemy Row: 135 Arrested, Probe Ordered For Mob Attack On 21 Churches
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan Blasphemy Row: 135 Arrested, Probe Ordered For Mob Attack On 21 Churches

ABP News  

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 135 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in the country's Punjab province over blasphemy allegations. On Thursday, the government ordered a high-level probe into the riots and promised to “restore” all the damaged churches and homes of people belonging to the minority Christian community, reported PTI. On Wednesday, an enraged …

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community

News 18  

After an arson and mob assault targeted a Christian community in Pakistan’s Punjab province, human rights groups are criticising the Islamic Republic for its failure to safeguard the minority community. Responding to the attack on Christian homes, Rehab Mahamoor, interim regional researcher for South Asia at Amnesty International, in a statement said: “The Pakistani authorities must urgently ensure the protection …

Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks on churches and homes of minority Christians
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks on churches and homes of minority Christians

Associated Press  

JARANWALA, Pakistan — Police arrested 129 Muslims after a mob angered by an alleged Quran desecration attacked a dozen churches and nearly two dozen homes of minority Christians, officials said Thursday. The alleged desecration set off a violent rampage Wednesday in Jaranwala, causing Christians to flee to safer places in the eastern city as the mob inflicted one of the …

More than 100 arrested after Muslim mob attacks Christian churches, homes in Pakistan
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 100 arrested after Muslim mob attacks Christian churches, homes in Pakistan

LA Times  

A woman weeps outside her home, which was vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Jaranwala, Pakistan, that attacked Christian churches and residences. Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angry over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to restore order, officials said …

Pakistan: Islamabad police forms 'Minority Protection Unit' after churches vandalised over blasphemy claims
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Islamabad police forms 'Minority Protection Unit' after churches vandalised over blasphemy claims

India TV News  

Pakistan churches vandalised: In wake of several churches being vandalised in Pakistan's Punjab police over allegations of blasphemy, the Islamabad police has formed a 'Minority Protection Unit' comprising of 70 policemen to safeguard minority places of worship and communities. The development comes as Pakistan faces renewed criticism over its failure to protect religious minority communities, particularly Christians and Hindus, who …

Mob burns Pakistani churches, vandalises cemetery over alleged blasphemy
1 year, 4 months ago

Mob burns Pakistani churches, vandalises cemetery over alleged blasphemy

Live Mint  

Hundreds of Muslim men set fire to churches and vandalised Christian homes during a rampage in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, after Christians were accused of blasphemy. "The crowd inflicted heavy damage on the area including to homes of Christians, and many churches," Ahad Noor, a district government official, told AFP. A mob gathered and began attacking multiple churches …

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
1 year, 4 months ago

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. Father Gulshan Barkat, who teaches church history at the National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi, described the blasphemy allegations as a …

Pakistan: Several churches vandalised by protesters in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Several churches vandalised by protesters in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations

India TV News  

Pakistan's notorious blasphemy system has once made headlines as several churches were vandalised, set ablaze in Punjab province's Faisalabad district by a mob who were reportedly incited by clerics, said officials. The vandalised churches included the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church located in the Isa Nagri area of Jaranwala tehsil, said Jaranwala pastor …

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations
1 year, 4 months ago

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attack churches in Jaranwala after the holy Quran was allegedly desecrated. Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed mobs have attacked at least two churches in Punjab province’s Jaranwala town accusing two Christian residents of blasphemy. Videos on social media showed hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attacking the Salvation Army Church and …

CAA back in limelight as Pakistani Hindus face renewed attack
1 year, 5 months ago

CAA back in limelight as Pakistani Hindus face renewed attack

Firstpost  

Hindus in Pakistan are often treated as second-class citizens and experience systematic discrimination in various aspects of life, including housing, jobs, and access to government welfare The idea of Pakistan was founded on the Two-Nation Theory, which proposed that Hindus and Muslims in South Asia could not coexist peacefully and needed separate nations. Over time, anti-Hindu riots and discrimination further …

Pakistan: Unidentified miscreants barge in Gurudwara; force Sikh devotees to stop kirtan
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan: Unidentified miscreants barge in Gurudwara; force Sikh devotees to stop kirtan

India TV News  

In another case of Sikhs facing harassment in Pakistan, unidentified miscreants allegedly barged in a Gurdwara located in the city of Sukkur in the country's Sindh province, used abusive language in the premises and forced Sikh devotees to stop their religious prayers. Additionally, Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha national secretary Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal, in a tweet, alleged that the Pakistan …

Shooting kills 2 in India's troubled northeast as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits region
1 year, 5 months ago

Shooting kills 2 in India's troubled northeast as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits region

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s top opposition leader Rahul …

Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan's northwest
1 year, 6 months ago

Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan's northwest

The Hindu  

Gunmen shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community in an overnight attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said Sunday. Mr. Khan said the assailants opened fire at Singh while he was returning home from a suburban area. The Islamic State group in a statement claimed responsibility for the killing, saying Singh had been a follower …

‘Bodies Mutilated, Skin Peeled Off, Women Raped & Converted’: Pak’s Minority Atrocities Report
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Bodies Mutilated, Skin Peeled Off, Women Raped & Converted’: Pak’s Minority Atrocities Report

News 18  

From January 1 to June 6 this year, Pakistan has seen seven killings, 38 kidnappings and forced conversions of the Hindu minority community, according to a survey by an organisation based in the country. Here’s the list of the cases: January: Sixteen cases of kidnapping and forced conversions were reported, with one killing. March: Two women were killed and four …

Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl kidnapped, converted and married to a 55-year-old
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl kidnapped, converted and married to a 55-year-old

Op India  

The radicalisation of Pakistani Muslim society has resulted in yet another ghastly case of abduction and forced conversion of a minor Hindu girl in the country. According to news reports, a 9-year-old Hindu girl was kidnapped from her house earlier this month by a 55-year-old man in Sindh province who proceeded to marry her. According to Indian officials, 124 incidents …

Review of Politics of Hate: Fear and aftermath
1 year, 7 months ago

Review of Politics of Hate: Fear and aftermath

The Hindu  

In early August 2021, an eight-year-old Hindu boy accused of blasphemy was held in protective police custody in Pakistan. When the boy was released on bail, a mob attacked a local Hindu temple, damaging idols, and burning down the main door, Farahnaz Ispahani writes in the introduction to Politics of Hate, an interesting anthology on religious extremism and identity politics …

Unlike Pakistan’s minorities, every strand of the Muslim community is doing its business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 8 months ago

Unlike Pakistan’s minorities, every strand of the Muslim community is doing its business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

India is home to the second largest Muslim population in the world and those blaming the country on minority issues have no clue about the ground realities, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Addressing a Washington DC audience during a fireside chat at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on Monday, April 10, 2023, Ms. Sitharaman said the Muslim …

How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority
1 year, 8 months ago

How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan’s Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. “After the partition, they didn’t have a choice but to continue the work their ancestors did.” Outcasts from childhood Today, most Christian sanitation workers are treated as social outcasts. Sweepers Are Superheroes In early 2022, Aqeel and his CLJ colleagues released a harrowing repository of nearly 300 discriminatory …

Pakistan: Human rights report shows the dire state of religious minorities, highlights instances of forced conversions
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Human rights report shows the dire state of religious minorities, highlights instances of forced conversions

Op India  

According to a Human Rights Observer 2023 fact sheet in Pakistan, during the year 2022, the amount of anti-minority religious content in curricula and textbooks grew, and several enduring and new issues with the educational system surfaced in the Islamic nation. The report addressed five significant issues that have an impact on religious minorities, including prejudice in the educational system, …

Minorities under attack in Pakistan: Sikh shopkeeper gunned down in Peshawar day after Hindu doctor killed in Karachi
1 year, 8 months ago

Minorities under attack in Pakistan: Sikh shopkeeper gunned down in Peshawar day after Hindu doctor killed in Karachi

Firstpost  

On Thursday, a Karachi-based eye surgeon named Dr Birbal Genani was shot dead by unidentified gunmen near Layari in Karachi while returning home from his clinic. Islamabad: In yet another incident of targeted killing, a Sikh shopkeeper Dayal Singh was killed by motorcycle-borne miscreants on Friday in the Dir colony of Pakistan’s Peshawar. Earlier on Thursday, a Karachi-based eye surgeon …

Eye Opener for Sikhs: Gurdwara Turned into Muslim High School in Pakistan’s Punjab
1 year, 8 months ago

Eye Opener for Sikhs: Gurdwara Turned into Muslim High School in Pakistan’s Punjab

News 18  

A Gurdwara at Sargodha in Pakistan’s Punjab has been turned into a high school on the orders of the government, News18 has learnt. The photographs accessed by News18 show Government Ambala Muslim High School signboard in front of the Gurduwara, which belongs to the Sikh community in Punjab as a place for worship. Meanwhile, the International Human Rights Foundation has …

INTERVIEW | Amritpal Singh Sandhu: ‘Whether it’s going to be peaceful or violent depends on the state’
1 year, 9 months ago

INTERVIEW | Amritpal Singh Sandhu: ‘Whether it’s going to be peaceful or violent depends on the state’

The Hindu  

Interview with the head of Waris Punjab De. Before he became Amritpal Singh Khalsa and took over Waris Punjab De, Amritpal Singh Sandhu, 30, used to dress in T-shirts and jeans, was clean shaven, and had short hair. Punjabi Muslims in Pakistan are a victim of the Pakistani state that doesn’t recognise their Punjabi identity and imposes the culture of …

Trouble in Punjab: on the factors of religious fanaticism, foreign-aided opportunism and a societal crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Trouble in Punjab: on the factors of religious fanaticism, foreign-aided opportunism and a societal crisis

The Hindu  

The police action against violent separatists in Punjab is a case of better late than never. Religious fanaticism in the State has been raising its ugly head in recent years, and going out of control in recent months, with open calls for violence and threats to state functionaries including Union Ministers. The challenge appears to be daunting for the inexperienced …

‘No religious minority can freely live or practice its religion in Pakistan today’: India at UNHRC
1 year, 9 months ago

‘No religious minority can freely live or practice its religion in Pakistan today’: India at UNHRC

The Hindu  

India on March 3 slammed Pakistan on the issue of religious freedom of minorities at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Using its right to reply, India's representative Seema Pujani slammed her Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar saying, "No religious minority can freely live or practice its religion in Pakistan today. Responding to the statement delivered by Pakistani counterpart Hina …

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