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Video of Hindu festival in Pakistan goes viral: Hundreds gather for Jagannath Rath Yatra
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Video of Hindu festival in Pakistan goes viral: Hundreds gather for Jagannath Rath Yatra

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Hindus gathered to celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra in Muslim-majority Pakistan last month, and videos of the gathering have since gone viral on social media. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Rath Yatra is a significant Hindu festival celebrated primarily in the Indian state of Odisha. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} While the Rath Yatra of Puri is famous, many social media users were …

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Video of Hindu festival in Pakistan goes viral: Hundreds gather for Jagannath Rath Yatra
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Video of Hindu festival in Pakistan goes viral: Hundreds gather for Jagannath Rath Yatra

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Hindus gathered to celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra in Muslim-majority Pakistan last month, and videos of the gathering have since gone viral on social media. While the Rath Yatra of Puri is famous, many social media users were surprised to learn that Pakistani Hindus also take out a Rath Yatra in the Muslim-majority nation. An Instagram user named Vikash …

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Scapegoating: The Hindu Editorial on Afghan refugees in Pakistan
1 year, 1 month ago

Scapegoating: The Hindu Editorial on Afghan refugees in Pakistan

The Hindu  

The Pakistan government’s order to all undocumented migrants to leave the country by October 31 has thrown the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in jeopardy. But Pakistan’s Interior Ministry says some 1.7 million people are staying “illegally”, a vast majority of them Afghans. Thousands are now stranded on the Afghan-Pakistan border, while others are in fear of …

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Hindu Panchayat Protests Kidnapping of Hindus in Pakistan, Other Faiths, Masses Lend Support
1 year, 3 months ago

Hindu Panchayat Protests Kidnapping of Hindus in Pakistan, Other Faiths, Masses Lend Support

News 18  

Several Pakistani cities are witnessing large-scale protests against the abduction of Hindus. The protesters are demanding the recovery of abducted Pakistani Hindus, including Mukhi Jagdish Kumar, Sagar Kumar, Jaideep Kumar and Dr Munir Naij. Amdist growing fear of abductions in District Shikarpur and Kashmore, members of Hindu community have called a complete shutter-down strike in Kashmore and Kandhkot— in order …

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'Can make Pakistan a Hindu nation if …': Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri
1 year, 6 months ago

'Can make Pakistan a Hindu nation if …': Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri

India Today  

Bageshwar Dham chief and controversial preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, in yet another call for a Hindu nation, said that not just India but he could also make Pakistan a Hindu nation if the people of Gujarat unite. ".The day people of Gujarat become united like this, not only India but we will also make Pakistan a Hindu nation.," said Bageshwar …

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Tina Dabi faces backlash for razing tents of Hindu migrants from Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Tina Dabi faces backlash for razing tents of Hindu migrants from Pakistan

Live Mint  

Jaisalmer District Collector Tina Dabi has come under fire over the demolition of the houses of Hindu migrants from Pakistan who have settled on government lands in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Addressing the reporters, Tina Dabi said the process for rehabilitation of the Hindu migrants from across the border will be done and soon land will be allotted to them. Initially, we …

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IAS Tina Dabi assures resettling of Hindu refugees from Pakistan after demolition of their houses in Jaisalmer
1 year, 7 months ago

IAS Tina Dabi assures resettling of Hindu refugees from Pakistan after demolition of their houses in Jaisalmer

Op India  

On Thursday, 18th May 2018, IAS Tina Dabi held a meeting with representatives of the Hindu refugees from Pakistan whose houses were demolished as per her order on Tuesday 16th May 2023. As the controversy over the bulldozer action escalated, today District Collector Tina Dabi held a meeting with Hindu refugees from Pakistan. However, they did not agree, which is …

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Rajasthan: After Jodhpur, homes of Hindu refugees from Pakistan bulldozed in Jaisalmer, women lathi-charged, children left shelterless in scorching heat
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan: After Jodhpur, homes of Hindu refugees from Pakistan bulldozed in Jaisalmer, women lathi-charged, children left shelterless in scorching heat

Op India  

On Tuesday, houses of Hindu families living in the Amar Sagar area in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan were razed to the ground with bulldozers. The videos of the incident were also shared by Swarajya journalist Swati Goel Sharma who said that the poor Dalit Adivasi Hindu refugees from Pakistan were being cruelly treated by the Rajasthan government. Looks like …

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New book claims Ambedkar termed Savarkar’s view on a Hindu rashtra illogical
1 year, 8 months ago

New book claims Ambedkar termed Savarkar’s view on a Hindu rashtra illogical

The Hindu  

Savarkar’s point of view on a Hindu rashtra was not logical, according to B. R. Ambedkar, a new book in Hindi titled Gandhi: Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta says. He cites extracts from Dr. Ambedkar’s book Pakistan or the Partition of India and other sources, and claims to “contextualise the developments leading up to India’s Partition in 1947 to bust the illusion …

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Leicester: Call for calm after Hindu-Muslim unrest in UK city
2 years, 3 months ago

Leicester: Call for calm after Hindu-Muslim unrest in UK city

Al Jazeera  

Hindu and Muslim community leaders in the British city call for an immediate end to ‘provocation’ after weeks of violence. Community leaders and local politicians in the British city of Leicester have called for an immediate end to “provocation and violence” after weeks of unrest that was triggered following a cricket match between India and Pakistan late last month. Pradip …

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Pakistan Hindu Council | A voice of minority rights
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan Hindu Council | A voice of minority rights

The Hindu  

In a rare move, amid a suspension of most bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday that it was “positive” and “willing to engage” with the Pakistani authorities to discuss a proposal from the Pakistan Hindu Council that requested pilgrims from both sides be allowed to fly to religious destinations rather than the …

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Hindu temple destroyed in northwest Pakistan rebuilt, opens doors to devotees
3 years, 1 month ago

Hindu temple destroyed in northwest Pakistan rebuilt, opens doors to devotees

India Today  

A century-old Hindu temple, which was vandalised and set on fire by an irate mob of radical Islamists in northwest Pakistan last year, has been opened to devotees by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed who had ordered authorities to reconstruct it, according to a media report on Tuesday. On Monday, Chief Justice Ahmed attended a grand function at the rebuilt temple …

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Pakistan's Chief Justice inaugurates rebuilt Hindu temple destroyed by radical Islamists
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan's Chief Justice inaugurates rebuilt Hindu temple destroyed by radical Islamists

India TV News  

A century-old Hindu temple, which was vandalised and set on fire by an irate mob of radical Islamists in northwest Pakistan last year, has been opened to devotees by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed who had ordered authorities to reconstruct it, according to a media report on Tuesday. On Monday, Chief Justice Ahmed attended a grand function at the rebuilt temple …

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Pakistan: Islamists vandalise Krishna temple on Janmashtami, destroy idol in Sindh
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Islamists vandalise Krishna temple on Janmashtami, destroy idol in Sindh

Op India  

While Hindus across the world celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami on Monday, August 30, radical Islamists in Pakistan have vandalised a Hindu temple and broken the idol of Lord Krishna at Khipro in the Sanghar district of Sindh province of Pakistan. Islamist mob has yet again vandalized a Hindu temple and broken the idol of Lord Krishna during a religious function …

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20 people arrested, over 150 booked in Pakistan for attack on Hindu temple
3 years, 4 months ago

20 people arrested, over 150 booked in Pakistan for attack on Hindu temple

India TV News  

Police in Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday said have arrest 20 people and booked over 150 others for their alleged involvement in an attack on a Hindu temple in a remote town of the country. Hundreds of people, carrying sticks, stones and bricks attacked the temple, burning parts of it and damaging the idols, in Bhong area of Rahimyar Khan …

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50 People Arrested, Over 150 Booked in Pakistan for Attack on Hindu Temple
3 years, 4 months ago

50 People Arrested, Over 150 Booked in Pakistan for Attack on Hindu Temple

News 18  

Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested over 50 people, including the main suspects, allegedly involved in an attack on a Hindu temple in a remote town of the country’s Punjab province, a day after the Supreme Court admonished the authorities for their failure to protect the shrine. “More than 50 suspects have been arrested so far through analysis of …

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Pakistan: Muslim man threatens and forces Hindu boy to chant 'Allahu Akbar', abuse Gods
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Muslim man threatens and forces Hindu boy to chant 'Allahu Akbar', abuse Gods

Op India  

In a disturbing video that has now surfaced on social media, a Pakistani Muslim man was seen threatening and forcing a Hindu boy to chant ‘Allahu Akbar’. The accused, Abdul Salam Abu Dawood, was seen grabbing the victim by the collar and ordering him to chant Allahu Akbar. Abdul Salam Abu Dawood, a native of Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan, …

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Hindu Sena Prays for Donald Trump's Win in US Elections to Keep China, Pakistan in 'Check'
4 years, 1 month ago

Hindu Sena Prays for Donald Trump's Win in US Elections to Keep China, Pakistan in 'Check'

News 18  

Supporters of US President Donald Trump in India are leaving no stones unturned to ensure that he wins the Presidential elections this time too. Nearly two dozen members of a group known as Hindu Sena joined a priest wearing saffron robes to conduct fire rituals and chant verses for Trump’s victory. “India can fight terrorism only if Trump is around, …

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