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Trail of tears: Mourn the loss of humanity with ‘Shama Jalti Rahi’ by Julius John Alam
Exhibition takes the viewers on a journey from apathy to empathy
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Coordinator to chief minister for minority affairs appointed
Ravi Kumar’s name was third, after Baldev’s in priority list.
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Religious freedom: Minorities assured of equal status
Religious freedom: Minorities assured of equal status
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Showing solidarity: Minority groups protest against genocide in Kashmir
Say international human rights organisations had become silent spectators
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Demanding justice: Minorities threaten to protest over reduction in funds
Criticise decision to provide funds to Darul Uloom Haqania
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State and citizen: ‘Remove discriminatory laws that hurt minorities’
Lawyer says feelings of non-Muslims should also be considered in judging a movie or a piece of writing
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Christian woman claims she was sexually harrassed to avenge Muslims girl's elopement
According to Shaheena, four men barged into her house and attempted to rape her; police deny occurrence of incident
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US to downgrade Myanmar in annual human trafficking report - sources
Myanmar's demotion part of the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report
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Minorities’ issues: ‘Construction will not be allowed in place of gurdwaras’
Advocate Moazam Butt said the Auqaf department had assured the protection of temples and gurdwaras
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Communitarian demands: Direct election, dual vote proposed for non-Muslims
Zia ostracised religious minorities: Bhatti
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Embedded hatreds
Minority faith groups are increasingly at risk, not only of marginlisation but of murder
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Minority marriages
The Divorce Act of 1869 is a remnant of our colonial legal history and stands largely in its original enacted form
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Ahmadi doctor shot dead in Karachi
Armed motorcyclists targeted Khaliq Bashir, 45, while he was standing outside his clinic in Sikandar Goth
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Hindus object selling of shoes inscribed with 'Om' in Tando Adam
Shopkeepers in the Sindh city are allegedly selling shoes engraved with the sacred word
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A tale of bigotry
Not without reason is Pakistan considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for minorities
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To divorce or not to divorce? Church leaders opine on Christian Divorce Act
Pre-marriage counselling suggested
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A deepening malaise
A Hindu octogenarian was beaten by a police constable in Hayat Pitafi, a remote village in Ghotki district
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Our vanishing Hindus
At the time of the establishment of Pakistan, the non-Muslim population of West Pakistan was about 24.6 per cent
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PPP censures Centre, Punjab for inaction
Christian ice-cream vendor beaten up by mob in Kasur
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Pakistan’s plurality at stake
Lal Chand Malhi of PTI says Hindu girls are abducted and converted every day
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Human rights and minority affairs: House lacks standing committee, three years on
Minister for Minority Affairs says he will raise the issue.
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Fighting for equality: ‘Minorities have equal rights as rest of citizens’
Activists demand implementation of 2014 SC judgment.
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Another case of police brutality
Dr Deepak Raj has been left paralysed and an amputee after a reportedly staged encounter by the Sindh police
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A welcome ruling
It is commendable that the LHC has corrected a historical wrong
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Ahmadi man shot dead in targeted attack in Karachi
Dawood Ahmad and his friend were attacked in Gulshan-e-Iqbal
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The myth of the minorities’ commission
My search for truth about Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities ends on a sad discovery
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Helpless in the face of bigotry
Blasphemy laws continue to be misused, by those who are unafraid of ever being punished for their fake claims
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No country for minorities: ‘National Action Plan has failed’
The conference was organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in collaboration with the EU
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Equal citizens, eh?
In 1947, about 25 per cent of western Pakistan and 30 per cent of eastern Pakistan was composed of non-Muslims
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Assembly speaker: Pakistan remembers SP Singha
The president said minority communities are beautiful flowers of the bouquet that is Pakistan
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The murder of Soran Singh
His tragic murder is the latest in a string of attacks on the Sikh community in K-P
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PTI minority minister gunned down in K-P
Sardar Soran Singh was on his way when armed gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on his car, killing him on the spot
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Timeline of major attacks on minorities in Pakistan
According to report by MRG, Pakistan is one of world’s most dangerous countries for religious minorities
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Towards inclusivity
Bilawal Bhutto visited the Hindu community at Umerkot to join in the Holi celebrations on March 24
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18-year-old becomes first non-Muslim to be issued FATA domicile
Shehryar Masih is the first-ever Christian to secure the right to own property and land a government job
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The non-Muslim public holidays debate
The resolution never even asked for Holi, Diwali and Easter to be declared national holidays
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A fire forgotten: When silence is saviour
Afraid of being persecuted, Joseph Colony’s residents choose to not record statements in court
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NA urges govt to declare Holi, Dewali and Easter as holidays
House adopts resolution presented by Dr Ramesh Vankwani of the PML-N
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Reservations: Ex-minister wants restoration of minorities’ ministry
Says events will be held to mark death anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti
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Cremation sites for Hindus
With fewer and fewer cremation sites, problem of conducting funeral rites remains a big one for the Hindu community
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Hindu marriage, customs and the law
A mere codification of rules such as the Hindu Marriage Law cannot change social reality
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Good news for Hindus
The Sindh Assembly passed the Hindu Marriage Bill on February 15 and in doing so has taken a landmark decision
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The Hindu Marriage Bill: becoming a reality
For over six decades, Hindu citizens have been demanding the enactment of a law to regulate their marriages
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Marriage and minorities
Standing Committee on Law and Justice have adopted the Hindu Marriage Bill 2015 unanimously
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Plight of Hindus: Ruling party MP says forced conversions continue in Sindh
Dr Vankwani sees it as the main reason for the outflow of Hindus from the country
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China's Xinjiang wants more mingling of ethnic groups
Exiles and many rights groups say the real cause of the unrest is heavy-handed Chinese policies, including curbs
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A dose of our own medicine
Zafarullah Khan was Pakistan's first foreign minister. We now can't even imagine a Ahmadi being in a position of power
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The rights of minority students
The introduction of the book on ethics for Sindh’s non-Muslim students is a commendable effort
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Multifaceted learning: Non-Muslim students across Sindh to study ‘ethics’ from April 1
Sindh Text Book Board introduces book for seventh graders and seniors
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Protection of non-Muslims summit to be held in Morocco
Conference is expected to gather more than 300 Islamic leaders from Muslim countries, and others