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Sikh community faces 'existential crisis' in Pakistan
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Islamic outfits have made an unlivable environment for religious minorities in Pakistan through targeted killings, abductions and forced conversions. Attacks on Sikhs have become a regular affair in the country and it has triggered tension among communities
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Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA to probe alleged forced religious conversion ca
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Authority (NIA) to probe an alleged case of forced conversion in West Bengal's Malda district.
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Pakistan: Sindhis hold protest against CPEC, raise issue of forced disappe
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan] April 25 (ANI): A massive protest rally was held in Sann city of Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday to oppose China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and raise the issue of enforced disappearances and forced conversion of Hindu girls in the region.
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Forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan's Sindh remains rampant
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Last month, Hindu girl Pooja Kumari was killed by a man at her home in Pakistan's Sindh province. Pooja Kumari was shot in Sukkur after she put up resistance to the attackers.
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Violence against women in Pakistan worsened under Imran Khan's regime
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Violence against women in Pakistan continues unabashed, it has witnessed rising cases of harassment under the Imran Khan regime.
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Minority rights group releases charter of demands against forced conversio
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 8 (ANI): A Christian rights organisation organized a press conference on the theme "Break the Bias and Forced Conversions in Pakistan" in connection with International Women's Day on Monday.
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Delhi Police files FIR after priest alleges assault by mob accusing him of
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR after a Christian pastor alleged he was assaulted by a mob in the national capital's Fatehpur Beri over suspicion that he was indulging in forced religious conversions.
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Pakistan: People protest against forced conversions of minor girls, demand
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Okara [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Protests erupted in Pakistan's Okara District in the Punjab province, demanding to stop forced conversions of minor girls and to pass the Anti-Forced Conversions Bill.
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Lavanya case: BJP accuses DMK govt of working on 'anti-Hindu agenda', dema
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Soon after the Madras High Court handed over the probe of the death of the 17-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu's Michaelpatti village to the CBI on Monday, the BJP demanded an anti-forced conversion law in the state and accused the MK Stalin government of wo
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Madurai bench of Madras HC orders person who shot video of 17-yr-old girl
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 24 (ANI): The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court ordered the person who shot a video of 17-year-old girl alleging forced conversion to appear for enquiry and submit the mobile phone on Tuesday.
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Pak minorities at risk due to forced conversions, marriages
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 21 (ANI): Despite all calls to stop forced conversions and marriages from the international community and human rights organisations, Pakistan's government still demonstrates a marginal interest to advance the frameworks of religion, policy and dialogue to ensur
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Over 70 pc minors among victims of forced conversion in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Pakistan's minority councillors have voiced their concerns over the lack of protection to religious minorities as the country is witnessing a steep increase in incidents of forced conversion, with cases rising from 15 in 2020 to over 60 in 2021, accord
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