Christian man chained, tortured in Pakistan for allegedly delaying garbage collection
Jun 01, 2024, at 10:38 pm
In a shocking viral video, a Christian man was caught on camera chained and brutally beaten up in Pakistan's Lahore city over delayed garbage collection, an episode once again highlighting the dismal state of minorities in the country.
Sindhi community members protest against forced conversation of Hindu girls
Apr 29, 2024, at 02:19 am
Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) Chairman Sohail Abro has urged international human rights organizations to intervene for the safe release of young Hindu girl Priya Kumari.
Apr 12, 2024, at 11:38 pm
UN experts on Thursday expressed dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls belonging to minority communities in Pakistan.
Jan 22, 2024, at 10:33 pm
Several hateful contents have started to circulate on social media targeting the religious minority communities of the country ahead of the February 8 general polls in Pakistan.
Shangla's minorities want better representation in Pakistan polls
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Shangla's religious community members in Pakistan are looking forward to better representation in the upcoming national polls and a voice that will speak up for them and secure their fundamental rights.
Another Hindu temple attacked in Pakistan
Dec 30, 2023, at 06:23 am
A Hindu temple in Sindh region of Pakistan was recently attacked, showing yet another instance of mistreatment meted out towards the minority community in the country.
Thieves barge into Hindu temple in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas, steal religious and other costly articles
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:37 am
Suspected thieves barged into a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas city and took away an unspecified number of religious and other costly articles on Friday.
Pakistan: 13-year-old Christian boy detained in Pastor Vicky’s case
Oct 04, 2023, at 04:53 am
A 13-year-old Christian boy, who was identified as Johnson, along with his father Nasir Masih, and other family members, were held by the Faisalabad Police in Pakistan to record their alleged false testimony against Pastor Eliezer.
Pakistan: Ahmadi worship place attacked
Sep 23, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Unknown people have attacked an Ahmadi worship place in the Martin Quarters area of Pakistan's Karachi city recently.
Activist Javed Ahmad Beigh highlights the plight of Shia minority community members in Pakistan
Sep 23, 2023, at 12:10 am
Javed Ahmad Beigh, a prominent socio-political activist, has highlighted the plight of Shias in Pakistan and said the community members live under a constant shadow of fear due to an unannounced crackdown by the state on this minority group.
UNHRC: Pakistani Christian activist highlights mistreatment of minorities
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:44 pm
A Christian human rights activist recently exposed the way Pakistan is mistreating them and even using the national security law to persecute minority communities.
Pakistan: Kalash community members say they continue to face 'identity crisis'
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:02 am
Chitral, Pakistan: The Kalash community of Pakistan on Tuesday complained their computerised national identity cards did not show their religion, making the people suffer from an 'identity crisis'.
Sep 02, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Police personnel allegedly desecrated two worshipping places in the Ahmadiyya community in the past two days in Pakistan's Gujrat and Sheikhupura districts, media reports said.
Sikhs in Pakistan face threats, demand swift action
Aug 25, 2023, at 09:58 pm
In a deeply concerning development, Jathedar Harpreet Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib has strongly condemned the threatening letters recently dispatched to Sikhs residing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Pakistan: Minorities participate in 'Rights March' in Karachi
Aug 18, 2023, at 11:09 pm
A ‘Minority Rights March’ was organized by Pakistan Darawer Itehad on August 11 at Frere Hall, Karachi on the occasion of International Minority Day.
Pakistan: Women’s Action Forum demands protection of minority communities
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has demanded the protection of the religious minority communities in the country.
Pakistan: Hindu doctor shot dead in Karachi
Apr 01, 2023, at 01:00 am
Karachi: A Hindu doctor in Pakistan's Karachi city became the latest victim of target killing in Karachi city on Thursday.
Pakistan: People protest against forced conversions of minor girls in Okara
Feb 27, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Okara: People recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Okara District as they demanded for the stoppage of forced conversions of minor girls.
Jan 11, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Washington DC: The Sindhi Foundation of Washington DC is planning to participate in a second Long Walk in Canada after the successful walk in the United States in April 2021 to raise the troubles faced by minorities in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Minorities seek inclusion in policymaking process
Dec 16, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan/IBNS: Speakers participating in a consultative meeting on the rights of minority groups on Monday stressed the need for taking non-Muslims on board in the legislative and policy-making process, media reports said.
Pakistan SC slams Imran Khan govt over 30,000 jobs allocated to minorities still remaining vacant
Sep 30, 2021, at 05:06 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Supreme Court, during the hearing of a suo motu case on the attack on Rahim Yar Khan’s Bhong temple, recently questioned the Imran Khan government over the issue of job quota for minorities.
Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised by mob in Bhong
Aug 06, 2021, at 04:58 am
A mob allegedly vandalized a Hindu temple in Bhong town of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Jun 17, 2021, at 03:29 am
The father of a Christian girl who was allegedly kidnapped, converted to Islam and forcibly married to a middle-aged man in Gujranwala city of Punjab province is seeking justice for his family highlights once again the plight of minorities in Pakistan.
Pakistan's unsafe minorities: 66 booked for torturing Christians
May 20, 2021, at 03:05 am
Islamabad: Police in Pakistan's Saddar region recently registered a case against 66 people, 20 of them unidentified, for allegedly torturing four members of a Christian community over a ‘trifle’ issue, media reports said.
Mob of extremists demolish Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:06 pm
Islamabad: A mob of extremists, with the help of cops, demolished a Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village of Pakistan's Gujranwala district on Wednesday, a journalist claimed on social media recently.
Pakistan: Two Hindu girls kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:13 am
Islamabad: Two Hindu girls have been abducted and now forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan, showing the state of minority community in the country.
Pakistan: Christian mother, son allegedly murdered over blasphemy charges
Nov 11, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Islamabad: A Christian mother and her son were allegedly murdered in broad daylight in Pakistan's Punjab province over charges of blasphemy, media reports said.
Christian minor girl abducted, converted to Islam in Pakistan: Reports
Oct 31, 2020, at 01:10 am
Islamabad: A minor Christain girl has been kidnapped and forced to marry a 44-year-old man who made her convert to Islam, highlighting an incident which again showed the plight of minorities in Pakistan.
India slams Pakistan over its treatment towards minorities
Sep 30, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Geneva: At UNHRC, India on Monday slammed Pakistan by stating that Pakistan is known as the “killing field” for the minorities.
Hindu man, wife tortured in Pakistan by neighbours
May 11, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Torture of minorities continues in Pakistan even at a this time when the world is united in their fight against COVID-19 as a Hindu man Gulab and his wife were attacked in Punjab region of the country.