Out of tune Constitutional assurances of freedom to practise faith and protection of life and liberty for all citizens ring hollow for many of Pakistan’s religious minorities. Updated 02 Feb, 2025 04:39pm WHATSAPP
UN rights body concerned at internet/social media blackouts College girl’s "rape" issue resounds in Geneva besides religious intolerance, curbs on rights activists, Pashtun/Baloch students. Updated 19 Oct, 2024 12:51pm WHATSAPP
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IN PAKISTAN For more than seven decades, Pakistan and Pakistanis have harboured a unique ability to discriminate against people on every possible metric. Updated 11 Aug, 2024 10:25pm WHATSAPP
Man jumps into well to escape cop’s rage Victim’s family claims he took the extreme step after having been subjected to violence by a policeman. Updated 09 Sep, 2022 10:29am WHATSAPP
Mithi police arrest suspect for forcing Hindu man to hurl obscenities at deities The suspect had stopped the Hindu man on a main road and roughed him up, forcing him to denounce his religion. Updated 27 Jul, 2021 06:51pm WHATSAPP
SC orders EPTB to start reconstruction of damaged Hindu shrine in Karak CJP says incident caused "international embarrassment for Pakistan", reconstruction money "should be taken from instigators". Updated 05 Jan, 2021 10:23pm WHATSAPP
Elderly woman among two wounded as protestors, police clash in Umerkot PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari takes notice of "police brutality against members of minority community". Updated 10 Jun, 2019 07:17am WHATSAPP
Editorial: Govt needs to address systemic failures that enable forced conversions to flourish Laws needed across country for guarantee of life and liberty of minorities must be embraced by all our citizens. Published 26 Mar, 2019 08:36am WHATSAPP
Editorial: Is interfaith harmony in Sindh being threatened by rising extremism and religiosity? If respect is demanded for the majority faith, this courtesy must extend to the minority religions as well. Updated 24 Mar, 2019 05:37pm WHATSAPP
PM Khan orders probe into attack on Khairpur Hindu temple "This is against the teachings of the Quran," asserts prime minister. Updated 24 Mar, 2019 05:37pm WHATSAPP
14-year-old Hindu girl married off to 55-year-old man recovered by Thar police Police arrest the accused groom and the girl's father, who allegedly received money to agree to the marriage. Published 10 Mar, 2018 08:50pm WHATSAPP
SHC CJ orders police protection for Hindu rape victim, her family Provincial chief justice takes suo motu notice of Hindu girl's alleged rape by influential person. Updated 02 Jan, 2018 07:42am WHATSAPP
Teenage Hindu girl abducted, forcibly converted in Thar, claims family Trio of men allegedly barged into the girl's home before abducting her and forcing her to convert. Updated 21 Dec, 2017 09:37pm WHATSAPP
Minority faith groups should feel their rights are the most secure in Pakistan: Supreme Court Pakistan's minorities should feel they are given more consideration compared to the average citizen, court says. Updated 05 Dec, 2017 02:51pm WHATSAPP
Three sisters abducted from Mirpurkhas recovered by police Vijanti Mala, Shelta and Pirya were allegedly abducted by influential people belonging to the area, police said. Published 23 Jun, 2017 01:14pm WHATSAPP
'Forced' conversion: I want to live with my husband, Ravita says in SHC Court sends Ravita to Darul Aman till next hearing. Updated 22 Jun, 2017 08:38pm WHATSAPP
'Forced conversion': Police told to produce Ravita in Sindh High Court on June 22 According to family, Ravita was forcibly converted and married off to a Muslim man. Updated 21 Jun, 2017 07:59am WHATSAPP
Protests over controversial conversion of Hindu woman continue KARACHI: Hindus held demonstrations in several cities and towns of the interior of Sindh on Sunday in their ... Updated 21 Jun, 2017 05:00pm WHATSAPP
'Forced conversion' of minor creates uproar in Thar's Hindu community The father of an 'abducted' girl has alleged that influential members of the Syed community kidnapped her daughter. Updated 21 Jun, 2017 05:00pm WHATSAPP
Hindu girl allegedly 'kidnapped' by influential villagers in Thar Parents express fear that their 16-year-old daughter might be forced to marry a man from an influential community. Updated 21 Jun, 2017 05:00pm WHATSAPP
Violence erupts in Hub as police refuse to hand Hindu man suspected of blasphemy over to enraged mob FIR registered against Hindu man suspected of sharing allegedly blasphemous content over WhatsApp. Updated 21 Jun, 2017 01:11pm WHATSAPP
