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Helen Mary Roberts Makes History As Pak's First Woman Brigadier From Minority Community
Brigadier Helen was among Pakistan Army officers promoted as brigadiers and full colonels by the Selection Board.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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UN Experts Slam Pak on Its Lack Of Protection Of Hindu, Christian Women
Expressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection women from the minority communities, especially Christians and Hindus, in Pakistan, UN experts have said the country needs to uphold its obligations under the relevant international covenant.
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"World's Worst Human Rights Records": India's Sharp Dig At Pakistan
The strong remarks came a day after Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar raised the Kashmir bogey at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Pak Hindus Stage Sit-In Protest Against Kidnappings, Lathicharged
Several members of Pakistan's Hindu community and other faiths were injured on Thursday after the police in Sindh province baton charged them. They held a sit-in against the increasing cases of kidnappings of Hindu traders and others for ransom.
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"Ensure Safety Of Minorities": India To Pakistan Over Attack On Sikhs
India has summoned a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over recent incidents of attacks on Sikh community members in the neighbouring country, sources said on Monday.
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"No Religious Minority Can Live Freely In Pakistan": India At UN
India on Friday (local time) slammed Pakistan on the issue of religious freedom of minorities at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Pak's First Hindu Woman Bureaucrat, 27, Posted In Punjab Province
A 27-year-old woman from Pakistan's minority Hindu community was appointed the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab's province's Hassanabdal, the first in the town's history.
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31 District Magistrates Allowed To Give Citizenship To Non-Muslims: Centre
The central government has empowered 31 district magistrates in nine states to grant citizenship to people belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act,
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Houses Of Hindus, Christians Demolished In Pakistan's Rawalpindi: Report
Authorities in Pakistan's Rawalpindi have demolished houses of a minority community, a Hindu and a Christian family, who were living in the area for the past 70 years.
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Had Raised Cases Of Persecution Of Minorities With Pakistan: Centre
The government today said it had raised with Pakistan cases of persecution of minority groups in that country and urged it to take steps to protect and promote the security of minority communities and their places of religious worship.
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16 Graves Belonging To Minority Community Vandalised In Pakistan: Report
Sixteen graves of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan's Punjab province have been allegedly desecrated by religious extremists for using Islamic symbols on gravestones at a cemetery, a spokesman of the minority community said on Wednesday.
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Sikh Woman Forcibly Married To Muslim In Pakistan, Protests Erupt: Report
Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community staged a protest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against police inaction in a case involving the forcible marriage of a Sikh woman to a Muslim man.
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Meet Manisha Ropeta, First Hindu Woman In Pak To Become A Senior Cop
Manisha Ropeta is among the few female officers in authoritative positions in Sindh Police but also for the fact that the 26-year-old is the first woman from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan to become Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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Over 22 Lakh Hindus In Pakistan, Says National Database Report
Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601.
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Helen Mary Roberts Makes History As Pak's First Woman Brigadier From Minority Community
Brigadier Helen was among Pakistan Army officers promoted as brigadiers and full colonels by the Selection Board.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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UN Experts Slam Pak on Its Lack Of Protection Of Hindu, Christian Women
Expressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection women from the minority communities, especially Christians and Hindus, in Pakistan, UN experts have said the country needs to uphold its obligations under the relevant international covenant.
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"World's Worst Human Rights Records": India's Sharp Dig At Pakistan
The strong remarks came a day after Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar raised the Kashmir bogey at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Pak Hindus Stage Sit-In Protest Against Kidnappings, Lathicharged
Several members of Pakistan's Hindu community and other faiths were injured on Thursday after the police in Sindh province baton charged them. They held a sit-in against the increasing cases of kidnappings of Hindu traders and others for ransom.
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"Ensure Safety Of Minorities": India To Pakistan Over Attack On Sikhs
India has summoned a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over recent incidents of attacks on Sikh community members in the neighbouring country, sources said on Monday.
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"No Religious Minority Can Live Freely In Pakistan": India At UN
India on Friday (local time) slammed Pakistan on the issue of religious freedom of minorities at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Pak's First Hindu Woman Bureaucrat, 27, Posted In Punjab Province
A 27-year-old woman from Pakistan's minority Hindu community was appointed the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab's province's Hassanabdal, the first in the town's history.
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31 District Magistrates Allowed To Give Citizenship To Non-Muslims: Centre
The central government has empowered 31 district magistrates in nine states to grant citizenship to people belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act,
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Houses Of Hindus, Christians Demolished In Pakistan's Rawalpindi: Report
Authorities in Pakistan's Rawalpindi have demolished houses of a minority community, a Hindu and a Christian family, who were living in the area for the past 70 years.
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Had Raised Cases Of Persecution Of Minorities With Pakistan: Centre
The government today said it had raised with Pakistan cases of persecution of minority groups in that country and urged it to take steps to protect and promote the security of minority communities and their places of religious worship.
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16 Graves Belonging To Minority Community Vandalised In Pakistan: Report
Sixteen graves of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan's Punjab province have been allegedly desecrated by religious extremists for using Islamic symbols on gravestones at a cemetery, a spokesman of the minority community said on Wednesday.
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Sikh Woman Forcibly Married To Muslim In Pakistan, Protests Erupt: Report
Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community staged a protest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against police inaction in a case involving the forcible marriage of a Sikh woman to a Muslim man.
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Meet Manisha Ropeta, First Hindu Woman In Pak To Become A Senior Cop
Manisha Ropeta is among the few female officers in authoritative positions in Sindh Police but also for the fact that the 26-year-old is the first woman from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan to become Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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Over 22 Lakh Hindus In Pakistan, Says National Database Report
Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601.
