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Pakistan religious freedom

Jaranwala Church Attacks Another Example of the Misuse of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan

Jaranwala Church Attacks Another Example of the Misuse of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan

By Bilal Ahmad Tantray
As in so many cases in the past, the blasphemy accusations at the heart of the violence apparently stemmed from a personal grudge.

Pakistan Continues to Exhibit Gory ‘Islamophobia’ Against Ahmadis

Pakistan Continues to Exhibit Gory ‘Islamophobia’ Against Ahmadis

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan is indubitably more phobic of the Ahmadiyya sect, and their interpretation of Islam, than most of the states that Khan vocally deems “Islamophobic.”
Pakistan’s Social Media Is Overflowing With Hate Speech Against Ahmadis

Pakistan’s Social Media Is Overflowing With Hate Speech Against Ahmadis

By Tehreem Azeem
The minority community has always faced persecution in the real world. Online, it’s become even more common.

Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Clearly Doesn’t Protect Hinduism

Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Clearly Doesn’t Protect Hinduism

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The mockery of Hindu deities underscores Pakistan’s Islamist double standard on blasphemy.

Pakistan Arrests 24 People Over Demolishing of Hindu Temple

Pakistan Arrests 24 People Over Demolishing of Hindu Temple

By Associated Press
A Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist party.

Minorities Under Attack as Prime Minister Imran Khan Pushes ‘Tolerant’ Pakistan

Minorities Under Attack as Prime Minister Imran Khan Pushes ‘Tolerant’ Pakistan

By Associated Press
Khan preaches a tolerant vision for Pakistan, but also cedes power to extreme Islamic clerics.

Religious Minorities in ‘Naya Pakistan’

Religious Minorities in ‘Naya Pakistan’

By Jaffer A. Mirza
31 dead, 58 injured, and 25 blasphemy cases – that’s the toll taken on Pakistan’s religious minorities since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office.
A Pakistani Minister Was Just Sacked for Anti-Hindu Bigotry. That’s Historic.

A Pakistani Minister Was Just Sacked for Anti-Hindu Bigotry. That’s Historic.

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The move hints that the state is willing to readdress its Islamist narrative.

A New Pakistan Government, a New Way to Persecute Ahmadis

A New Pakistan Government, a New Way to Persecute Ahmadis

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The PTI government picked Atif Mian as an economic adviser -- then dropped him once his faith became an issue.

Nawaz Sharif’s Historic Holi Address

Nawaz Sharif’s Historic Holi Address

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Pakistani prime minister gives a ground-breaking speech to the country's Hindu minority.

Pakistan's War on Atheism

Pakistan's War on Atheism

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan's anti-blasphemy crackdown is tightening the noose around nonbelievers.
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