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Pakistan religious freedom
February 14, 2022
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.”
July 30, 2021
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.
March 04, 2021
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.
January 01, 2021
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.
July 16, 2020
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.
March 16, 2020
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.
March 06, 2019
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.
September 08, 2018
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.
March 16, 2017
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.
March 10, 2017
Pakistan's War on Atheism
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan's anti-blasphemy crackdown is tightening the noose around nonbelievers.
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