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Pakistan religious minorities

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.

An Alarming New Bill Takes Aim at Pakistan’s Shias

An Alarming New Bill Takes Aim at Pakistan’s Shias

By Asad Gokal and Jaffer A. Mirza
Pakistan is strengthening  its controversial anti-blasphemy laws – with potentially deadly results for religious minority groups.
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.

Imran Khan Has Normalized Prejudice in Pakistan

Imran Khan Has Normalized Prejudice in Pakistan

By Farahnaz Ispahani
Pakistan is already known for having little tolerance for its religious minorities. Khan and the PTI have aggravated the problem.

Pakistan’s Shias Face Double Threat: Extremists and Their Own Government

Pakistan’s Shias Face Double Threat: Extremists and Their Own Government

By Jaffer A. Mirza
With their safety at stake, Pakistan’s beleaguered Shia community is seeking justice from the country’s founder.

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.
Pakistan’s Hinduphobia

Pakistan’s Hinduphobia

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The government’s plan to support the Shri Krishna temple in Islamabad has sparked a predictable, but still deplorable, backlash.

COVID-19 Fans Religious Discrimination in Pakistan

COVID-19 Fans Religious Discrimination in Pakistan

By Jaffer Abbas Mirza
Referring to COVID-19 as “the Shia virus.” Denying aid to Christians and Hindus. These are only a few examples of faith-based discrimination in Pakistan.

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.

Hindu Temple Handover: Inter-Faith Harmony on Display in Balochistan

Hindu Temple Handover: Inter-Faith Harmony on Display in Balochistan

By Adnan Aamir
A 200-year-old temple has been handed back to the local Hindu community after being taken over in 1947.
Ahmadis Once Again Fear the Fallout From Pakistan’s Political Tussles

Ahmadis Once Again Fear the Fallout From Pakistan’s Political Tussles

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
“All political issues, which have nothing to do with us, see us becoming the scapegoats,” says the Ahmadiyya community’s spokesperson.

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