Tag: human rights violations
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Police arrest suspect behind rape at Islamabad’s Margalla hill hiking trail
Islamabad police have on Sunday arrested the suspect involved in the alleged rape of a woman that took place on trail 3 of the capital’s Margalla Hills. Last week Friday, the Islamabad police registered a first information report (FIR) after a woman complained that a man had lured her with a job prospect before raping…
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EU parliament urges Indian PM Modi to protect minorities
On Thursday, the European Parliament urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end ethnic violence in Manipur, and to do more to protect ethnic and religious minorities in India. Modi is currently on an official visit to France, having been invited to attend the country’s annual Bastille Day national festival as a guest of honour. …
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Modi to celebrate International Yoga Day on UN’s Lawn during U.S. visit
In celebration of the ninth annual observance of International Day of Yoga, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will be leading a yoga session on the north lawn of the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday morning. Modi, a practicing Hindu, often presents himself as devoutly religious. Considering yoga has its origins in ancient Hindu…
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Pakistan engaged in severe violations of religious freedom: US
The United States (US) has placed Pakistan on a list of countries that are “engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom” during 2022. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this on Friday and said, “Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of…
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Pakistan asks UN to take notice of rights violations in occupied Kashmir, fulfill plebiscite promise
Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the United Nations and its member states to take notice of atrocities in occupied Kashmir while reminding the world body of its promise of holding an impartial plebiscite in the region. The PM said Pakistan would stand with the Kashmiri people till the realisation of their right to self-determination,…