India to invite Pope Francis
2016-03-17
The Indian government does not want the Pope to link the trip with Pakistan haltContinue Reading
Pope Francis accepts invitation to visit Pakistan
2016-03-03
The invitation was given through a high level Pakistan delegation to RomeContinue Reading
Minority refugees from Pak, Bangladesh can stay without documents
2015-12-09
The concession to benefit Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who entered into India by December 31, 2014Continue Reading
Pakistan loses re-election bid for UN council
2015-10-29
United Nations: Pakistan lost its bid on Tuesday to be re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council when its current term ends this year. It polled just 105 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Pakistan was considering running for the Council’s presidency next year, according to diplomatic sources, and hadContinue Reading
Suicide bombing at mosque kills 10 in Pakistan
2015-10-22
Islamabad : At least 10 people were killed when a suicide bomber exploded outside a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Thursday evening, authorities said. The dead included three children, Dawn reported. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Bolan, around 125 km from Quetta, the provincial capitalContinue Reading
Pakistan’s Supreme Court makes landmark judgment
2015-10-15
In a landmark judgment on 7 October the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) upheld the death sentence of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, 30, who murdered the former Governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer, a liberal Muslim, on 4 January, 2011. Qadri, one of Taseer’s official bodyguards from the Elite Force, shot himContinue Reading
Where are human rights for religious minorities in Pakistan?
2015-10-06
In human and subhuman practices- killings, abduction, torture and rape-make their life hell. Minorities in Pakistan can be categorized as ‘ethnic and linguistic’ and ‘religious’. The 1973 Constitution used the term ‘minority’ on several occasions but never defined it. Government views minorities on religious lines only without differentiating along ethnic,Continue Reading
India, Pakistan troops exchange sweets on Eid
2015-09-25
Jammu: Indian and Pakistani soldiers on Friday exchanged sweets and dry fruits on the occasion of Eid at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. “The armies exchanged sweets and dry fruits at Chakan da Bagh and Mendhar crossing points in Poonch district,” defence ministryContinue Reading
Pakistan Supreme Court suspends Asia Bibi death sentence
2015-07-22
Lahore: The Supreme Court in Pakistan has suspended the execution of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has been on death row for nearly five years, was given leave to appeal. No hearing date was set. She denies insulting the Prophet Mohammed, saying her Muslim accusers wereContinue Reading
Hindus from Pakistan to get bank, property rights
2015-07-15
New Delhi : “We have a responsibility toward Hindus who are harassed and suffer in other countries …India is the only place for them” — that was prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi making a strong campaign pitch. Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is working to make good that promise.Continue Reading