The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday rejected “unfounded and misleading” allegations that members of the Hindu community were denied entry into the country on religious grounds, clarifying the action was “purely administrative” and consistent with Islamabad’s sovereign right to regulate entry into its territory. Earlier this week, Pakistan welcomed Sikh pilgrims from India, with over […]
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Hindus celebrate Diwali; Punjab CM extends greetings
The Hindu community across the globe, including in Lahore and various parts of Pakistan, celebrated the festival of Diwali on Monday with deep religious devotion and traditional fervor. Special ceremonies were held in temples across the country to mark the occasion. In Lahore, celebrations took place at Krishna Mandir on Ravi Road, while in Karachi, […]
Hindus, Muslims clash in India’s Haryana as trouble spreads
Hindus and Muslims have clashed in the Indian state of Haryana a week after violence erupted during a Hindu procession in a Muslim neighbourhood, with a tomb and several vehicles torched and shops ransacked, police said on Monday. At least seven people have been killed in the clashes, including the cleric of a mosque set […]
Marriage without consent and Hindu Marriage Act
Twenty-seven-year-old Lakshmi Bai, married for four years, lives with her parents. Belonging to Chhor, in the district of Umerkot, in Sindh province, in 2018, Bai then 23, was married to Raj Kumar, 30, a software engineer from a neighboring village of Dhoronaro who was working in the Netherlands. Within a few months of marriage, Kumar went back to the Netherlands […]
13 April 1919 – 13 April 2019: 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh bloodbath
A hundred years ago on 13 April 1919one of the most shameful acts of state terrorism took place at the Jallianwala Bagh, near the Golden Temple, Amritsar. That day a large crowd of several thousand had gathered it. Most of them were innocent villagers who were in town to take part in the Baisakhi festival […]
Sindhi Hindus celebrate Thadri today
KARACHI: Hindus in Sindh are celebrating Thadri festival today. Thadri is a famous traditional festival, celebrated in Siraman/Saawan month of monsoon season. On this day women decorate the doorways of their houses and do mud plaster to their kitchens. No cooking activities done on this day. The sweet roties (mitho lolo) made of pure ghee are […]