A joint session of Parliament passed the National Commission for Minorities Bill 2025 with some changes on Tuesday, which aims to establish a national body dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of minority communities in Pakistan. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled the bill amid outcry from some members, particularly those belonging to the […]
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Bishop John Joseph’s sacrifice remembered amidst unresolved issue of religious intolerance
LAHORE: The civil society and Christian minority observed 6th May as a day remembrance of self-sacrifice of Bishop John Joseph (1932-1998). He was the first Punjabi Catholic priest and the first Punjabi Bishop of Diocese of Faisalabad, who took his life in protest in front of the court in Sahiwal which had passed death sentence […]
Usman Dar shares success story of YES beneficiary from minority
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Saturday shared the success story of a female beneficiary of the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) from the minority community, who achieved economic self-reliance and became a useful helping hand for her family. On his twitter account, he posted a special documentary of Sobia […]
In Iraq, minority children haunted by ghosts of Daesh captivity
IRAQ: Brainwashed and broken, the Daesh group’s youngest victims are struggling to recover from years of jihadist captivity as they return to their own traumatized minority communities in Iraq. Dozens of Yazidi and Turkmen children were rescued in recent months as Daesh’s “caliphate,” notorious for its use of child soldiers and “sex slaves,” collapsed in […]
Increased cooperation with Iran
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s visit to Tehran is a positive development. Not only is Iran Pakistan’s next door neighbour, it is also a major player on the world stage — despite repeated attempts by Washington to make it a pariah. Both Pakistan and Iran are also affected by many of the same issues, most […]
UN urges Dhaka against Rohingya return as plan sows ‘terror’ in camps
The UN rights chief on Tuesday urged Bangladesh to halt imminent plans to start returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, warning doing so risked further grave violations against the Muslim minority. Bangladesh authorities say they will begin returning Rohingya refugees, who have fled what the UN has called ethnic cleansing, to the Buddhist majority country from […]
Hindu family forcibly dispossessed of house in UmerKot
HYDERABAD: A Hindu namely Rejhumal and his family were forcibly dispossessed of their house and allegedly subjected to torture in Umerkot on Saturday. The affected family along with other members of the community staged a protest in order to get their voice heard. Rejhumal speaking at the occassion said he was at his home […]