Tag: Minority rights

A study conducted by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) in Pakistan has found that political parties in the country have failed to deliver on their promises to protect and empower religious minorities. The study analyzed manifestos from the elections held in 2008, 2013, and 2018 for all seven major parties in the country and tracked the progress made on the implementation of pre-election pledges.

A report on the state of minority women’s rights in Pakistan launched by Voice for Justice in Collaboration with Jubilee Campaign highlights the state of women and girls from the Christian community in Pakistan.

The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), along with the Hindu community and civil society organizations held a protest against the June 28 abduction of an eight-year-old son of a Hindu trader and non-cooperation of police in registering a case.

Usman Dar, a leader of Pakistan Tehrik Insaf, was detained by police for several hours along with party workers in Sialkot over attempting to hold a public gathering on a church school ground despite protests by the local Christian community.

New Multan Police managed to arrest the prime suspect involved in the rape and murder of a seven year old boy within 24 hours of the complaint being lodged. Suspect Jahanzeb confessed that he wanted to exact revenge against the victim's father.

While no organisation has yet claimed responsibility for the killing of Father William Siraj just two days prior to World #nterfaith Harmony Week, the police have a tough case to investigate

An Ahmadi man Kamran Ahmad has been shot and killed by unknown assailants in Peshawar on Nov 9

A group of women hailing from Balochistan’s Zhob district staged a sit-in outside the Chief Minister House on Monday to protest police highhandedness against a woman.

Civil Lines Police on Tuesday busted a gang of pedophiles and rescued a captive minor boy.

In March 2021, in the backdrop of complaints, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed a forensic audit of the communal properties managed by the Evacuee Trust Property Board that originally belonged to Hindus and Sikh communities.