Geneva, March 28 – Several European politicians, campaigners, and political representatives attending the ongoing 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva have called for closer scrutiny of Pakistan's special trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus)...
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Washington, March 27 – A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to press China for the release of a detained Christian pastor when he meets President Xi Jinping next month, citing what they called “ongoing unjust imprisonment and persecution” of religious minorities...
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New Delhi, March 22. Pakistan is among the countries included in the 'Board of Peace', reportedly formed by US President Donald Trump to explore lasting peace solutions in the Gaza Strip. However, the country's own record of religious persecution and alleged "nurturing" of terrorism on its soil...
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Washington, March 8 The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to redesignate Pakistan as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) due to systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.In its 2026 Annual Report, the US federal...
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Male, March 3: The Chinese government's treatment of religious and spiritual communities has once again come under scrutiny in the US Congress, following remarks by a former senior American official who condemned the Chinese Communist Party's policies as a "war on belief systems," according to a...
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Islamabad, February 16 – A federal court in Pakistan has granted custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl, identified as Maria Shahbaz, to a Muslim man who had abducted her, converted her to Islam, and married her, according to a report.The judges did not accept the birth certificate presented...
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