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    Shia Community Concerns Rise as India Addresses Pakistan's Human Rights Record

    New Delhi, March 27 – India sharply criticised Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's recent comments made during a meeting with senior Shia clerics, in which he reportedly stated that those sympathetic to Iran should relocate there.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of...
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    20 Years of Sectarian Violence: A Crisis for Pakistan's Shia Community

    Islamabad, March 24: The recent suicide bombing inside a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which killed at least 31 worshippers and injured over 160 others, was not an isolated incident but part of a grim trend for the Shia community in the country. The attack on the Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in...
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    Systemic Discrimination and Violence Against Muslim Groups in Pakistan

    Islamabad, March 21 – As Pakistan advocates against "Islamophobia" abroad, the persistence of such conditions at home raises legitimate questions about the country's credibility. The recurring claims of Islamophobia by Islamabad on the global stage, a report has cited, call for closer scrutiny...
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    Kurram District: Sectarian Violence Fuels Humanitarian Crisis

    Athens, March 20 – The worsening situation in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, reflects broader challenges in the country’s periphery, where unresolved disputes, weak institutions, and politicized security responses intersect.The prolonged closure of the Thal–Parachinar...
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    Rising Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Fuel Pakistani Public Support for War

    New Delhi, March 18 – The war in Afghanistan is turning out to be a genocide in which Pakistan has been ruthlessly targeting innocent civilians. The death toll of civilians following the hospital strike that killed 400 now stands at 835.Experts say that the real cause of the war is not...
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    Sectarian Violence Threatens Pakistan's Minorities

    Athens, March 14 – The Pakistani government has failed to take action against abuses by its security and intelligence agencies, while allowing extremists to continue targeting religious minorities. The deadly suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Islamabad last month, which killed 36 members of the...
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    Report: Violence Against Shias and Ahmadis Escalates in Pakistan

    Kabul, March 11. Pakistan has experienced a sharp rise in Sunni radicalization across the country under the leadership of Army Chief Asim Munir, resulting in escalating violence against religious minorities such as Ahmadis and Shias, without any recourse to justice, a report details...
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    Digital Blasphemy: How False Claims Threaten Vulnerable Communities in Pakistan

    Islamabad, February 25 – An increasing number of people are being accused of blasphemy for digital crimes in Pakistan, with human rights groups calling it "blasphemy business," in which fabricated evidence, digitally doctored screenshots, or false witness statements are used to file police...
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    Islamabad Mosque Bombing Highlights Sectarian Risks in Pakistan

    Islamabad, February 23 – The suicide bombing by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) targeting a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which claimed 36 lives and injured over 160 others during Friday prayers on February 6, should raise concerns within the state on several levels, as it...
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