One year ago, 11 Hazara miners were slaughtered. In January 2013, 100 were killed in bomb attacks.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Three Arrested and Denied Bail for Creating an Ahmadi WhatsApp Group
A judge of the Lahore High Court ruled that propagating the Ahmadi faith even through a private group is illegal.
Pakistan: Another Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Zafar Bhatti’s life term was converted into a death sentence in Rawalpindi. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court granted bail to another Christian accused of blasphemy.
Pakistan: Religion-Based Terrorism, Extremism on the Rise in 2021
The Pakistan Security Report 2021, a yearly report of the authoritative Pak Institute for Peace Studies, recommended urgent action by the Parliament.
Pakistan: Ancient Buddhist Temple Discovered – and Vandalized
Italian and Pakistani archeologists made the exciting discovery. Religious prejudice explains the low vigilance against vandalism.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 7. “I Am Not Charlie”
Anti-French riots after the Charlie Hebdo incidents led to new attempts to ban the party. They failed, once again, and TLP is now stronger than ever.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 6. Crimes and Punishments
After new riots against Asia Bibi, the Pakistani judiciary tried to put an end to the party’s violence. It did not succeed.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 5. A Sufi Extremist Ideology
The ideas of Rizvi’s party are not traditional Islamic fundamentalism. Yet they are extremist and violent.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 4. Taking to the Streets
In 2016 and 2017, TLYRA and the political party it created proved their ability to paralyze the country through mass protests with an anti-minorities agenda.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 3. Asia Bibi and Salman Taseer’ Assassination
The movement supporting the Barelvi assassin of the Punjab governor who had defended the Christian woman accused of blasphemy generated the Tehreek party.