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Pakistan Wants to Ban TikTok for “Immorality”
A tragic incident where a girl killed her sister over a TikTok quarrel is used by conservative clerics to call for a broad crackdown on social media.
USCIRF: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan from Bad to Worse
Anti-blasphemy statutes are being amended to make them even more dangerous for religious minorities, says the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Fox Elected to Guard the Henhouse: Pakistan Became One of UNESCO’s Vice-Chairs
Comments emphasized China’s and Pakistan’s ability to maneuver smaller countries. The question, however, is ethical before being political.
Hindu Temples in Pakistan Converted into Mosques and Cattle Farms
The fates of two old shrines in Ahmed Pur Lamma, Punjab, confirms the disrespect towards religious minorities’ places of worship.
Is Pakistan Committing a Genocidal Act on Afghan Refugees?
From a safe haven, Pakistan has become a cruel persecutor for millions of Afghans overnight.
Lawmakers Ask to Suspend U.S. Aid to Pakistan: Cite Religious Liberty, Human Rights Violations
Eleven Democrat representatives, led by Ilhan Omar, who is herself a Muslim, denounced the country’s abysmal human rights record and called for action.
Cricket and Religious Propaganda: An Unholy Alliance in Pakistan
False claims were spread by former Pakistani national team player and coach Inzamam-ul-Haq that Indian Sikh player Harbhajan Singh “almost” converted to Islam.
USCIRF “Particularly Concerned” About Mistreatment of Hazaras and Ahmadis by Pakistan
A November 6 statement castigates the repatriation of Afghan members of religious minorities and the continued persecution of the Ahmadis.
Pakistan, Foreign NGO Women Told If They Walk with a Local Man They Should Marry Him
Senior clerics in Kohistan stated that if a single foreign woman is caught accompanying a marriageable Pakistani man, she should marry him.