Ghotki, July 26, 2016: An unknown person set fire to the Holy Quran and the burnt pages have created tensions in Ghotki, Pakistan, and the entire Ghotki has been shut down. Islamic clerics Bharchundi Peers are pointing fingers at the Hindu community which has made the community fearful of its safety. Many members of the […]
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Hindu Dalit woman activist arrested for ‘keeping whisky’
Sindh, July 24, 2016: Veeru Kolhi who became the first Hindu woman to ever contest an election in Pakistan in the year 2013 has been arrested on the charge of keeping whisky! 48-year old Veeru Kolhi belonged to landless Hari caste and came from the impoverished Hindu Dalit scheduled caste and worked as a bonded […]
Forcefully converted Hindu girl united with her family!
Hyderabad, Pakistan, July 24, 2016: Pakistani Hindu community is rejoicing as a Hindu girl from a poor family of Sindh who was forcibly converted to Islam has been returned to her family. The Hindu girl Aneela’s case was brought to limelight by advocate Ramesh Gupta whose efforts yielded results. A while back Hindu girl Aneela […]
Qandeel Baloch: They Called Her Everything Dirty, Harassed And Ridiculed Her
They called her a ‘prostitute,’ and every conceivable thing after Qandeel Baloch became an internet sensation. The army of trolls whom she aptly described as the ‘Tharkis’ however, could never get away from her; Qandeel Baloch was refreshingly bold in an otherwise closed society. The Tharkis kept coming back in swarms to dish out dirt […]
Pakistan’s march towards honour killing, outspoken Qandeel Baloch killed
Multan, July 16, 2016: Pakistani starlet Qandeel Baloch who rose to fame with her provocative statements, videos, and pictures and was rumoured to have been considered for offers from Bollywood has been strangled to death by her brother. The news has been reported by Dawn and cites Multan police as the source. Earlier, Qandeel Baloch […]
Pakistan: Christian man accused of Blasphemy on run
Islamabad, July 12, 2016: Pakistan’s troubled relationship with its minorities is an open secret. Now, a Christian man named Nadeem James has been accused by a Muslim ‘friend’ Yasir Bashir of doing Blasphemy against the state religion Islam and its Prophet. The Muslim friend of the Christian man has claimed that the alleged Blasphemy was […]
Citizenship hopes keep Pakistani Hindus busy in Rajkot
Rajkot, July 10, 2016: Pakistani Hindus who have been living in India’s Rajkot lined up at the collector’s office for a two-day camp which was to assist them in for getting citizenship of their new homeland. Some 574 Pakistani Hindus currently live in Rajkot after shifting out of Pakistan as the country became a living […]
Bangladesh must not become Pakistan, Madam Sheikh Hasina
The restaurant siege has ended with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina praising the police for its hard work. 20 out of 35 hostages and 2 officers have been killed after a 10-hour standoff at the location. 6 attackers have been killed while one has been arrested at the Holey Artisan Bakery. At the press conference, […]
Missing woman’s case baffles Pakistani minorities
Sindh, June 29, 2016: A missing Hindu woman’s case has perplexed the Pakistani Hindu community. Bhawna who was married to Prakash has suddenly vanished in the afternoon of May 26, 2016, and till date, there is no information about her. Bhawna, the Pakistani Hindu woman, was married 12 years ago and she has 2 children […]