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With 33 reserved seats, PTI’s National Assembly tally rises to 158

Web Desk Aug 11, 2018

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has secured 28 reserved seats for women and five for minorities in the National Assembly. This was announced on Saturday through a notification issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan…

Imran vows to implement Quaid’s vision about minorities

Web Desk Aug 11, 2018

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Saturday vowed to implement the vision of the founder of the nation with regard to religious minorities. In a message on the occasion of…

Imran Khan assures minorities he believes in egalitarianism

Web Desk Jul 23, 2018

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Monday assured minorities of Pakistan that he believed in egalitarianism, ARY News reported. "I want to speak to our minorities; there is a propaganda being run that Imran Khan…

Khatam-e-Nabuwat is integral part of our constitution: Sharif

Web Desk Oct 16, 2017

LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that Khatam-e-Nabuwat or the finality of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is the foundation belief of every Muslim and is an integral part of our constitution. In a statement, he said that…

PM Sharif announces Rs500 million for Hindu community

Web Desk Mar 14, 2017

KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the Hindi community and all minorities have freedom of religion and equal right to development and progress in the country. Addressing a gathering held to celebrate the festive occasion of…

Women, minorities fare (a little) better in Hollywood: report

AFP Feb 22, 2017

LOS ANGELES: Women and minorities are faring better in Hollywood and feature prominently at this year's upcoming Oscars, but they are still woefully underrepresented overall in the entertainment industry, according to a report. The "2017…

Minorities in India being treated with hatred, discrimination: US commission

Web Desk Feb 13, 2017

WASHINGTON: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom stated that Muslims and other religious minorities in India are subjected to hatred and discrimination, ARY News reported. The commission stated in its report that…

U.S. gun rules heighten tension between police, citizens: Obama

Reuters Jul 10, 2016

WARSAW: President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to seek ways to calm racial tensions and reduce divisions between police and minorities during his final months in office, but he warned that easy access to guns nationwide exacerbated the…

AIP expresses concerns over plight of women, minorities in Punjab

Naseer Khawaja Jun 11, 2016

LAHORE: Amnesty International Pakistan (AIP) has expressed its serious concerns over the plight of women, minorities and children in the country’s largely populated province Punjab, during a meeting with the provincial authorities on…

KP minorities MPA Soran Singh shot dead

Web Desk Apr 23, 2016

Peshawar: A Sikh MPA from Khyber-Pakthunkhwa, Sardar Soran Singh, was shot dead near Pir Baba in Buner district on Friday.

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