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South Asia must stay away from war: High risks and costs for all

South Asia may have only 3 per cent of the world’s area but with a population of slightly over 2 billion people, it has nearly 25% of the world’s...

Hindu houses attacked in Bangladesh, two cases registered, hundreds sued

Attack in retaliation to a Facebook post by a Hindu man against Hefazat-e-Islam joint secretary general Mamunul Haque

20 years after they were destroyed, Bamiyan Buddha resurrected virtually

Taliban had destroyed the historical treasures in 2001, in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley as the world watched in horror

Indian TV news communalises familicide by Pakistani Hindu man

Leading the pack was Times Now, which claimed, “Atrocities against Hindus continue in Pakistan…"

MHA denies permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims planning to visit Pakistan

Nankana Sahib jatha was all set to attend events to mark the centenary of Saka Nankana Sahib, visit other shrines in Pakistan 

Nankana Sahib jatha allowed to visit other shrines in Pakistan 

Pakistan government had granted visas to 505 Sikh pilgrims for attending events to mark the centenary of Saka Nankana Sahib

India shocked as Sri Lanka cancels international partnership for ECT project

Giving in to the mounting pressure of local workers Unions, the Sri Lankan government cancels the 2019 agreement including India and Japan in a major port project.

Baul Singers of Bangladesh Struggle to Survive Amid Onslaught By Muslim Hardliners

Singers of the Baul folk tradition in Bangladesh are struggling to survive after more than a decade of physical and legal attacks by Islamic hardliners who consider these artists apostates and heretics.

Pak court sentences Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to 15 years in prison

The anti-terrorism court in Lahore found LeT commander guilty of terror financing among other charges

Temple attack, an international embarrassment to country: Pak SC 

The apex court of Pakistan has ordered that the vandalised temple at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa be rebuilt, money recover from attackers

Should India applaud Pak’s move to rebuild one Hindu temple demolished by mobs?

Pak will rebuild one destroyed Hindu temple, what is its plan for tribals, Christians, Sikhs, Hindu’s targeted in other provinces?

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