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Karachi, Pakistan: Women march for autonomy, gendered equality, resistance
Karachi, Pakistan’s port city marched and marched with slogans like #MeraJismMeriMarzi #Azaadi #AuratMarchKarachi #AuratMarch for women’s dignity, autonomy and voice
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?
Mob vandalises, sets ablaze Hindu temple in Pakistan
Indian right-wingers try use it as excuse to further pro-CAA agenda
Daniel Pearl Beheading: Pak court orders release of Omar Sheikh and aides
The Sindh High Court held their detention to be null and void and that they have been in prison for 18 years without committing any crime
Why Sheikh Hasina Is the Reason for the Rise of Islamists in Bangladesh
One of the important reasons why these Islamists feel so emboldened is because the Hasina government has been soft on them.
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