Pakistan Hindus want marriage law amended over 'regressive' clause
A Hindu lawmaker has sought an amendment to the recently adopted law on Hindu marriages in Pakistan's Sindh province over a controversial clause that a marriage will be dissolved if either spouse changes religion.
Feb 18, 2016, 23:23 PM IST
Minor Hindu girls forcefully being converted to Islam in Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's idea of Pakistan to project it as secular Muslim majority state lost its meaning ever since it failed to protect the minorities in its contours. The Hindu minority in Pakistan is today living in constant threat and their plight often goes unheeded, a report stated.
Jan 29, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
Five security personnel killed in blast in Pakistan
At least five security personnel were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road-side bomb targeting a convoy of security forces in Marget area of Quetta on Monday.
Jan 18, 2016, 15:27 PM IST
Tarek Fatah trolls Congress leader Meem Afzal; says 'my forefathers were Indians', targets Sonia's ancestry
Known for his criticism of Pakistan's double standards, author and columnist Tarek Fatah on Friday trolled Congress leader Meem Afzal when the latter accused him of being disloyal towards his own country.
Jan 09, 2016, 18:01 PM IST
Stranded Pakistan Hindu woman to return home after nearly 2 years
With all decks cleared for her return, an elderly Hindu woman from Pakistan, who had been stranded in India for nearly two years along with her son and sister-in-law, will finally go back home after she boards the Karachi-bound Thar Express post midnight.
Jan 08, 2016, 23:24 PM IST
Over 8,500 killed in Pakistan due to terrorism in five years: Govt
Over 8,500 civilians and security personnel have been killed in Pakistan due to terrorism in the last five years, according to the Interior Ministry.
Nov 28, 2015, 14:41 PM IST
Pakistan's Sindh has characteristics of an independent state: US Congressional report
Pakistan's Sindh always possessed characteristics of a "viable independent state", but its role as Punjab's conduit to the sea may be the ultimate reason that successful separatism could not yield results, a first-ever US Congressional report on the strategic province has said.
Nov 10, 2015, 16:39 PM IST
Suicide bombing at Shia procession kills 22 in Pakistan
At least 22 people, including four children, were killed and 40 others injured on Friday in a suicide attack on a Muharram procession by minority Shias in Pakistan's Sindh province, a day after 12 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia shrine in Balochistan.
Oct 23, 2015, 21:31 PM IST
Hindu community lives in constant fear in Pakistan: US lawmakers
Influential American lawmakers have expressed concern over deterioration of human rights situation in particular those of the minority Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Oct 04, 2015, 12:35 PM IST
