Tag: Hindus

Baba Bankhandi Maharaj Mela attended by thousands of Hindus

LAHORE: The 156th Mela of Baba Bankhandi in Sukkhar has started and is being attended by almost twelve-thousand Hindus. The festival is taking place...

Different communities gather to celebrate ‘festival of lights’

--Speakers call Diwali a spiritual victory over darkness, ignorance LAHORE: People from different religious communities on Sunday gathered here to celebrate Jashn-e-Diwali, a get together in...

Bilawal greets Hindus on Diwali festivity

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended his greetings to the worldwide Hindu communities and those of Pakistan in particular...

Indian lawmaker predicts communal riots ahead of elections

Shashi Tharoor says no good Hindu wants to see a Ram temple in Ayodhya in place of another worship place Gopalkrishna Gandhi says...

Protecting rights of minorities a responsibility of govt: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), while remarking that protecting the rights of minorities is a responsibility of the government, summoned the chief of Evacuee...

LHC accepts petition demanding cremation ground for Hindus in Lahore

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday accepted a petition pertaining to the absence of a cremation ground for Hindus to perform the last...

Hindus protest against encroachment of cremation site in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Members of the Hindu community from different parts of Hyderabad held a sit-in outside the local press club against police and some influential...

Minorities face daunting challenge in elections

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan heads into parliamentary elections this week, the country’s minorities are looking for better representation and a voice that will speak up...

Christians unhappy as ‘affluent’ Hindus get major share in reserved seats

--PPP’s top priority for Punjab is a Hindu even though Christians form a majority in the province LAHORE: Christians in Pakistan have expressed serious reservations over the...

NA committee to resolve dispute over ‘temple’ site: report

RAWALPINDI: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will resolve a dispute between Gawalmandi’s local Hindu community and the Evacuee...

Hindu man tries to raise money against Muslims with video of...

NEW DELHI: A Hindu man in India tried to raise money for a campaign against minority Muslims by issuing an appeal for donations with a...

Will stop water supply to cement factories if necessary, says CJP...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday lamented the government’s inability to safeguard one of the Hindu community’s well-known places...

Case filed against actor Kamal Haasan in India over Hindu ‘terror’...

CHENNAI: A day after Kamal Haasan said in his column in a Tamil magazine, which hit the stands on Thursday, that right-wing Hindus have...

Post-Diwali event: Amaranth asks people to experience cultural diversity

-- Hindu community gathers in Lahore to celebrate ‘Festival of Lights’ LAHORE: Hinduism is the third largest belief system in the whole world, and different thoughts...

Diwali unites different faith people at an event

Speakers suggest combatting menace of misunderstanding among different communities   LAHORE: Diwali, the festival of lights, continues to attract people from different faiths to gather and...

Diwali being celebrated with traditional fervour

KARACHI: Festivities linked to Diwali began in the wee hours on Thursday as members of the local Hindu community arranged special worship sessions to welcome...

Karachi CDG makes arrangements to facilitate Hindus on Diwali

KARACHI: The City District Government of Karachi has chalked out an elaborate programme to facilitate the Hindu citizens celebrating the three day festival of Diwali...