Tag: Hindus

Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Hindus on Diwali

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated the Hindu community on their festival of Diwali and said that this festival promotes a sense...

Diwali festival to be observed on Oct 19

  HYDERABAD: Like other parts of the country, three-day celebrations of the Hindu festival Diwali will begin in Hyderabad on October 19. The Hindu community of...

Asif tells Senate India seeking to change demography of Occupied Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told the Senate on Friday that India was seeking to change the demography of Occupied Kashmir by settling...

Hindus of NA-120 to support JuD backed candidate

LAHORE: The Hindu community of Lahore has announced to put their weight behind independent candidate Sheikh Yaqoob, backed by Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) political wing—Milli Muslim League,...

Hindus celebrate Maha Shivratri

HYDERABAD: The Hindu community on Monday celebrated the annual festival of Maha Shivratri with great zeal and fervour. Religious scholars in their sermons, on the...

Hindus to celebrate Holi on 23rd

The Hindu community will celebrate their religious festival Holi on March 23. The central ceremony will be held at Krishana Mandir, Ravi Road, under the...

Hindus celebrate Diwali amidst lights, love and prayers

The Hindu community celebrated the Diwali Festival (the festival of light) with religious fervour, traditional zeal and enthusiasm on Wednesday. People across the country illuminated...

Persecution, discrimination forcing Hindus to flee Pakistan: report

“Our children don’t feel welcome in schools there. Muslims taunt us for being Hindu. Our girls are also sexually harassed,” Das, a Pakistani Hindu, told BBC

Imran Khan faces ire of Hindu community for asking Mian Mithu...

Mithu is allegedly instrumental in persecution of Hindus, especially forced conversion of Hindu girls

Over 4,000 Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan granted Indian...

Over the past one year, the Narendra Modi-led government has granted Indian citizenship to over 4,200 Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan which...

India’s diehard Hindus push to ban beef in blow to poor

Every morning just before dawn, hundreds of trucks loaded with buffaloes trundle into New Delhi’s sprawling slaughterhouse complex where young men rush to unload...

In Ahmedabad schools, green uniforms for Muslims, saffron for Hindus

The irony hasn’t escaped two Indian schools in Ahmedabad district, where Muslim and Hindu students are distinguished by their ‘uniforms’. Muslim students are made to...

Plans afoot to build new townships in IHK to resettle Hindus

India's nationalist government plans to resettle tens of thousands of Hindus in three new townships in Indian-held Kashmir, setting up a confrontation with separatists...

Couples celebrating Valentine’s Day will be married off: right-wing Hindu outfit

“We are not against love, but if a couple is in love then they must get married. In case the couples claim that they need time to think about marriage, we will tell them that if they are not certain, they should not belittle love by openly going around together. We will also inform their parents."

Christians in India fear violence as Hindus press for conversions

Rightwing Hindu groups announce a Christmas Day ceremony where they planned to ‘welcome’ hundreds of Christians and Muslims into Hinduism A fundraising flier solicited donations...

Hindus call for protection of minorities’ rights

PHC demands formation of parliamnetary committee for protection of minorities’ rights, ‘real’ representation of minorities in legislature Alleges 5,000 Hindus flee Sindh every year as...

NA body condemns desecration of mandirs in Sindh

Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony dissatisfied over ETPB’s performance     National Assembly Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Friday unanimously passed...