Tag: religious freedom
Pompeo asks Pakistan to do more against misuse of blasphemy laws
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of...
Religious freedom continues to shrink in India, says US
ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) State Department’s annual report on religious freedom has noted that religious freedom conditions continue to shrink in India and...
US blacklisting Pakistan to mitigate its own failure in Afghanistan: Mazari
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Wednesday expressed surprise over the United States (US) administration’s decision to add Pakistan to the...
US waives penalties for Pakistan despite downgrade in religious freedom rankings
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has waived potential sanctions for Pakistan which can be expected to hit countries downgraded in US rankings of nations that it says...
Inclusion in religious freedom blacklist ‘politically motivated’, Pakistan says
--FO questions credentials and impartiality of 'self-proclaimed jury involved in this unwarranted exercise'
--US waives penalties for Pakistan despite downgrade in religious freedom rankings
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan...
The Chinese way of fasting
BEIJING: With the advent of the holy month of Ramzan, NiuJie Mosque becomes a centre of gravity for thousands of Muslims living in Beijing who...
US seek to protect health workers under ‘religious freedom’
WASHINGTON: The US government is seeking to further protect the “conscience and religious freedom” of health workers whose beliefs prevent them from carrying out...
US playing politics over religious freedom in Pakistan, minorities say
Ahmadiyya community’s spokesperson says Pakistan needs to put its own house in order
Prof Kalyan says US move will isolate minorities instead of...
Pakistan supports its minorities, asserts PM
Prime Minister Abbasi says democracy has ensured religious freedom in the country
GHOTKI: The government of Pakistan ensures religious freedom to all the minorities...
US places Pakistan on watch list for ‘severe’ religious freedom violations
WASHINGTON DC: The US State Department has placed Pakistan on a special watch list for “severe violations of religious freedom,” it said on Thursday, days...
