Pakistan News News Pakistan » Religion: What’s behind Pakistan’s latest crackdown on religious party TLP?
Islamabad, Pakistan – The provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is seeking federal approval to ban the far-right religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) amid a ...
News Pakistan » Religion: Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya ideology finds new ground in Bangladesh: How it echoes Islamabad's 1974 playbook | Explained
Islamist groups, emboldened by the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, are now demanding that the Ahmadiyya community be declared “non-Muslim”, just as Pakistan did in 1974.
News Pakistan » Religion: Pakistan moves toward reforming blasphemy laws amid crackdown on hardline party
Pakistan’s government appears poised to reform its long-criticised blasphemy laws after a sweeping crackdown on a hardline Islamist group and an announcement by the law minister signalled fresh intent ...
News Pakistan » Religion: Pakistan bans hard-line Islamist party known for its fierce anti-blasphemy stance
Pakistan banned a hard-line Islamist party on Thursday, more than a week after heated clashes with police that left at least five people dead.
News Pakistan » Religion: Christian in Pakistan wins faith change on national ID card
A 22-year-old Christian man in Pakistan has won a seven-month-long legal battle to have his religious designation corrected on his national identity card.
News Pakistan » Religion: Pakistan Bans Radical Islamist Party After Deadly Clashes
The move underscores the country’s struggle to contain religious extremism without provoking influential clerics who can summon thousands of supporters to the streets.
News Pakistan » Religion: Pakistan rights summit slams state failures, undemocratic practices
Continued efforts are required to uphold fundamental rights, protect victims, and challenge systemic abuses, activists say ...
News Pakistan » Religion: Punjab CM says ‘misuse’ of religion for political gains cannot be tolerated
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the misuse of religion for political gains is highly regrettable and intolerable. She lamented that while Palestinians were ...
News Pakistan » Religion: NCRC launches study ‘Situational Analysis of Children from Minority Religions in Pakistan’
The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) on Thursday launched the “Situational Analysis of Children from Minority ...
News Pakistan » Religion: BJP's Bihar playbook: religion, repression and polarisation
In recent months, the BJP's campaign rhetoric in Bihar has undergone a notable shift. Development, once the centrepiece of Modi-era politics, has been quietly replaced by the language of identity and ...
News Pakistan » Religion: Pakistan's security dilemma: Army setbacks embolden terror groups
Pakistan Army is grappling with escalating religious extremist and ethnic separatist threats. Institutional vulnerabilities and high casualties are emboldening terror groups like TTP, ISKP, and LeJ.