UK flags concern over persecution of Hindus, Sikhs in Pak

Saturday, 08/06/2019

http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

LONDON: Persecution of Hindu and Sikh minorities in Pakistan is among major concerns expressed in Britain’s annual report on human rights and democracy.

Retaining Pakistan among 30 “human rights priority countries”, the report for 2018 says the main concerns were restrictions on freedom of expression and on civil society, intolerance towards and discrimination against members of religious and other minorities, failure to uphold women and children’s rights and the continued imposition and use of the death penalty.

“Allegations of discrimination and violence against members of religious minorities continued, especially against Ahmadiyya Muslims and Christians, but also against Hindus, Sikhs and Shia Muslims. Misuse of the blasphemy laws was frequent,” it says. “There were recurrent reports of forced conversions to Islam and forced marriages to Muslim men of Hindu and Christian women…(Discrimination) and violence against women and girls remained common... Modern slavery continued to be a major problem”.

The report also mentions attacks against Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan.

British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “(The) report makes for sobering reading. Respect for human rights globally seems to be at an all-time low.”

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.