report in Dawn, September 6, 2023CHITRAL: The Kalash people on Tuesday lamented their “identity crisis” and complained their computerised national identity cards didn’t show their religion. During a consultative meeting organised by the Ishpata News Network Pakistan here, Kalash elders Luke Rehmat, Baras Khan, Sherzada, Michel, Zarmast Gul and Unat Beg complained that their community faced several issues as the CNICs had no mention of their religion. They said the situation had blown to a…
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by Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry in Dawn, August 27th, 2023The writer is a former foreign secretary of PakistanJARANWALA, a small town near Lahore, has shot into prominence, but for the wrong reasons. What happened there on Aug 16, 2023 represents another low in our history of communal intolerance, with local community leaders and law-enforcement authorities appearing totally helpless in preventing the mob from targeting dozens of Christian families, their houses and churches. For a country whose…
by Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya and Sheain Fernandopulle in Daily Mirror, May 30, 2023 Govt. to bring in stronger laws against criticizing religions Existing laws not adequate to protect religious harmony Are attempts afoot to sweep Jerome Fernando’s case under carpet? In the wake of the recent derogatory and inflammatory statements made by certain individuals against Buddhism and other religions, the Government is mulling enacting stronger laws to ensure that religious harmony is properly safeguarded and…