Minorities In Pakistan

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited applications from such people who have obtained Indian citizenship for the grant of permanent registration to practise modern medicine, or allopathy.

The last date of submission of the application is September 5, 2022. Applicants need to fill out the application only in online mode through the link provided on the NMC website. The offline application shall not be considered by the commission.

A 1,200-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan's Lahore city will be restored after "illegal occupants" were evicted from it following a lengthy court battle, the federal body overseeing minority worship places in the country said on Wednesday.

Manisha Ropeta is among the few female officers in authoritative positions in Sindh Police but also for the fact that the 26-year-old is the first woman from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan to become Deputy Superintendent of Police.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has formed a group of experts to frame guidelines for a proposed exam to enable medical graduates from among the persecuted minorities from Pakistan, who migrated and took Indian citizenship.

Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601.

The idols of deities at a Hindu temple in this Pakistani city have been destroyed, police have said, the latest incident of vandalism against the places of worship of the minority community in this country.

He further called on Pakistan to focus on the safety, security, and well-being of its minority communities "instead of engaging in alarmist propaganda and attempting to foment communal disharmony in India."

In a gruesome incident, a man, Zulfiqar Jiskani from Pakistan's Lucky Shah Saddar area was arrested on Friday for killing his wife Babli Jiskani for resisting his attempt to marry off their underage daughter for a hefty price.

"We have registered our strong protest with the Government of Pakistan on continued targeting of members of the minority community in Pakistan," a foreign ministry spokesperson said.

The Pakistan police have arrested a suspect connected with the shooting of an 18-year-old Hindu girl, who was shot dead on Monday in Sindh province.

A 14-year-old boy shot dead his entire family, including mother and two minor sisters, allegedly "under the influence" of online game PUBG, police in the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province said on Friday.

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who was named in the rape of a minor girl, has been freed from all the charges after the victim turned hostile. Yasir's name was removed from the First Information Report (FIR) after the girl retracted her statement.

A Pakistani court on Wednesday allowed Arzoo, an underage Christian girl who allegedly converted to Islam and contracted a "free-will marriage", to go home with her parents after she spent a year in a shelter home for women.

Islamabad police have registered an FIR against Pakistan cricketer Yasir Shah.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited applications from such people who have obtained Indian citizenship for the grant of permanent registration to practise modern medicine, or allopathy.

The last date of submission of the application is September 5, 2022. Applicants need to fill out the application only in online mode through the link provided on the NMC website. The offline application shall not be considered by the commission.

A 1,200-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan's Lahore city will be restored after "illegal occupants" were evicted from it following a lengthy court battle, the federal body overseeing minority worship places in the country said on Wednesday.

Manisha Ropeta is among the few female officers in authoritative positions in Sindh Police but also for the fact that the 26-year-old is the first woman from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan to become Deputy Superintendent of Police.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has formed a group of experts to frame guidelines for a proposed exam to enable medical graduates from among the persecuted minorities from Pakistan, who migrated and took Indian citizenship.

Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601.

The idols of deities at a Hindu temple in this Pakistani city have been destroyed, police have said, the latest incident of vandalism against the places of worship of the minority community in this country.

He further called on Pakistan to focus on the safety, security, and well-being of its minority communities "instead of engaging in alarmist propaganda and attempting to foment communal disharmony in India."

In a gruesome incident, a man, Zulfiqar Jiskani from Pakistan's Lucky Shah Saddar area was arrested on Friday for killing his wife Babli Jiskani for resisting his attempt to marry off their underage daughter for a hefty price.

"We have registered our strong protest with the Government of Pakistan on continued targeting of members of the minority community in Pakistan," a foreign ministry spokesperson said.

The Pakistan police have arrested a suspect connected with the shooting of an 18-year-old Hindu girl, who was shot dead on Monday in Sindh province.

A 14-year-old boy shot dead his entire family, including mother and two minor sisters, allegedly "under the influence" of online game PUBG, police in the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province said on Friday.

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who was named in the rape of a minor girl, has been freed from all the charges after the victim turned hostile. Yasir's name was removed from the First Information Report (FIR) after the girl retracted her statement.

A Pakistani court on Wednesday allowed Arzoo, an underage Christian girl who allegedly converted to Islam and contracted a "free-will marriage", to go home with her parents after she spent a year in a shelter home for women.

Islamabad police have registered an FIR against Pakistan cricketer Yasir Shah.