US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy
Islamabad, PakistanAP The US religious watchdog appealed on Friday for the rights of a Pakistani woman from the country’s minority Ahmadis who has been jailed on blasphemy charges, declaring her a prisoner of conscience and urging Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to immediately set her free. The statement by the US Commission on International Religious […]
Rights groups decry attacks on Pakistan’s minority Ahmadis
Islamabad, PakistanAP Three international human rights groups on Thursday denounced recent attacks on Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi community and asked Islamabad to “urgently and impartially investigate a surge” in violence. The joint appeal from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists came days after a 16-year-old Muslim youth opened fire on a group of […]