ACTIVISTS of the Aurat March carrying placards hold a rally on Egerton Road to mark the International Women’s Day. White Star
LAHORE: Women, along with other gender minorities, took to the streets as a part of the Aurat March as they walked from the press club to the PIA Building on Egerton Road to mark the International Women’s Day 2021 on Monday.
The demonstrators gathered outside the Lahore Press Club at around 2pm and began their procession towards the PIA Building where they ended the walk and held a sit-in where they performed the anti-rape anthem. The anthem, A Rapist in Your Path, was originally written in Spanish by the Chilean theatre group, and was later translated into other languages, including Urdu, across the world.
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LAHORE: A delegation of British Council, led by country director Amir Ramzan called on Punjab Minister for Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine at the camp office on Friday.Amir.
Devotees perform Nagar Kirtan to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal on Tuesday. Dawn
TAXILA: A Nagar Kirtan was held on Tuesday at the Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal to mark the 354th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh the 10th spiritual Sikh master amid strict observance of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).
A Nagar Kirtan is a Sikh custom involving singing of hymns. A large number of Sikhs from across the country, especially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, participated in the event. Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) made necessary arrangements for the occasion. Adequate measures were put in place by the police department to ensure security.
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December 22, 2020
LAHORE: The faithful of all religions and religious sects are standing with the government and the Pakistan Army for peace and prosperity of the country.
This was stated by Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi while addressing a conference, along with the leadership of different religions and religious schools of thought, here on Monday. He said all citizens, including the minorities, were first class citizens of Pakistan and no one would be allowed to create panic and terror in the country in the name of religion. He said the PTI government was taking all steps to resolve the issues facing the minorities, adding that owing to proactive role of the government, any instance of forceful conversion and misuse of blasphemy law had not been reported in the country during the last two months. Ashrafi said Maulana Shirani knows very well Maulana Fazlur Rehman as he had been part of his party. He said Pri