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Senge Sering is the President of Gilgit Baltistan Institute in Washington D.C.
It’s possible that China was also concerned about Pakistan hosting an American official in areas adjacent to Xinjiang. China has long claimed the northern valleys of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its larger strategic sphere and important staging points south of the Himalayas. Beijing anticipates that Pakistan will seek her permission before allowing US officials to enter such sensitive areas.
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There is a growing concern among US officials about the egregious religious freedom violations in Pakistan. In the recent past, lesser-Muslims (Ahmadis, Shias, and Zikris) and non-Muslims from places like Faisalabad, Sargodha, Lahore, Turbat, Karachi, Gilgit, and Dera Ismail Khan, were attacked, charged with false blasphemy, and incarcerated while churches, Ahmadi mosques, temples and Shia centers were vandalized and violently razed.
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President Xi Jinping recently dispatched his deputy premier, He Lifeng, to Pakistan to unveil a new model of economic and strategic engagement. This comes just months after China announced its grand defense cooperation and development plan for the Central Asian Republics.
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Pakistani Hindus are subjected to systemic discrimination in all aspects of life. They are denied justice, basic socio-economic rights, job opportunities, and adequate salaries because of their religion.
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On International Women’s Day, the Aurat March brought together Pakistani minorities to raise awareness about crimes against non-Muslim women. On the same day, several hundred Muslims joined the Christians to demonstrate in front of the Karachi Press Club against church attacks, land encroachment, and forced demographic changes in Christian-majority areas.
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Canada’s International Forum for Rights and Security reported over 4,000 Shias were reportedly murdered for their religious beliefs between 2013 and 2021. The Washington-based United States Institute for Peace said 3,800 Shias were murdered between 2007 and 2013, with 325 of those killings occurring in 2012. Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission reported more than 200 terrorist attacks resulted in nearly 700 Shia deaths and over 1,000 Shia injuries in 2013. the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom also reported over 600 Shias were killed for their faith between 1999 and 2003.
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Sadly, the countrymen of Dr. Salam don’t celebrate his achievements because of his faith. Dr. Salam was an Ahmadi which are considered heretic and non-Muslim in Pakistan. It is unfortunate in this day and age for Pakistanis to detest a true hero who continues to inspire millions of scholars and students around the world.
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The Bangladeshi Diaspora in North America has a newfound reason to acclaim October 14, 2022. On this day, two prominent Congress-members Steve Chabot and Ro Khanna introduced a bipartisan resolution in the 117th US Congress for formal recognition of Bangladeshi genocide of 1971. Although Congressman Chabot lost his re-election campaign during the recent midterm polls; the Bangladeshi-Americans hope, his colleagues will honor Chabot’s efforts and provide closure and solace to the genocide victims by censuring Pakistani military and its Islamist collaborators.
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The icy relations between US and Pakistan are thawing and may lead to renewed strategic ties, claimed Pakistan’s Foreign Minister
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While Pakistani generals were busy wasting time and national resources on the doctrine of ‘bleed India with a thousand cuts’, Indian leadership focused on strengthening democratic institutions and steadily moved up as the world’s fifth largest economy. The emergence of Pacific and Middle East QUADs with India as a vital member has increased Pakistan’s isolation.
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