Pakistani Christians warned against supporting Israel
The countries have no formal diplomatic ties and Pakistan forbids its citizens from going to the Holy Land
Israeli forces detain a group of Arab Israelis in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod on May 13 during clashes between Israeli far-right extremists and Arab Israelis. (Photo: AFP)
A renowned human rights activist has warned Pakistani Christians against publicly supporting Israel and provoking a backlash from Muslims as tensions flare between Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli military.
“Irrespective of your religious teachings, remember that as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, your first loyalty is with the state, which doesn’t recognize Israel as a state. Showing such allegiance can cause you to stumble,” said Mary James Gill, director of the Center for Law and Justice, in a notification issued on May 12.
Pakistani filmmaker sets up digital platform for minorities
Channel highlights the plight of the country s persecuted religious minorities
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The new portal sheds light on political and social issues that affect religious minority groups in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has unveiled a dedicated digital platform to highlight the plight of the country’s persecuted religious minorities.
The portal, whiteintheflag.com, sheds light on political and social issues that affect Christians, Shias, Hindus, Ahmadis and other minority groups in Pakistan while attempting to create a discourse about the experience of being a minority.
The white stripe in the two-colored Pakistani flag represents religious minorities.
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February 27, 2021
LAHORE: The former prime minister of Norway,Kjell Mange Bondevik, highlighted the need of interfaith harmony and establishment of forums for dialogue between the state and ethnic and religious minorities, according to a press release related to a session held by Club de Madrid and Aurat Foundation.
An NGO organised an online session “Integrating Vulnerable Communities Inputs for Inclusive Development Roadmap in Pakistan,” bringing together Kjell Mange Bondevik, former prime minister of Norway, with the leaders from religious and ethnic minorities to strengthen strategies and foster consensus to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in an inclusive and participatory manner.
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Bondevik stresses the need for interfaith harmony in Pakistan Staff Report
Club de Madrid and the Aurat Foundation organized an online session “Integrating Vulnerable Communities Inputs to Inclusive Development Roadmap in Pakistan”.
The session brought together Kjell Mange Bondevik, former Prime Minister of Norway and Member of Club de Madrid with the leaders from religious and ethnic minorities to strengthen strategies and foster consensus between state and minorities around the need to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in an inclusive and participatory manner.
Prime Minister Bondevik highlighted the need of interfaith harmony and establishment of forums for dialogue between state and ethnic and religious minorities. He also highlighted that the key legal, political and cultural steps are to be taken to create an inclusive environment for development. Norway has been successful to reduce inter-group tensions and to integrate the migrated and
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