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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari sparked controversy on Independence Day by saying Muslims "tolerate" the country's 3-4% Hindu population. Pakistan's 2023 census places the Hindu population at 2.17%, down from over 20% at Partition in 1947, amid documented patterns of forced conversions, blasphemy law abuse, and communal violence.
Read Full ArticlePakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif publicly called for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye to expand into a "NATO of the Islamic world," urging Muslim nations to set aside differences and unite on a single security platform. The trilateral pact was signed on August 7.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026, committing that any armed attack on one will be treated as an attack on all three. The trilateral pact was signed in Mecca by Crown Prince MBS, PM Shehbaz Sharif, and President Erdogan amid the ongoing Iran war.
From Hyde Park to the White House, Kashmiri diaspora protests have swept London, Bradford, Washington D.C., New York, and Geneva, demanding international accountability for over 90 civilian deaths in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. British MPs have raised alarm and formal petitions have been filed at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Protests intensify in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after talks fail, with election violence killing 19 and polls postponed to August 10 amid ongoing unrest.
Pakistan continues crackdown on Hindu Temples, not even UNESCO-protected sites spared. There is huge resentment among the people regarding this.
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