Tag: racism

People speaking up against growing “pandemic” of “institutional racism” in UK

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (APP): After the British-Pakistani cricketer Azeem Rafiq recently spoke up against the “institutional racism” in the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, one of the top clubs in the UK, people are speaking up in the country against the bigotry they had been facing in the society. Social media trends, video campaigns and public… Continue reading People speaking up against growing “pandemic” of “institutional racism” in UK

Pakistan urges ‘global alliance’ against growing Islamophobia, other forms of racism

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 (APP): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for building a “global alliance” against the rise and spread of contemporary forms of racism, including Islamophobia, at a high-level UN General Assembly meeting held Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action… Continue reading Pakistan urges ‘global alliance’ against growing Islamophobia, other forms of racism

Spearheaded by Pakistan, UNGA recognizes Islamophobia as emerging terror threat in its revised GCTS strategy

ISLAMABAD, July 2 (APP): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in an initiative by Pakistan to recognize Islamophobia as an emerging threat, has unanimously adopted the revised Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) calling upon the international community to take measures to address new terrorist threats on the basis of “xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia”. “The initiative for… Continue reading Spearheaded by Pakistan, UNGA recognizes Islamophobia as emerging terror threat in its revised GCTS strategy

Pakistani nation stands behind London tragedy victim family: Envoy

ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (APP): Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar attended the funeral prayers for four members of the London Ontario-based Muslim family killed last Sunday, saying Pakistani nation stood with the family “shoulder to shoulder” in that hour of grief. “Our hearts are bleeding because of the atrocity that has befallen this… Continue reading Pakistani nation stands behind London tragedy victim family: Envoy

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