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Pakistan’s Hindu population has dramatically shrunk since Partition in 1947, when they comprised about 15% of the population. Today, they account for roughly 1.63% (around 3.8 million people out of 240 million). New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended Diwali greetings to the country’s Hindu community. However, his message faced backlash from people online highlighting ongoing persecution and discrimination against Hindus in Pakistan. The divide between official statements and ground realities underscores the challenges minorities face in the country. He wrote, “On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, I extend my heartfelt greetings to our Hindu community in Pakistan…

Takaichi, 64, leader of the struggling Liberal Democratic Party, succeeds Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned following two major election defeats. Tokyo: The Japanese parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, leader of the struggling Liberal Democratic Party, succeeds Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned following two major election defeats. Takaichi will replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) disastrous election loss in July. Ishiba, who was in office for just one year, resigned along with his Cabinet on Tuesday, paving the way for his successor.…

New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani was photographed smiling and holding hands with imam Siraj Wahhaj, who is alleged to have been a co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. New York: A seemingly ordinary photo shared by New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani during his visit to Masjid At-Taqwa has sparked a major controversy in the United States. The uproar is not over his visit itself, but over his photograph with a cleric alleged to have links to the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. Last week, the 34-year-old Indian-origin Democrat attended Friday prayers at the Brooklyn mosque, where…