Business Standard Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced that Indian citizenship will be provided to the people belonging to the minority communities of Afghanistan and Pakistan, who have immigrated before December 14. Speaking at the Distribution of Nationality Certificate to Sindhi Citizens’ event in Lucknow, Rajnath Singh said, “I had earlier said people who have come to India from Pakistan and Afghanistan before December 14… Continue reading ‘Pak, Afghan minorities immigrated before Dec 14 to be given Indian citizenship’

IWPR By Arzu Mohammadi Dari Version | Pashto Version The tiny Hindu and Sikh community in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan say that growing discrimination is making their life increasingly hard. Only a handful of families remain from a community that once played an important role as merchants and entrepreneurs, and who lived in Afghanistan… Continue reading Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Still Struggling

The National  By Ruchi Kumar Festivities in Kabul are far simpler and more sombre than Diwali celebrations in other parts of the world, a reflection of two minority communities eager to remain discrete.A nondescript building with no signage, lights or other decorative features, the purpose of the Asmayee Temple in the heart of Kabul is known only to… Continue reading Afghan Hindus and Sikhs celebrate Diwali without ‘pomp and splendour’ amid fear

Pajhwok By Saifullah Maftoon On Sep 03, 2017 – 13:29 GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The Hindu and Sikh minorities living in southern Ghazni province have complained their children are teased and harassed by classmates in public and private schools and demanded separate schools for their children. The minorities say the harassment of their children at local… Continue reading Hindu-Sikh minorities lament lack of dedicated schools