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Pakistani Christians Demand Right to Cast Dual Vote

PCC (Pakistan Christian Congress) urges ECP (Election Commission Of Pakistan) to end parliamentary selection of minorities on reserved seats.

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - The Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC), is a political party fighting for the electoral rights of minorities in the country.

PCC has demanded the government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) give them the right to cast dual vote in the next general elections in line with the constitution.

True Story of Miss India 2009 - Pooja Chopra,

Neera Chopra is her mother. This is her story.

(NEW DELHI) - I don’t know where to begin... they were terrible times. My husband was well-placed, but the marriage had begun to sink almost as soon as it began.

Like most women do, I tried to work against all the odds.

Stop the Press: 0.000125 % of the Jews are Ethical and Universalists

The Messiah must be finally here--or at least just around the corner!

(LONDON) - What other conclusion can be drawn from the fact that in the last few days almost 50 Jews, most of them notorious for being Anti-Zionist Zionists (AZZ), have now decided to support the universal and elementary right of the Palestinians to return to their homes. These elite 50 even formed an exclusively Jewish list and a website for the matter. Isn’t it wonderful?

Hindus Ask Pope to Take Lead in His Call for Dialogue

Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that serious and honest interfaith dialogue was the need of the hour and Pope should take the lead in organizing one.

(RENO) - Hindus have welcomed call for dialogue by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and have asked him to take the lead in organizing one.

In his annual address to the members of diplomatic corps accredited to Holy See on January seven in Vatican City, Pope reportedly said: “… building peace through dialogue is no longer a choice but a necessity!”

Farrukh Harry Saif Nominated as Chief Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC) in Pakistan

Farrukh welcomed the appointment and said that he would work to the entire satisfaction of his superior to organize the Pakistani Christians...

(ISLAMABAD) - According to Pakistan Christian Post- PCP, the Central Executive Council of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in its special meeting approved nomination of Mr. Farrukh Harry Saif as Chief Organizer of PCC.

The Pakistan Christian Congress PCC is a Christian political party and lobby group founded in 1985 and registered in Pakistan Election Commission.

India: Largest Democracy in the World, Today is the Worst Democracy in the World

The rape and brutal wounding of a young pair of citizens, a woman who had her life planned out and ahead of her, has just shaken India to the core.

(YORK, UK) - One of the most harrowing stories to come out of India in recent months was the Delhi gang rape of a 23-year old medical student that left her with mortal injuries.

She and a companion were thrown from a moving bus after being savagely attacked and raped.

This is Not an Invitation to RAPE Me

The myth persists that only rape by a stranger counts as ‘real rape’, in spite of the fact that the vast majority of attacks are carried out by someone known to the victim (often her husband or partner), and are every bit as damaging.

(GLASGOW) - With This Is Not An Invitation To Rape Me, Rape Crisis Scotland wants to confront attitudes blaming women for rape in a very direct way.

The group is inviting members of the public in Scotland to join them in putting an end to these attitudes.

Texas Registered Interior Design Law Remains Intact

Interesting facts were brought to attention during these last few months of debate, one being the loss in money the state would earn allowing Interior Designers to be Registered.

(PORTLAND, OR) - In 1977, the Texas Legislature created the Sunset Advisory Commission to identify and eliminate waste, duplication, and inefficiency in government agencies.

Some months ago, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission suggested removing the Texas’ Interior Design Registered Program.

Sri Lanka Appoints Military to Teach Sinhala in Vanni Schools

The language policy in practice, just like ‘reconciliation’ upheld by Colombo’s abetters, is a policy of naked genocide, Tamil education circles commented.

(JAFFNA, Srl Lanka TamilNet) - Sri Lanka has appointed occupying military to teach Sinhala as second language to Tamil school children in Vanni.

The Sinhala military personnel went in uniform to schools to report as Sinhala teachers and they claimed that they had permission from the SL education authorities...

Dabbling With Royalty: A Confession

Richard III was King of England, and there he has the advantage over me. But he was a hunchback, and there I have the advantage over him. - Mark Twain

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - My father was an imperialist.

He was raised in Tory Ontario in a Baptist family that was perhaps embarrassed by the existence of the rebel Philip Annett who, four generations earlier, had seized the family flintlock and hastened to join William Lyon MacKenzie during the abortive rebellion of 1837. (Ontario history may not have been as dull as we thought.)