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Abuse in Pakistan

Abuse in Pakistan

Islamabad - The US State Department said religious zealots in Pakistan were persecuting minorities, police were killing and torturing prisoners, and women were suffering widespread abuse. Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Iqbal Haider, called the report "pretty aggressive" and said it was "based on propaganda". AP

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