ISLAMABAD - A Hindu rights group is seeking action against an official in Pakistan's Punjab province for refusing to provide security for the Shivratri festival next month.

ISLAMABAD - A Hindu rights group has demanded immediate removal of the district coordination officer (DCO) of Chakwal in Pakistan's Punjab province, after he allegedly refused to provide security for the Shivaratri festival March 2-4.

Now that Ogyen Trinley Dorje, better known as the 17th Karmapa, has been cleared of money-laundering charges by the Indian government, it is in order to take a look at the inept handling of a matter of great national importance and religious sensitivity.