Preet Kaur

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[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

The Gandhara Paradox: Pakistan celebrates ancient Buddhist art via 2026 conference & tourism festivals, yet erases its living legacy through neglect, vandalism, & laws persecuting minorities. Heritage promotion must include freedom for all faiths. #ReligiousIntolerancePakistan

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

From Taxila stupas crumbling from neglect to Swat rock carvings fading under vandalism—Gandhara sites suffer chronic underfunding & radical attacks. Parallel: Rising blasphemy cases & minority atrocities (HRCP/USCIRF). Time for real protection? #GandharaDecay

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

HRW June 2025: Blasphemy laws exploited for blackmail, profit, & evictions—targeting poor/minorities. Same environment enables defacement of Gandhara Buddhas as "idolatrous." Pakistan's cultural diplomacy rings hollow without reform. #BlasphemyBusiness

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

Census reality: Buddhists <0.01% in Pakistan—virtually extinct community. Blasphemy impunity leads to lynchings, church burnings, temple attacks. Hosting 2026 Gandhara Conference while minorities flee or hide? Performative heritage at best. #ErasingThePast

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

Over 50,000 ancient petroglyphs in northern Pakistan vandalized in recent years—Buddha figures painted white/black, scratched out by radicals. State glorifies pre-Islamic Gandhara for tourism but fails to protect it or minorities from extremism. #HeritageVandalism

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

USCIRF & HRW 2025 reports: Mob violence, land grabs via blasphemy accusations, forced conversions of minority girls. Meanwhile, Pakistan invites the world to explore Gandhara's "peace & progress." The disconnect is glaring. #PakistanMinorities #Gandhara

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

2024 saw 344 blasphemy cases in Pakistan (CSJ data)—minorities (Christians, Hindus, Ahmadis) disproportionately targeted despite most accused being Muslim. Yet state pushes Gandhara festivals & conferences. Selective memory on religious tolerance? #Gandhara #ReligiousIntolerance

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

Jahanabad Seated Buddha dynamited by extremists in 2007—restored, but Swat carvings still damaged. 2025 reports show petroglyphs in Gilgit-Baltistan painted over & scratched out. Pakistan promotes tourism while heritage decays amid minority persecution. #BuddhistHeritagePakistan

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

While Pakistan hosts global talks on "Heritage for Peace & Progress" in 2026, ancient Gandhara statues & petroglyphs face vandalism: faces smashed, paint defaced, neglect rampant. The irony? Blasphemy laws fuel the same intolerance erasing living minorities. #GandharaUnderSiege

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

Pakistan gears up for the 3rd Int'l Conference on Buddhist Heritage (May 2026, Islamabad) to promote Gandhara's ancient legacy. Yet Buddhists number near zero, & minorities face relentless blasphemy-driven violence. Heritage without heirs? #GandharaParadox

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

“Gandhara Without Buddhists: Pakistan’s 2026 International Conference on Buddhist Heritage Amid Demographic Erasure and Systemic Minority Persecution” #Pakistan #GandharaPakistan

[Preet Kaur @PreetK25]

Erasing the Past: Vandalism, Neglect, and the Systematic Decay of Gandhara Buddhist Statues, Petroglyphs, and Sites in Pakistan Amid Blasphemy Laws and Atrocities Against Religious Minorities” #ReligiousIntolerancePakistan #Pakistan

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NEWS via @CBSNews: An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than previously known, with dozens suffering injuries that included brain trauma, shrapnel trauma and burns, per sources. More than 30 remained in hospitals yday with battle injuries — one at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, 12 at Walter Reed, and about 25 at Landstuhl in Germany, sources said. 
Of those, about 20 arrived on a C-17 military transport aircraft at Landstuhl on Tuesday with injuries the military designated as “urgent” and requiring evacuation.
More than 100 medical personnel were sent to Landstuhl to assist.
Report here from @ellee_watson @JimLaPorta and me.
https://t.co/3PCJO7xdGU

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Officials say Poilievre never read it; his office denies it.

In it? “Exactly what Carney is talking about"

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BREAKING:

China announces it is raising tariffs on all American imports to 125%.

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JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China raises tariff imposed on United States to 125%.

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China raises retaliatory tariffs on US imports from 84% to 125% as trade war escalates. Follow live updates. https://t.co/7YX4tQGS9f