{
  "id": 6678002,
  "title": "Kashif Mirza receives religious freedom award in Washington",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/kashif-mirza-receives-religious-freedom-award-in-washington",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-11T01:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438900/kashif-mirza-receives-religious-freedom-award-in-washington"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistani human rights advocate Muhammad Kashif Mirza has been honored with the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Award of Courage at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes Mirza's work in promoting religious freedom, minority rights, interfaith dialogue, human dignity, and peaceful coexistence. The recognition also brought attention to the role of Pakistani civil society, faith leaders, and grassroots organizations in fostering interfaith harmony and peace building. Mirza dedicated the award to the courageous interfaith leaders, community volunteers, youth, women, scholars, and human rights defenders in Pakistan who work daily to build trust and understanding across religious communities. The multi-faith delegation from Pakistan also participated in the America 250 events, highlighting Pakistan's engagement with international efforts for interfaith cooperation and dialogue.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}