Pakistan: If Ahmadis want equal status, they should stop pretending to be Muslims- Punjab Law Minister
HORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan on Friday said the Ahmadi minority community should stop declaring themselves as Muslims if they want to be treated in the same manner as other religious minority groups in Pakistan. Addressing a press conference organised to ‘clear his position’ on the issue, Rana Sanaullah […]
Nawaz Sharif distances himself from Safdar’s anti-Ahmadi remarks
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: Two days after Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi distanced himself from the anti-Ahmadi tirade by retired Captain Mohammad Safdar on the floor of the National Assembly, PML-N president Nawaz Sharif has also distanced his party from it. “I declare it in categorical and unequivocal terms that all […]
Pakistan: LHCBA imposes life ban on Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for his statement on Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/13-Oct-2017/ahmadis-should-stop-declaring-themselves-as-muslims-rana-sanaullah Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan today said that Ahmedi community should stop declaring themselves as Muslims, if they want to be treated in equal manner as other religious minority groups in Pakistan. While addressing a press conference today Sanaullah said, “I said that Ahmedis pretend to be Muslims as they […]
Pukhtunkhwa Times: #IStandWithAhmadis – Why is Pakistan against its Ahmadi Muslim community?
Source: http://pukhtunkhwatimes.blogspot.in/2017/10/istandwithahmadis-why-is-pakistan.html Former PM Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law has caused uproar among Pakistan’s liberal sections by demanding a ban on military jobs for the minority Ahmadi community. DW examines why Pakistan has a problem with Ahmadis. Captain (retired) Muhammad Safdar, who is ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and a member of the […]
Pakistan: Captain Safdar should not have issued statements against Ahmadi Muslims – PM Abbasi
Source: https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/10/captain-safdar-not-issued-statements-ahmadis-pm-abbasi/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Captain Safdar should not have made statements against the Ahmadi community in the National Assembly. In an interview to a private news channel, the prime minister stated that neither he nor Pakistan Muslim […]
Pakistan: PM to seek ‘explanation’ from Capt Safdar over tirade against Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1529859/pm-seek-explanation-capt-safdar-tirade-ahmadiyya-community/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has distanced himself and his party, the PML-N, from the tirade of a ruling party lawmaker against the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar, a son-in-law of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, has called for a ban on hiring Ahmadis in the military […]
Pakistan: Christian leaders condemn hate speech against Ahmadi Muslims by Safdar in National Assembly
Source: http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/detail.php?hnewsid=6650 Karachi: October 12, 2017. (PCP) The wave of anger and fear spread among religious minorities after speech of one of ruling party Pakistan Muslim League PML (N) leader in National Assembly of Pakistan on October 10, 2017. Captain (Rtd) Safdar, who is son in law of former prime minister […]
Damage control does not need to come at the expense of our minorities
Safdar called assassin Mumtaz Qadri a hero By Raza Habib Raja an hour ago SHARE TWEET EMAIL Did this hateful diatribe represent Awan’s personal views only or was it orchestrated by the party leadership? A few days ago, I came across a video making rounds on social media which disturbed me a whole lot. […]
Three Ahmadis sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan
Source: Al Jazeerah By Asad Hashim More than 250 members of the Ahmadi sect have been killed since 1984, according to the community [Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – Three members of Pakistan‘s persecuted […]
Pakistan: Army highlights minorities’ services after Safdar’s diatribe against Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/11-Oct-2017/army-highlights-minorities-services-following-safdar-s-diatribe-against-ahamdis The military on Wednesday took exception to PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar’s diatribe against the persecuted Ahmadi community. In a press conference, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan is for all irrespective of religion or sect. “We are a Muslim-majority state but the […]
Ahmadi Muslims Respond to Hate Speech by Capt Safder in Pakistan Parliament
Few days ago Captain (Rtd) Safdar (son in law of Nawaz Sharif) delivered a hate speech against Ahmadies in Pakistan Parliament. How various social media activists and other reacted to it can be seen in this program. LINK of the Program A presentation by MTA Pakistan “Sach to ye […]
In Malaysia, a 17-year-old Pakistani refugee is helping educate fellow refugees
Source: Rabwah Times When 14-year-old Geeti Ara moved to Malaysia from Pakistan as a refugee she dreamed of becoming a teacher. But Geeti’s dream was nearly impossible, as she and her parents belonged to the severely persecuted Ahmadiyya community. Now the 17-year-old Pakistani refugee is fulfilling her dreams by helping […]
Pakistani refugees make their home in New Zealand
Source: Rabwah Times Over three months, Stuff journalists Adam Dudding and Chris McKeen followed a family of Ahmadi refugees from Pakistan as they arrived in New Zealand and went through an immigration […]
Repeal Blasphemy Laws as Ahmadiyya and other suffer!
Source: The Daily Caller “The Ahmadiyya Muslim community and other religious minorities, including Shia Muslims, Christians and Hindus, suffer a denial of religious freedom at the hands of the state, compounded by harassment, violence and persecution from extremists,” McDonagh said. McDonagh claimed that Pakistan’s current hostile stance toward religious minorities contrasted with […]
UK: Heavy traffic expected for Jalsa Salana
Source: http://www.altonherald.com THIS weekend (July 28 to 30) will see the return of country’s largest annual Islamic gathering at East Worldham, near Alton. Around 35,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims are expected to be in attendance at the event, and heavy traffic is anticipated on the A31 through Farnham and the A325 through Wrecclesham […]
In largely Muslim Pakistan, a taboo atheist subculture endures
PRI’s The World July 18, 2017 · By Mobeen Azhar A view of Pakistan’s landmark Faisal Mosque at sunset October 8, 2002. Credit: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters Being an atheist in Pakistan can be life-threatening. But behind closed doors, nonbelievers are getting together to support one another. How do they survive […]
UN questions Pakistan after briefing by Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance and Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://www.michaelnugent.com/2017/07/15/un-questions-pakistan/ | by MICHAEL NUGENT This week in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Committee questioned Pakistan on its human rights obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Before this, the Committee was briefed by six NGOs, including a unique joint delegation from Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of […]
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: Re: Abdul Shakoor
Abdul Shakoor Country: Pakistan Key Fact: 80-year-old Ahmadi manager of a bookshop and optician store Detained Since: December 2, 2015 Charges: Propagating the Ahmadiyya faith and stirring up “religious hatred” […]
Thailand opens bail for detained UNHCR asylum seekers/refugees which includes Pakistan’s persecuted Christians & Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/detail.php?hnewsid=6544 BPCA announces that Thailand opens bail for detained UNHCR registered asylum seekers London: July 11, 2017. (PCP) For almost two years persecuted Pakistani Christians and Ahmadis who make up over 50% of Thailand’s asylum seeker community have been refused bail for overstaying their visa’s. For the re-persecuted victims this […]