A Cartoon Truer than Reality: Israel, America, India and Ahmadies
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Silence resonates after Ahmadi graves’ vandalised
Express Tribune: by Rabia Mahmood: LAHORE: Walls of the recently desecrated Model Town Ahmadi graveyard stand high, while an armed guard patrols the gate. On the very same road stands a Muslim graveyard with an open gate, low boundary walls and no armed guard on duty. The beefed up security follows in the […]
The mighty ruler of Punjab: And Treatment meted out to Minorities and Ahmadies
Daily Times: By Yasser Latif Hamdani: After the Lahore High Court’s verdict, Mr Sharif’s bravado is calculated to rally the people of Punjab behind the PML-N ‘Shahinshah-e-Punjab’ Shahbaz Sharif is the great Muslim ruler of the mighty province of Punjab in this ‘Islamic’ Republic of ours, or at least he likes to […]
Zardari in Paris to attend conference on Malala
Express Tribune: PARIS: President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here on Sunday to attend a conference on “Stand up for Malala — Stand up for girl’s right to education” being organised jointly by […]
Who killed General Zia? Worldly Theories and/or Divine Wrath
Source: Express Tribune by Khaled Ahmad: Ijazul Haq, son of army chief General Zia, has accused Zia’s then vice-chief General Aslam Beg of being a part of the conspiracy to kill his father. He appeared on Geo TV on December 1, 2012, and said he was sorry that General Hameed Gul, who was the […]
‘After the living, they came for the dead’
The Friday Times: by Saba Eitiazaz: The Ahmadiyya cemetery in Lahore’s Model Town is dead silent. Broken mud-ridden tombstones are scattered all over the graveyard. An old man weeps silently, trying to fix an uprooted tombstone bearing his father’s name with trembling hands. “After 35 years of serving this country, this […]
Minorities Report: The State Backed Persecution of Ahmadies in Pakistan
International Herald Tribune: By HUMA YUSUF: LONDON — On Monday, a dozen masked gunmen said to be affiliated with the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba broke into a graveyard in an elite neighborhood […]
The Dajal of Pakistani Media: Coverage of Huzoor’s Address to EU Parliament
The News: by Murtaza Ali Shah: European MPs want Pakistan to check sectarian killings BRUSSELS: European Parliament members have expressed concern over the rise of sectarian violence in Pakistan and the ability of militants to strike their victims with impunity. A major interfaith conference related to Pakistan situation in the […]
مجھےکام بتاؤ میں کیا کروں میں کس کو کھاؤں: The Djin is out after Qadianis declared Non Muslims
Source Dawn urdu بر صغیر میں مختلف مذاہب اور فرقوں میں مکالمے اور بحث کی روایت بہت پرانی ہے۔ بلکہ یوں کہئے کہ بہت پرانی تھی۔ آج یہ تصور کرنا بھیمشکل لگتا ہے لیکن پاکستان میں ایک وقت وہ بھی تھا کہ جب ایک فرقے کے عالم دوسرے فرقے پر […]
The mob mentality that prevents things improving for Pakistan’s minorities
Newstatesman by Samira Shackle: By any standards, the last few days have been bleak for Pakistan’s persecuted minority communities. It started on Saturday, when a century-old Hindu temple in Karachi’s busy Soldier Bazaar area was demolished with the help of police. The Shri Rama Pir Mandir (temple) was razed to […]
Ahmadi plight: Dead but not resting in peace
Express Tribune blogs: by Badarchaudry: Pakistan is the bastion of Islam, and Muslims in Pakistan the vanguards of the Islamic movement. They will shortly take over the world and govern it with Shariah laws. The only problem is for us to draw a consensus as to who really is a […]
Update: Over 100 Ahmadi graves desecrated in Lahore-Photos
Express Tribune: LAHORE: Over 100 tombstones were desecrated by unidentified men at an Ahmadi graveyard in the Model Town area of Lahore early Monday morning. Eyewitnesses said 12 to 15 masked men, […]
U.S. and Israel Look to Limit Impact of U.N. Vote on Palestinian Authority
NY Times: WASHINGTON — After failing to head off a vote in the United Nations on Thursday that would upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s status, the United States and Israel are looking ahead to how they […]
Saudi grand mufti slams protests as anti-Islamic
Daily Times: RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti has slammed popular protests across the region as anti-Islamic, saying they only serve to spread chaos, local media reported on Wednesday. “These protests are not linked in any way to Islam, which promotes dialogue,” Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh was quoted as […]
U.S. Sees Gains by Sunnis as Chance to Curb Iran’s Power
NY Times: RAMALLAH, West Bank — For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and […]
From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret
NY Times: LOS ANGELES — Fuming for two months in a jail cell here, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has had plenty of time to reconsider the wisdom of making “Innocence of Muslims,” his crude YouTube movie trailer depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a bloodthirsty, philandering thug. Bret Hartman/Reuters Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who […]
Hamid Mir escapes attempt on his life: Report
Express Tribune: ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and anchor, Hamid Mir, escaped an attempt on his life after explosives planted under his car were defused, Geo News reported on Monday. According to the report, the explosives were in a bag planted under the car. Mir had gone to a nearby market and the bag was […]
Righting the Wrongs of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
Huffington Post: News broke Tuesday that a Pakistani high court dismissed blasphemy charges against Rimsha Masih, a young Christian girl, finding the accusation that she burned pages of the Quran to be “legally unsound.” The decision comes after months of religious tension and protests following the girl’s August arrest and detention […]
Pakistan ranked ‘most dangerous place for journalists’ second year running
Express Tribune: Endemic violence, targeted attacks and threats against journalists in Pakistan have contributed to a ranking of 151 out of 179 countries worldwide on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index issued […]
British group to issue fatwa against Malala Yousufzai: Rueters
Dawn: Credit Rueters: ISLAMABAD: A new British-based Islamic group plans to meet in Islamabad to issue a religious decree against a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Pakistani Taliban, accusing her of supporting “occupying” US forces. The move against Malala Yousufzai, 15, is likely to provoke outrage. In the days following […]