Pakistan Blasphemy Law / Treatment from the root, need of the hour
(Pakistan) Blasphemy Law – Treatment from the root – need of the hour.Posted on March 29th, 2022 by A. Abdul Aziz Religious blasphemy laws can be a touchy subject, especially […]
Jinnah’s Moth-eaten Pakistan
By Daily Excelsior – 23/03/2022 B D Sharma Pakistan came into being on 14th August, 1947 on partition of the Indian subcontinent but it celebrates its national day on 23rd […]
Minorities as citizens
Minorities as citizens Faisal Siddiqi Published April 1, 2022 – 4 “ARTICLE 260(3) of the Constitution though declares the Ahmedis/Qadianis as non-Muslims, it neither disowns them as citizens of Pakistan nor […]
Bigotry towards minorities defames entire nation: SC
Top court overturns LHC order endorsing blasphemy charges against Ahmadis Hasnaat Malik March 27, 2022 Supreme Court of Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: The top court has noted that bigoted behaviour […]
Pakistan: Imran Khan seeks sea of support
By Daily Excelsior 18/03/2022 – Islamabad, Mar 17: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan exhorted the people to stand with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad on March 27, against what […]
Archbishop of Canterbury arrives on three-day visit
PAKISTAN APP FEBRUARY 26, 2022 LAHORE: The Archbishop of Canterbury most Revd Justin Welby reached Lahore on a three-day visit to Pakistan early Saturday night. Special Representative of the Prime […]
CII declares violence over blasphemy allegations against principles of Islam
CII declares violence over blasphemy allegations against principles of Islam Javed Hussain Published February 23, 2022 – Updated about 2 hours ago The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared violence against a person […]
Protesting for minorities and women of India but not of our own country
This should not make us lose sight of the similar issues we face in our own country. PHOTO: KAREEM GRAPHY (@kareemgraphy) Protesting for minorities and women of India but […]
SHEEDIS – THE LOST AFRICAN TRIBE IN PAKISTAN
DOSSIER BEYOND SLAVERY CHAPTER 05/05 SHEEDIS – THE LOST AFRICAN TRIBE IN PAKISTAN AUTHOR: Shadi Khan Saif Lost in the daily bustle of the sprawling metropolis, Karachi, thousands of Sheedis of […]
The early champions of anti Ahmadi cause
The early champions of anti-Ahmadi cause Manan Ahmed Asif Updated 03 Nov, 2018 Editor’s Note. Old story. Still interesting. 5 Comments What we often report is that it was Zulfikar […]
Discussing the ethos and mythos of Pakistan with Nadeem Farooq Paracha
“Islam is but one aspect of this culture. And within this are many variants,” says Paracha. ORIGINAL PHOTO: QAMAR QADRI We spend more time in trying to define what Islam […]
Pakistani police widen manhunt after priest shot and killed
Father William Siraj killed while on his way home after celebrating Sunday Mass in Peshawar while no group claimed responsibility Associated Press in Peshawar Mon 31 Jan 2022 18.27 GMT […]
Time To Question Politicians Who Promote Religious Extremism
With each passing year, the intensity and scale of religious extremism increased with the growing influence of extremists in the society and politics. by Rana SulemanJanuary 29, 2022 in Citizens’ Voice The basic […]
We asked why Pakistanis support Lashkar-e-Taiba. Results will surprise you
The Pakistani deep state prefers the Lashkar-e-Taiba over others. At home, the brutal terrorist group is quite the opposite. C. CHRISTINE FAIR 24 January, 2022 Text Size: A- A+ Lashkar-e-Taiba, along with […]
Pakistan: ‘WhatsApp blasphemy’ death sentence reinforces dangerous trend
A woman was sentenced to death this week after being convicted of sending a “blasphemous” text message and caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp. A woman was sentenced to death […]
Pakistan. The state of religious freedoms
Waqar GillaniEncore November 28, 2021 Foreign Ministry rejects US assessment of religious freedom in Pakistan The latest annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has […]
Pakistan: Three Arrested and Denied Bail for Creating an Ahmadi WhatsApp Group
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3 men blamed for ‘sharing distorted version of Quran’
Wajih Ahmad Sheikh Published January 16, 2022 – dawn.com LAHORE: Denying post-arrest bail to three members of the Ahmadi community in a case about sharing a distorted version of the Holy Quran […]
The latest martyr of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Ch. Asghar Ali Klar Shaheed
Born in 1951, joined Ahmadiyyat in 1971 at age 20 & faced persecution by his own family. In Sep 2021, he was booked for blasphemy (295C). He passed away in […]
‘Pakistan expanded use of draconian sedition laws to stifle dissent’
In March, Prime Minister Imran Khan met with families of people who had been forcibly disappeared, allegedly by Pakistani security forces, and pledged that their concerns would be addressed. However, […]