What should we do with them?
Mohammed Hanif October 7, 2018 A number of politicians, ulema of various kind and tajzia nigars have concluded that Qadianis are not a minority. What can be worse than being […]
Ahmadiyya Legal Situationon further Worsens
Source: IHRC Justice Siddiqui while quoting Senator Raja Zafarul Haq’s report on the matter has pinned the blame on the former law minister Zahid Hamid and former Federal Minister for lnformation Technology and Telecommunication, Anusha Rehman. • Justice Siddiqui has also ordered for Haq’s report to be made public • […]
Free to call ourselves Muslim in India, say minority Ahmadiyyas
Hemani Bhandari OCTOBER 08, 2018 A ‘Minara’ (place of worship) of the Ahmadiyya community in Qadian, Amritsar. About 6,000 Ahmadiyyas live in the town in a settlement spread across […]
General Ziaul Haq: The man to answer for a lot that went wrong with Pakistan
Source: Dawn By Haseeb Asif It is now generally agreed upon by most people that Ziaul Haq’s martial law changed Pakistan’s destiny for the worst. Most, but not all. A […]
Europe’s perplexed Pakistanis
Source: Dawn News BY Pervez Hoodbhoy PAKISTANI immigrants to Europe tend to get a bad press. I was, therefore, pleasantly surprised by my brief encounter in Stockholm three weeks ago with […]
Man claiming to be ’11th caliph’ in Khanewal held over blasphemy charges
Source: The Express Tribune Police in Khanewal on Monday arrested a man claiming to be a pir (faith healer) and put him behind bars on the charges of blasphemy. The arrest […]
Western countries must give Asia Bibi asylum, say Christian campaigners
Source: CT ReutersBibi’s daughters pose with an image of their mother while standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura located in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. Christians campaigning for the release of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman on death row for blasphemy, are calling upon Western countries to offer her asylum. The […]
Pakistan Supreme Court, Blasphemy Laws and Fate of Asia Bibi and a Whole Nation
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Asia Bibi’s final appeal against execution Source: Dawn A special three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on the final appeal […]
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
Source: Swiss Info Additional reporting by Saad Sayeed; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Nick Macfie Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 9:14 AMOCT 8, 2018 […]
Two Pakistani former PMs, journalist face court in treason case
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives to attend The Queen’s Dinner during The Commonwealth Heads of […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to Make First Official Visit to China in November
Pakistan is in talks with the Chinese officials on how to focus on areas that are important to the Imran Khan government. PTI Updated:October 4, 2018, Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister […]
In India and Pakistan, religion makes one country’s hero the other’s villain
Source: Quartz BY Haroon Khalid At the entrance of the [Badshahi Masjid in Lahore] are some pictures from the colonial era. They show the mosque’s dilapidated condition after having served as a […]
Pakistan: Provinces ‘miserably’ fail to register madrassas
ISLAMABAD: All the federating units of Pakistan and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) seemingly have ‘miserably’ failed to accomplish the registration of religious seminaries. However, the government of Azad Jammu and […]
Equating madrassas with terrorism unjustified: PM Imran
Source: Tribune Express By Sehrish Wasif ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday ignoring contribution made by religious seminaries in progress of society and equating them with terrorism and extremism was […]
Are Bushra, Imran expecting first child?
The PTI chief Imran Khan married his faith healer in a simple ceremony in Lahore in February Pakistan by Usman Arshad | Published on October 2, 2018 ISLAMABAD – The […]
Ahmadis: resolving the puzzle of identity
PERSPECTIVES Although the Ahmadis regard themselves as Muslims, their persecution and marginalization is considered legitimate and often encouraged across Pakistan. Against this backdrop, the community has suffered inconceivable persecution in […]
Afghan council seeks Pakistani cleric’s help to end war
Source: Associated Press By RIAZ KHAN PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A prominent Pakistani cleric says an Afghan delegation has asked him to mediate between the Kabul government and the Taliban […]
Imran Khan gets his math wrong on crowdfunding
01 Oct 2018, Different ball game The cricketer-turned-politician-turned-Pakistan Prime Minister has launched a quixotic campaign to build dams across the country in order to tackle Pakistan’s chronic water shortage […]
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan discuss oil refinery project
Updated 02 October 2018 ARAB NEWS October 01, 2018 Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in the most difficult times JEDDAH: The high-level Saudi delegation on a five-day visit to […]
Pakistani Government Removes Ahmadi Economist From Advisory Council
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