Ahmedis and the 2018 elections
Op-Ed Ahmadi voters were not disfranchised in Pakistani elections when the country was founded. There was a time we voted — or at least, my grandparents and their parents did […]
Rawal TV: Pakistani Politicians Play Religion Card Against Ahmadis to Win Votes
This is an Urdu video. The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute sectarian divide among the Muslims.
Hardline Islamists push religion to centre of Pakistan election
Reuters International This content was published on July 22, 2018 FILE PHOTO: People hold signs as they chant slogans against the participation of banned outfits to take part in general […]
Terrorists being brought into parliament: Pakistan Senators
PTI| Jul 21, 2018, ISLAMABAD: Several Pakistani lawmakers today expressed concerns over candidates having links with banned outfits being allowed to run in the elections, saying terrorists would enter the parliament. They also warned the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that allowing banned organisations to contest elections would lead to […]
Angry protesters tear down independent Jibran Nasir’s campaign banners in Karachi
Source: Geo KARACHI: A group of angry people attacked an independent candidate’s team and tore down campaign posters Friday night in the city’s Bizerta Lines area, Geo News reported, citing […]
The town that doesn’t vote: Pakistan’s Ahmadis say forced to abstain
Saad Sayeed RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its streets. Though they could be an influential […]
Pakistan election: Imran Khan scents victory
By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Lahore 20 July 2018 Leading Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has told the BBC his opponents in elections next week will “lose because of […]
Fake News Leads to Harassment of Pakistan Parliament Candidate
July 20, 2018 Ayesha Tanzeem Flags of political parties are on sale ahead of elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 20, 2018. ISLAMABAD — A human rights activist running […]
We have turned a blind eye to extremism against the British Ahmadi Muslim community
A web of extremism percolates outwards from Pakistan into communities in the UK. By Fiyaz Mughal Getty Members of the Ahmadiyya community during Friday prayers at a mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Last month I […]
Ahmadis not to take part in election
The Newspaper’s Correspondent Updated July 20, 2018 CHINIOT: The Ahmadiya Community has dissociated itself from the upcoming general elections due to ‘discriminatory treatment’. In a press statement, a community spokesman […]
Pakistan election: BBC interview with Dawn newspaper boss stirs controversy
19 July 2018 https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.21.4/iframe.html Media captionDawn boss Hameed Haroon says the ‘deep state’ is influencing Pakistan’s election A BBC interview with the boss of Pakistan’s leading English-language newspaper has stirred […]
Pakistan general elections: US-designated terror group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen announces support for Imran Khan’s PTI
World Press Trust of India Jul 18, 2018 Islamabad: Fazlur Rehman Khalil, the founder of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) terrror group and a US-designated global terrorist with links to al-Qaeda, on Tuesday […]
Pakistan’s Religious Alliance Not Conducive to Coming Elections
Published July 18th, 2018 Pakistan’s election campaign fever (Twitter) Rahimullah Yusufzai Things are not that conducive for the five-party religious alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in the upcoming elections, compared to […]
Death Descends on Pakistan
By Tarek Fatah https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/fatah-death-descends-on-pakistan The nuclear state of Pakistan is going through a farcical election in which hundreds have died at the hands of government-backed jihadi death squads, tens of thousands have disappeared, feared kidnapped and killed by security agencies. At the same time, Pakistan’s newspapers and TV networks face a crackdown […]
Pakistan: Ahmadis won’t vote on 25th: spokesperson
LAHORE: Spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan Saleem-ud-Din has dissociated the community from the upcoming general elections. He said though the elections are ostensibly being held under a joint […]
Life Could Not Be More Difficult For Pakistan’s Ahmadis?
Ewelina U. Ochab Contributor i Jul 17, 2018, 05:28pm 423 views #ForeignAffairs The recent USCIRF report highlights the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan. Religious minority groups such as Hindus, […]
Violent Extremist or Political Candidate? In Pakistan Election, You Can Be Both
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib, Shah Meer Baloch and Zia ur-Rehman KARACHI, Pakistan — Aurangzeb Farooqi is a leader of a political party that is banned in Pakistan for espousing […]
Pakistan: Elections and religious minorities
As the elections fast approach and the country is under virtual martial law designed to favour one particular party, nobody is even discussing the continuing marginalisation of religious minorities in […]
About His Holiness – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Mir-za Mas-roor Ah-mad), is the fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Elected to this lifelong position on 22nd April 2003, he serves as […]
Parties play religious cards as Pakistan poll looms
Islamist groups threaten to deepen social divisions and further discriminate against minorities, women A vendor arranges election party symbols, including lions for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of Shahbaz […]