Source: Reuters BY Gul Yousafzai, Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding up […]
There is no denying the fact that while many religious scholars actively participated in the Pakistan Movement, it was Jinnah who became Quaid-e-Azam. He did not need piety to enhance his persona and preferred human rights over Islamic jurisprudence Naba Fatima, DECEMBER 20, 2017 dailytimes.com.pk The amendment in the constitution of […]
Source: Dawn FOR three decades Pakistan’s military establishment has stoutly denied supporting violent religious groups irrespective of whether a group’s target lay across national borders or, instead, its goal was to achieve specific political objectives within Pakistan. But today the military’s attitude is more ambivalent. Both serving and retired senior […]
Source: BBC News A suicide bomb and gun attack on a Methodist church in Pakistan has killed at least eight people, officials say. Militants stormed the church, which was packed […]
by Asad Hashim Gunmen attacked the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta on Sunday [Naseer Ahmed/Reuters] Islamabad – A suicide attack on a church in the western Pakistani city of […]
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/detail.php?articleid=3049 Pakistan pedophiles, who believe having sex with minors enhances their sexual prowess and stamina, routinely abduct minor Hindu and Christian girls, have sex and convert the girls to Islam and marry them, all within 24 hours. Muslim clerics in the length and breadth of Pakistan aid the culprits while […]
BY Staff Report SIALKOT: The police in Bambanwala have registered a case against six people belonging to Ahmadiyya community for registering as Muslim voters in 2015 local bodies’ election. Police registered […]
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: Shifting between soft persuasions and tough advice, the United States is now saying that Pakistan could lose control of its territory if it does not sever ties with the Haqqanis and other terrorists. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — who issued the advice at a Washington […]
Silence of the Lambs Anwaar Hussain November 16, 2017 Disclaimer: The Eqbal Ahmad Centre for Public Education (EACPE) encourages critical and independent thinking and believes in a free expression of one’s opinion. However, the views expressed in contributed articles are solely those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect […]
December 10, 2017 By:Samaa Web Desk Officers receive Prince Karim at Chitral airport. PHOTO: DC CHITRAL’S TWITTER ACCOUNT CHITRAL: Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader and 49th Imam of the […]
Source: Dawn News Acknowledging Pakistan’s fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said that the country has lost more lives and troops to terrorism than any other country. Addressing a press conference on […]
Source: Time By SABRINA TOPPA / LAHORE December 8, 2017 Aisha was 14 years old when she married a man almost a decade older in a match arranged by her parents. […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANYU CHWE Indian soldiers take up position at an outpost on the India-Pakistan border in R.S. Pora, southwest of Jammu, on Oct. 2, 2016. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty […]
Source: The Washington Post By Pamela Constable September 9 Rubina Rehman, a government family welfare worker, counsels a young mother. Her job includes promoting family planning and providing contraceptives to limit family […]
Qasim Rashid December 6th, 2017 On November 26, Pakistani clerics held public rallies against Ahmadi Muslims, demanding even harsher and more violent laws against them. For decades, Pakistan has legislatively […]
By Sten Widmalm on 06/12/2017 • Any suggestion of providing basic rights to the Ahmadiyyas is enough to trigger massive protests and even riots among Muslim extremists. A protester near burning tents in Pakistan. Credit: Reuters The recent turmoil in Pakistan has mostly been described as “blasphemy protests”. An ‘amendment’ […]
Source: The Christian Post By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter | Nov 10, 2017 7:16 AM (PHOTO: REUTERS/ATHAR HUSSAIN)A Pakistani Christian woman attends mass along with others on Christmas day at St Andrew’s Church in […]
Source: Dawn While wrapping up proceedings in a suo motu case pertaining to the preservation of minorities’ rights in Pakistan, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal, directed that the state make special considerations for people belonging to minority faiths at the provincial and federal […]
Source: Dawn “Barelvis have been subjected to suppression for over a century and a reversal to this phenomenon has started,” contends Rizvi. “Though it will take time but eventually the voice of the majority will prevail.” Referring to Deobandi political parties, he notes: “We have learned a lot in the recent […]
Source: The Washington Post By Pamela Constable December 3 at 7:00 AM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In the past 10 days, two dramatic events — the government’s capitulation to a violent protest by radical […]