An Urdu poem on Mother’s Day by Arshi Malik
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Pakistan’s deadly descent into polio contagion
BBC: Pakistan was close to eradicating polio 10 years ago. But conspiracy theories, a Taliban ascendancy and drive-by shootings of polio workers have reversed the gains. The BBC’s M Ilyas Khan reports from the frontline of the government’s war against the virus and the militants’ war against its vaccinators. “Polio […]
Narendra Modi and Pakistan
southasianvoices.org: By: Tridivesh Singh Maini and Yasser Latif Hamdani With the BJP-led NDA Coalition being the frontrunner in the Indian Parliamentary elections, according to all surveys and opinion polls, all eyes are on Narendra Modi, the BJP’s PM Candidate and Chief Minister of Gujarat. Modi, who means different things to different people, […]
[English Video] Hounding of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan & other countries
Source: youtube.com 28 May is the anniversary of a murderous gun, grenade and suicide attack on two mosques in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2010 in which 86 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
[Urdu Video] Declaring Qadianis Ahmadies as Non-Muslim is like DisObeying the Order of Holy Prophet Muhammad
Source: youtube.com For those who do not know about Ahmadi Muslims: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, fast growing international revival movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, it spans over […]
Urdu Poem by Arshi Malik about Martyrs of May 28, 2010: تمہارے ابّو
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TERRORISM: Islamic seminaries emerge as looming threat (Pakistan)
A recent US Defense Department report has highlighted the role of Pakistani madrassas in militant attacks carried out in Afghanistan. But according to Islamabad, the report is nothing but bad […]
New definition of a ‘Pakistani’
Source: pakteahouse.net | Obaidullah Khan If you are living in a wooden cottage and see someone setting the very next wooden cottage on fire, what would you do? If you sit quietly and […]
Taking liberty by Asma Jehangir
The Friday Times: When two unbridled forces clash, the debate around it will naturally degenerate. Hamid Mir was targeted and seriously injured. It is a miracle he survived. There is also no doubt that he is one of the most well informed and courageous journalists in Pakistan. He suspects that […]
Muslim World Leader Calls for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
Source: prnewswire.co.uk LONDON, May 6, 2014 An online petition to Rt Hon David Cameron MP, The Prime Minister, has been set up to urge him as a friend of Pakistan to raise these issues […]
Pakistan’s Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence
Source: firstpost.com RAHIM YAR KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artifacts and then set the Hindu temple in Pakistan ablaze. […]
Pakistan, Cameroon and Syria pose the greatest risk of exporting wild poliovirus
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan to set up polio vaccination points at airports Pakistan will set up mandatory polio immunisation points at its international airports in response to recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the health ministry said Tuesday. The WHO had warned on May 5 that the crippling disease has re-emerged as […]
1944: Membership for Ahmadiyyas
Source: dawn.com Kindly click on the image to zoom it The Content: From the past pages of dawn: 1944: Seventy years ago: Membership for Ahmadiyyas QADIAN: The question whether members of […]
Fatima Jinnah: A sister’s sorrow
Dawn: One of the most fascinating characters in the initial saga of the painful birth of Pakistan is Fatima Jinnah, the frail-looking, graceful but gritty sister of the founder of the nation, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. She was a passionate political worker, a determined activist for women’s rights and a qualified […]
The irresistible lure of Pakistan’s ‘killer mountain’
Gunmen shot dead 10 foreign tourists at its base camp last year, but for serious mountaineers, the allure of Pakistan’s “killer mountain” remains irresistible. Militants stormed Nanga Parbat base camp […]
[Video] Jailed for blasphemy – A British grandfather tells his story
Source: youtube.com A 73 year old British grandfather has become the latest victim of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws. After reading some verses from the Quran – Masood Ahmad was jailed for […]
US Panel Urges Action On Pak Religious Freedom – Ahmadi Minority Suffers ‘Apartheid-Like’ Conditions
Source: arabtimesonline.com WASHINGTON, May 1, (AFP): An expert panel on Wednesday urged the United States to add Pakistan to a blacklist of violators of religious freedom, saying that the Ahmadi minority […]
[Urdu Video] Islam Ahmadiyya answers: Kya aainda bhi nabi aaenge?
Source: vimeo.com Q. Kya Nabuwat ka darwaza Abhi bhi khula hai? Answered by Khalifa Hazrath Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Jamat Ahmadiyya k mutabiq nabuwat ka darwaza khula hai kya ainda bhi […]
Amer Aziz: Seeking religious freedom
Source: signalscv.com | Amer Aziz Amer Aziz is a resident of Santa Clarita and a member of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and The Muslim Writers Guild of America. A Pew research study found that, as of 2012, as many as 198 countries and territories around the world imposed restrictions on religious minorities, […]
Islamabad: Mosque named after a murderer
Businesses named after known criminals. Mumtaz Qadri murdered Salmaan Taseer – now a mosque named after him I was spending a lazy afternoon lounging in the Osama bin Laden library, bemoaning the dire lack of buildings honouring our local murderers, when my Smartphone informed me of this fascinating new development. […]