Summary Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series on the relationship between Central Asia and Afghanistan and the expected effects of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan on Central Asian security. Contrary to popular perception, Central Asia is not likely to see an immediate explosion of violence […]
With a net worth of $3.8 billion, Shahid Khan tops the Forbes list of the richest Americans of South Asian origin. Overall, Khan ranks 122nd on Forbes 400 list for 2013, up from 179th in 2012. Born in Pakistani city of Lahore, 63 year old Shahid Khan is a mechanical […]
The News: by Kamila Hyat – The social media campaign following this controversy, equating Hinduism and Sikhism with some kind of satanic cult, shows how far we have sunk into the dangerous depths of ignorance. Clearly we need to do a great deal of work to discover the light again […]
Source: christianitytoday.com A conversation with the French journalist who has followed Asia Bibi’s plight in Pakistan. One summer morning in Pakistan, a Christian woman named Asia Bibi took a break from her fieldwork to drink a cup of cold water from a well. Since she was a Christian, the Muslim women […]
Source: dailytimes.com.pk LAHORE: All members of the Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) said they are deeply shocked at the most dastardly terrorist attack on a church in Peshawar on Sunday and condemn it unequivocally. “Tragically, this crime against humanity was committed in the name of Islam whereas it is a blatant act […]
Khan – Politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Pakistan *1893-1985) Khan was one of Pakistan’s founders, and its first minister of foreign affairs, the first Asian president of International court of Justic, President of UN General Assembly, Amir of Lahore’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, He received his BA from King’s in […]
Religion News Service | By Richard S. Ehrlich Posted: 09/25/2013 10:23 am EDT (RNS) Pakistan’s constitutionally mandated Council of Islamic Ideology told the government anyone who wrongly accuses a person […]
Source: LUBP The recent events in Pakistan have shown that the state of Pakistan is entering a new phase which may be called “the Takfiri State of Islam”. You may replace “Islam” by “Islamism” or “Islamofascism,” but it will be a lexical choice. You may even say, “Not yet,” but […]
The News Tribe: by Masroor Ahmed Khan – ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said that the current blasphemy law in the country is against Islamic principles and must be amended. During a session at National Assembly Javed Hashmi responded and said that Pakistan was created by […]
Source: CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque — to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony. But the weekend bombing […]
Irtiqa: by Salman Hameed – Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) Secretary Maulana Abdul Rauf Farooqi said it was time to pounce on Ahmadis. He called them apostates and said that they deserved “extreme steps”. It is easy to target a minority. History, unfortunately, is full of such examples. We are seeing one […]
Source: di-ve.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta strongly rejects, and unreservedly condemns the attacks on Christian Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing more than 78 and wounding 100 other worshipers. This is […]
Source: Dawn.Com My Christian brothers, today I am ashamed of being a Muslim. The death of 81 Christians in a Peshawar church on Sunday shows how criminal we are. Please do not forgive me for being silent while other Pakistanis are killed by mad mullahs. Please condemn me. More:
Source: ET The September 22 deadly twin suicide bombings at a church in Peshawar left no ambiguity about it – the nature of these strikes manifests a campaign targeting innocent Pakistani citizens, irrespective of faith, caste or creed, as well as the entire security apparatus. The masterminds of attacks on […]
The Express Tribune: by Saroop Ijaz – In October, 2001, a church in Bahawalpur, Punjab was attacked and worshipers killed, including women and children. The date bears relevance; it came days after the United States started the operation in Afghanistan. Before that, when the Babri Mosque episode took place, historic Hindu temples […]
Pak Tea House – As the nation comes to grip with the horrible massacre of Christians in Peshawar, Haider Maududi on Duniya TV (which shamelessly said “jo kachra saaf kartay thay un ka safaya ho giya) decided to muddy the waters by claiming that this was bound to happen in […]
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Source: The Daily Beast Pakistani Church Bombing Kills Dozens http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/09/23/pakistani-church-bombing-kills-dozens-photos.html#0414f32e-1388-47e0-8d46-01ba0ea355b6 Were Americans Among the Al-Shabab Nairobi Mall Attackers? by Jamie DettmerSep 23, 2013 5:45 AM EDT Somalia’s al Qaeda affiliate says three Americans joined its assault on an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi that left at least 68 dead. Jamie […]
The Express Tribune: So mindful were the Christians of Muslim sentiments that when they built Peshawar’s All Saints Church in 1882, they made it look like a mosque. Local artists […]