Separate voters list for Ahmadis: Court summons AG over discrimination complaint
Source: Dawn via Nasir Rajput The Supreme Court of Pakistan.— AFP/File Photo ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court made known on Monday its intention to take a decision, in the light of constitutional provisions and principles laid down in the 1993 Zaheeruddin case verdict, on a complaint that the election procedures discriminate […]
S. Court summons AG over discrimination complaint
dawn.com ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court made known on Monday its intention to take a decision, in the light of constitutional provisions and principles laid down in the 1993 Zaheeruddin case verdict, on a complaint that the election procedures discriminate against the Ahmadi community. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad […]
Press Statement by Citizens for Justice and Peace (Mumbai) Condemning Attacks On Christians in Pakistan and Hindus in Bangladesh
URGENT | PRESS STATEMENT | Sunday, March 10, 2013 CITIZENS FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, MUMBAIThe Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), Mumbai condemns the attack on innocent Hindus in Bangladesh over the past week and Christians in Pakistan yesterday by a angry mob of 7,000 and more. We appeal to all Indians […]
Pakistan needs to Abolish Blasphemy Law And Protect Dalits In Pakistan
Christian minorities in Pakistan are on the receiving end as anti-blasphemy law is easily used against them but a close scrutiny of it reveals that basically it is the Sweepers or Bhangi community who are being targeted in Pakistan for their faith. They face regular caste discrimination and untouchability and […]
Dr. Ali Abdullah – Alleged Mastermind of May 2010 Lahore Attacks
Source: The News Courtesy: @omar_quraishi Amir Mir Monday, March 11, 2013 From Print Edition … Ten months after the Gojra tragedy, two fidayeen squads of the Punjabi Taliban targeted two Ahmadi […]
Separate voters list for Ahmadis: Court summons AG over discrimination complaint
Source: Dawn The Supreme Court made known on Monday its intention to take a decision, in the light of constitutional provisions and principles laid down in the 1993 Zaheeruddin case verdict, on a complaint that the election procedures discriminate against the Ahmadi community. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad […]
Picture of the Day: Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Nawab Akbar Bugti
Rare photo of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, shaking hands with future Baloch nationalist leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti, in Quetta, in 1948. In the 1950s and 1960s, Bugti […]
Upright Opinion – “Religious Bigotry Assuming Alarming Proportions!” by Saeed Qureshi
By Saeed Qureshi On March 9, in retaliation to an alleged blasphemy by a Christian, a rowdy crowd of enraged Muslims, in a daring attack ransacked and burned 178 homes and shops of Christians in Joseph town, a densely populated area near Badami Bagh in Lahore. On March 3 in […]
Death by a thousand cuts
by Farahnaz Ispahani THE HINDU After each act of violence against religious minorities, the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi or Sipah-e-Sahaba proudly own up to it without fear of punishment The recent mob […]
No country for minorities
Aijaz Zaka Syed Friday, February 22, 2013 Source: Dubai eye The News Pakistan http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-161448-No-country-for-minorities The writer is a commentator on Middle East and South Asian affairs. These aren’t the best of times for minorities in South Asia. From the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to the idyllic Buddhist paradise of Sri […]
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan is to Become Truly Federal and Secular State
Daily Times: True federalism or secularism? Or both? — Shahid Ilyas Pakistani leadership since the initial years of the country’s creation has followed a self-defeating policy with regard to the ‘linguistic’ issue Some fellows are against both linguistic and Islamic identity in Pakistan. They fail to understand that Pakistan without […]
Battling phantoms in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Aijaz Zaka Syed ARABNEWS Sunday 10 March 2013 IT’S a depressing landscape from one end of the Muslim world to another. From Bangladesh and Pakistan to Afghanistan and from Syria and Iraq to Egypt, it is the same story everywhere. Extremism, intolerance and violence have emerged as an existential threat […]
The changing political economy of religion
Source: Friday Times: Allama Tahir ul Qadri spent millions of rupees on his recent Lahore rally and Long March.He said he could finance hundreds of such ventures. He may be right. Owners and managers of madrassas and religious organizations have become millionaires because of their businesses and hefty donations from […]
Alleged blasphemy: Mob burns scores of Christian homes in Lahore
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / Rana Tanveer Published: March 9, 2013 LAHORE: A highly-charged mob of thousands burnt more than 40 Christian houses in Badami Bagh area of Lahore on Saturday to “take revenge of the blasphemy” allegedly committed by a Christian two days earlier. Express […]
AHRC: The Supreme Court must ensure that Ahmadis should not be disfranchised
A Golden Opportunity to abolish self-contradictory Franchise System and Restore true Justice and Democracy in Pakistan The world has strongly and repeatedly drawn the attention of Pakistan to its self-contradictory […]
[Urdu] Ma Ka Bachcho’n Ke Naam Paighaam by Arshi Malik
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Reality Check by Humayun Gauhar
PAKISTAN TODAY Sunday 10th March 2013 Reality Check Humayun Gauhar My purpose is not to spread doom and gloom. Rather, it is to […]
Sow hate, reap terrorism
Source: LUBP I found it encouraging to see Pakistan’s famous singer, Shehzad Roy, talking publicly against the hate content in the country’s text books. The uproar against Mr Roy from the Islamist and the right wing lobbies, including political parties, is nothing unexpected. What is more remarkable is that a […]
Picture of the Day: Unbelieveable- Happiness at Burning Christian Homes in Lahore
Twitter: by saleemiss The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: The Muslim Times strongly condemns this violence in the strongest terms. The responsibility of this lies with the Mullahs whose intolerant […]