Pakistan’s Extremist Democracy
by Ahmed Rashid NYR BLOG This spring was supposed to open a new chapter in Pakistan’s tenuous embrace of inclusive democracy. At midnight on March 17, following constitutional rules, the […]
Interpol rejects Pakistan’s request to arrest Pervez Musharraf
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: The Interpol has turned down Pakistan’s request to issue a red corner notice for the former military ruler PervezMusharraf for refusing to cooperate in the probe into BenazirBhutto’s assassination, days ahead of his homcoming from self-exile. Musharraf has cleared the final hurdle to his plans to return […]
‘Desecration’ of holy book causes uproar in Sikh community
Source: Dawn.Com Photo shows a copy of the letter sent by the Delhi Dharam Parchar Committee to the Pakistani High Commission. A copy of the letter in its entirety can be seen here. SHIKARPUR/KARACHI: A huge rift over the alleged desecration of a holy book was averted in Shikarpur after […]
Pakistan: Minorities’ votes may decide fate of 96 constituencies
From the Dawn Newspaper | Our Staff Reporter | 16 hours ago ISLAMABAD: Votes of religious minorities can play a key role in the coming elections in about 96 constituencies of national […]
Silence
Source: ET The most important thing that I learned under those tragic circumstances was that bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problems. The most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence. More:
The Christians of Pakistan mean nothing to the pope
Source: ET The election of the new pope has been the talk of the town and the air is buzzing with excitement everywhere except in Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS The last Pope, Benedict XVI, elected at the age of 78, was the oldest person to have been elected as pope since […]
This is blasphemy. Let’s kill this lover tomorrow
Source: Dawn.Com The young man entered the tavern and asked for a glass of wine. “Heart-red, soul-crystal or world-muddy?” asked the bartender. “I am colourblind,” said the client. “Quench my thirst, please.” The bartender gave him a glass of water and said: “Know your drink before you ask.” Now a […]
Pakistan to be Rwanda:
Source: LUBP Editor’s note: I am at great pain to publish this article. I have always had great regard for Raza Rumi and Najam Sethi. This interview with Ahmed Lidhanvi Deobandi has no news value whatsoever. It does not cross-question any of the claims of a known terrorist. Therefore it […]
Tit-for-tat resolutions: Indo-Pak tensions rise
NEW DELHI: ARAB NEWS Saturday 16 March 2013 .India’s hanging of a Kashmiri man convicted in a terror attack is threatening to damage further relations with Pakistan. New Delhi reacted angrily to a resolution adopted by Pakistan’s National Assembly condemning the execution last month of Mohammed Afzal Guru, who was […]
The PMLN’s attitude towards the Christians and Ahmedis is distinctly blameworthy
Source: The Friday Times: The PMLN’s attitude towards the Christians and Ahmedis is distinctly blameworthy. Worse, its soft, hands-off approach to militant anti-Shia organisations like the SSP and LeJ is condemnable. A bit of fear and some sneaking sympathy for the cause of such groups is all too evident. For […]
The Myth of ‘Free and Fair’ Elections in Pakistan
Source: George Town Journal of International Affairs By Amjad Mahmood Khan Imagine if members of the Mormon or Catholic communities were forced to declare that they were “non-Christian” in order to cast a ballot in the 2012 U.S. elections. In a few months, Pakistanis will take to the polls to […]
The new Pope and the Muslim world
Pope Benedict XVI in a Mosque in Turkey Source: The Star, Canada By: Haroon Siddiqui Columnist: He is the Star’s editorial page editor emeritus. His column appears on Thursday and Sunday. […]
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 […]