Teaching human rights in schools
Source: The Express Tribune (ET) In a welcome development recently, the Sindh High Court directed provincial law officers to comment on a petition that seeks to include a human rights […]
No Rest in Hell
Source: ET One can go on — however, not convincingly. This is not their land, not anymore. This is where mediocre bureaucrats decide to mutilate the tombstone of our first and only Nobel laureate from, “Abdus Salam, the First Muslim Nobel Laureate” to the ridiculous, factually incorrect, “Abdus Salam, the […]
Saving Malala to save Islam
by Jonathan M.A. Ghaffar There are times when the miraculous occurs for all to see. But when the next grisly or sensationalist event in the news shoves aside the novelty […]
No peace, even in the grave
Source: Daily Times: By: Gulmina Bilal Ahmad A country that still lacks an effective anti-terrorism law cannot complain about such incidents When an individual comes to the end of his/her journey in this world, he/she is buried in a grave with an inscription marking his/her last resting place. But is […]
Despicable
Daily Times: Mohammad Ahmad. Both the targeted communities have nothing in common except that both despise violence and work in their own ways to bring man closer to God December 3, 2012 will be remembered in history as a black day for Jinnah’s Pakistan. Two separate incidents occurred in Lahore […]
Pakistani Taliban Recruits Via Facebook
Source: Jakarta Globe Peshawar, Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban has set up a page on Facebook to recruit enthusiasts to write for a quarterly magazine and to edit video, a spokesman confirmed on Friday. The Umar Media TTP page, which has more than 270 likes, appears to have been created in […]
Another Ahmadi-Muslim martyred: Maqsood Ahmad from Quetta
from Twitter: SabahatMS@SabahatMS Another #Ahmadi Muslim, Maqsood Ahmad Sahib is martyred in Quetta, #Pakistan today! His brother was martyred last month in November! Ayesha Abbas @ayesha_malik_ “@SaleemudDinAA Maqsood Ahmad sahib of Quetta was murdered today at 9 AM PST in Allah’s way. He left behind two children & a widow. […]
Violence against minorities: ‘Religious harmony must be taught in schools’
Source: ET Bishop Lal says all religions preached love for humanity and this common ground should be highlighted by religious scholars. LAHORE: Pakistanis need to stop targeting their countrymen belonging to religious minorities whenever there is a perceived crime against Islam or Muslims elsewhere in the world, said speakers at a […]
Desecration of Ahmadiyya Graves- Boulta Pakistan
Source: Aaj News Television, Pakistan:
Takfiri Tahir Ashrafi’s Bigotry against Ahmadi Muslims
Source: LUBP: Bigots of ISI flocking together Takfiri Tahir Ashrafi’s Bigotry against Ahmadi Muslims In his lame attempt to backtrack on his earlier allegations against Hamid Mir, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi has not only referred to outright lies but also engaged in a disgusting act of bigotry against Pakistan’s Ahmadi muslim […]
Unsafe even in death
Source: ET A tombstone desecrated by unidentified men at the graveyard. PHOTO: RABIA MEHMOOD/FILE Dead or alive, the Ahmadi community of Pakistan has not been spared from discrimination and hate crimes in our country for decades. Another atrocity against the community occurred in Model Town, Lahore on December 3, in […]
International obligations: ‘Human Rights Defenders’ to be appointed nationwide (in Pakistan)
ISLAMABAD: The Express TRIBUNE In order to meet international obligations, the Ministry of Human Rights is to appoint ‘human rights defenders’ at the union council level (the smallest administrative unit) […]
Muslim world’s condition
Source: Dawn.com MYRIAD problems afflicting Muslims today are of our own making. The combined GDP of a billion plus Muslims living in some 56 sovereign Muslim states is less than that of Japan. Barring a few countries like Malaysia and Turkey, most Muslim states are underdeveloped. Pakistan has seven million […]
What’s going on in Pakistan?
Mid Day: Sushant Singh. Last Saturday, Shri Rama Pir Mandir, a century-old Hindu temple in Soldier Bazaar in Karachi, along with surrounding houses of the Hindus, was destroyed by the authorities. Although the Sindh High Court is hearing a petition on the matter, Karachi police denied the existence of […]
Update: Over 100 Ahmadi graves desecrated in Lahore-Photos
Express Tribune: LAHORE: Over 100 tombstones were desecrated by unidentified men at an Ahmadi graveyard in the Model Town area of Lahore early Monday morning. Eyewitnesses said 12 to 15 masked men, […]
Counterfeit coins— Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times: The writ of the state has been compromised all over Pakistan. We now need to seriously rethink our priorities and decide whether we want to allow this theatre to continue any further The grand old man of Jinnah’s Pakistan, the unparalleled Ardeshir Cowasjee, died last month. This great […]
100-year-old Hindu temple Bulldozed in Pakistan
Source: UPI KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) — An ancient Hindu temple in Karachi was demolished by a builder, raising concerns among the Pakistani port city’s minority Hindu community, members said. Ramesh Vankwani, head of the Hindu Council in Pakistan, condemned the demolition of the century-old Sri Ram Pir Mandir […]
Pakistan: Ahmadiyya graveyard attacked, 100+ gravestones desecrated
The number of attacks on Ahmadi graveyards and desecration of Ahmadi graves has steadily risen in Pakistan due to the government’s inaction. By Imran Jattala | December 3, 2012 (Pak Time) AHMADIYYA TIMES According to reports appearing in the social media, over one hundred gravestones were desecrated in the city […]