Pakistan: Moral policing
Dawn: Editorial NOW it is the realm of television programming and advertising that has attracted the Supreme Court’s attention. Summoning the chief of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority in response […]
Those “Treated like Lepers in Pakistan” may do better, if not on Separate Electorate
Engr. Muhammad Ayyub, Switzerland “Politicians will only care about Ahmadi community when they are not on the separate electorate anymore.” Asma Jahangir said. Leading human rights activist, former chairperson HRCP and former president Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan Asma Jahangir while speaking to The Express Tribune said that the […]
Contempt of court: SC issues show-cause notice to PM Ashraf
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 8, 2012 ISLAMABAD: While getting its short order penned down in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation […]
Ahmadi charged with posing as Muslim for second time in Sargodha
Source: The Express Tribune LAHORE: An Ahmadi jeweller in Silanwali, Sargodha was charged with blasphemy for the second time in his life for “posing as a Muslim” and for putting up a translation of the Quranic text in his shop. Muhammad Ashraf, who was earlier charged along with his co-workers in […]
The two faces of religious persecution in Pakistan
Credit. Dawn.Com via Wasim Sroya It’s a horrible time to be a Christian, Hindu, an Ahmadi or any other minority group in Pakistan. For starters, let’s recount a few reported incidents of persecution carried out to “safeguard Islam” these past few days: minarets destroyed at Ahmadi mosques, mentally unstable man […]
Ahmadis, Why it’s not a minority issue?
Rabwah.net: by Dure Adan: 1400 years ago in the city of Medina, the political ruler of the time whose name was Muhammad ordered a census. My guess is that it […]
Goodbye, Haqqani network?
Express Tribune: Editorial: ‘Diplomatic sources’ in Pakistan say, “The US and Pakistan have reached an understanding on joint operations against the Haqqani network but no final decision has been taken yet”. […]
Ummat News : Increase in Ahmadiyya Activities during Ramadhan
Ummat is a Jamat-e-Islami run news paper. Ummat Newspaper link with complete article.
Ahmadis Lose Hope This Ramadan
Credit: Credit: IPS via Wasim Sroya KARACHI, Aug 6 2012 (IPS) – As millions around the world enter the third week of the Ramadan fast, the fraternity that typically unites Muslims during the holy month does not extend to Pakistan’s Ahmadi community, which is facing worse persecution than ever before. […]
US, Pak join hands against Haqqanis
Credit. TOI WASHINGTON: After over a year of rancorous relations, US and Pakistani authorities are considering to launch joint counter-terrorism operations against the dreaded Haqqani network, which has carried out several attacks on American troops, in Pakistan and Afghanistan. More:
5 rishtas every girl will get
Credit: ET Certain mufta-loving khaandans enjoy eating munchies, sipping tea in pretense of looking at prospective girls for son. PHOTO: FILE 1- Bahar ka rishta Forget sharafat and tameez, this family’s biggest accomplishment is that their son is in amreeka! The son is missing, “because he’s in Amreeka… na!!!” As […]
Allegations against the CJ: PPP takes notice of Abidi press conference
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 6, 2012 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday took notice of the press conference held by Senator […]
Pakistan: Jinnah, Zafarullah and Theocracy
COMMENT: The partition of Punjab — II — Yasser Latif Hamdani Is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan today not a theocratic state? Does it not discriminate against Christians, Hindus and other […]
FIJISUN – Violence erupts at anti-Islam rally-Sweden and Islam updates
Violence erupts at anti-Islam protest in Sweden The Associated Press Published: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 – 6:25 am Last Modified: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 – 8:56 am STOCKHOLM — Swedish activists clashed with police amid a hail of bottles and fireworks in downtown Stockholm on Saturday as they tried to break […]
Scam behind the man touting water kit
http://tribune.com.pk/story/417246/water-world-dr-attaur-rehman-senses-a-scam-behind-man-touting-water-kit/ KARACHI: Sindh Senior Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ayaz Soomro is the latest to jump on the infamous ‘water kit’ bandwagon, having called the man touting the ‘invention’ a national hero. “Agha Waqar’s invention of a water kit has proved and recognised Sindhi people on world level,” Soomro told […]
Our ‘reactive’ extremism
The Express Tribune: Khaled Ahmed When Muslims fly into rage and become destructive, it is never supposed to be original behaviour. We announce that our extremeaction has been caused by the injustice and violence of someone else. Therefore, our extremism is not original; therefore, we are not to blame for […]
Links with banned group: Military court jails Brig Ali, four majors
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Our Correspondent Published: August 4, 2012 ISLAMABAD: A military court sentenced five military officers, including a brigadier, at a court martial on […]
More than ever before, Pakistan appears to be broken – By Jaswant Singh
The Daily Star, Lebanon The problems and dilemmas confronting Pakistan’s leadership – including a deepening vortex of mutual suspicions, sectarian killings and brazen terrorism – are almost too numerous to count. And that leadership – whether it is civilian, military or judiciary (which has now become increasingly active politically) – […]
Pakistani war crime! Depriving Iran of Pakistani mangoes!!!
Note by the editor: This is my headline. See last paragraph of the article. Mango Mania By HUMA YUSUF KARACHI — Summers in the city — and across much of […]
FIJISUN – Dubai – 25 Filipinos embrace Islam after lecture and other updates
25 Filipinos embrace Islam after lecture Ahmed Shaaban / 3 August 2012 DUBAI – As was the case in the last ten sessions of the Ramadan Forum, the Philippines night has proved to be the most eventful this year also with tens of people converting to Islam. Prominent Filipino […]