I never really cared for Ahmadis
Fasi ZakaJune 15, 2010 I have never really been vocal about rights for Ahmadis, even privately, but my compassion trigger is easily pulled if there are atrocities against Pakistani Hindus […]
Police accused of ‘desecration’ of Ahmadi Mosque in Wazirabad
Police accused of ‘desecration’ of Ahmadi worship place in Wazirabad A historical worship place (Mosque, actually) of Ahmadi community situated at Moti Bazar has been allegedly desecrated by police Muhammad […]
Human Rights Watch . Pakistan Country Report
Events of 2022 A displaced family wades through a flooded area after heavy rainfall in Jaffarabad, in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, August 24, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Zahid Hussain Available […]
The Ahmadiyya Question in Pakistan
From Public Polemics to Discreet Religious Existence Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan by Adeel Hussain, London: Hurst & Company, 2022; pp viii+173, `2,544 (hardcover). Religion and sovereignty are deeply intertwined in Pakistan’s politics […]
Larger-than-expected aid pledges for Pakistan a good start
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG January 11, 2023 Dozens of countries and international institutions on Monday pledged more than $11 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from the devastating floods […]
Ahmadiyya community protests against arrest in blasphemy case
Police booked 5 Ahmadis, arrested one in four years old modified version of Holy Quran case ByMirror Web January 9, 2023 Hundreds of members of the Ahmadiyya community protested outside […]
Saudi Arabia to study increasing investments in Pakistan to $10 billion
Prince Mohammed’s directives come to affirm the Kingdom’s position in supporting the economy of Pakistan and its people. (SPA) Updated 29 sec ago ARAB NEWS January 10, 2023 RIYADH: […]
Renowned KP clerics issue fatwa denouncing terrorism
Sirajuddin Published January 9, 2023 Amid an uptick in militant attacks in the country, renowned clerics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued a fatwa (religious decree) denouncing terrorism, it emerged on Monday. The development […]
Greener pastures
Greener pastures Umair Javed Published January 9, 2023 Updated about 9 hours ago A few weeks ago, a news report gave the figure of Pakistanis migrating abroad in 2022 for work-related purposes as 765,000. […]
Centre, Punjab vow action against ‘altered’ Quran publication
Centre, Punjab vow action against ‘altered’ Quran publication The Newspaper’s Staff Reporter Published December 8, 2022 LAHORE: The principal secretaries to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi […]
Case against five in Chiniot for marketing ‘altered’ Quran translation
The Newspaper’s Correspondent Published January 9, 2023 in Dawn CHINIOT: Chenab Nagar police have registered a case against five Ahmadia community members under blasphemy charges and arrested one of them on Saturday night […]
Religious minorities in Pakistan: A chequered year
Minority rights in Pakistan became a heated topic of discussion making headlines all year round Anmol Ahmed December 31, 2022 Bishop Naeem Esa said there were 1.5 million Hindus and […]
Ahmadiyya Persecution accelerating in Pakistan
From private sources. ‘Situation in Rabwah is getting tense. Today (Sunday) they arrested the principal of Hifz Quran School. Praying for Allah’s mercy and safety of all Ahmadis there. Ameen […]
Pakistan economic crisis forces malls and markets to close early
By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Pakistan’s government has ordered shopping centres and markets to close early every day as the country faces an economic crisis. Defence minister Khawaja Asif says […]
Film on forced conversion The Losing Side bags award at Cannes World Film Festival
DAWN.COM 2.1.2023 ABDUL MOIZ MALIK The film is based on real events and won in the category of Best Human Rights Film for the month of November. A movie documenting […]
With TTP back, Pakistan must now take a look at its ideological moorings: Dawn contributor
The Asian Voice The writer says Pakistan’s greatest asset is the tribal people’s abhorrence of TTP killers and Islamabad has to build on the people’s sentiments. Muhammad Ali Siddiqi UPDATED […]
The purest food on Earth?
(Image credit: subodhsathe/Getty Images) By Aysha Imtiaz27th July 2022 Ghee had fallen out of favour as saturated fats were considered unhealthy. But now, Indians are finding their way back to this […]
Fact vs fiction: Pakistan must accept the uncomfortable truths about the 1971 war
Fifty-one years after the war, official discourse reveals and conceals selective aspects of the past, carefully crafting narratives that hide inconvenient histories while reinforcing national narratives. Anam Zakaria Published December 16, 2022 […]
The Purpose of the Annual Convention – Jalsa Salana
by Daniyal Kahlon, The Review of Religions. The world hosts many conventions of all kinds, where people gather for various reasons. These conventions vary from political gatherings, musical concerts, sporting […]