A Blasphemous Eight-year-old?
Aliya Anjum AUGUST 23, 2021 It was shocking to see a Hindu temple recently ransacked by an angry mob, somewhere in Pakistan. Angry young men were seen damaging Hindu idols. […]
Muslims contributions to jurisprudence
Zafarullah Khan AUGUST 23, 2021 The Muslims made valuable and significant contributions to the disciplines of constitutional law, jurisprudence and law. The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) promulgated the first ever written […]
‘Pakistan holds the key to Afghanistan’
The end of the American intervention in Afghanistan has turned into a rout with the recapture of Kabul by the Taliban and the flight of president Ashraf Ghani. As an […]
Kabul or Karachi: Free evacuation flights !
Just an idea: We are all viewing the desperate crowds at Kabul airport, trying to flee from the Taliban. What would you think would happen at Karachi airport, even without […]
The Taliban and Ahmadiyya Community – looking back to 28 May 2010 – the Lahore massacre
Pakistan: Massacre of Minority Ahmadis Attack on Hospital Treating Victims Shows How State Inaction Emboldens Extremists (New York) – Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments should take immediate legal action against […]
Afghanistan: Pakistan fences off from Afghan refugees
By Sarah AtiqBBC News, Pakistani-Afghan border On the surface, it almost looks normal on this part of the Pakistani-Afghan border. But a closer look would show how much things have […]
Meet Abdul – Ahmadi refugee
August 9, 2021 “I want to tell you why I left my country.” After a multi-year journey from his home country, with support and guidance from the IRC and IOM, Adbul, his […]
How social media became a deadly trap for a minority group in Pakistan
Search FEATURE If you’re one of four million Ahmadis in Pakistan, posting on Facebook can mean exposing yourself to danger. Photography by Taylor Glascock for Rest of WorldBy ALIZEH KOHARI 3 […]
To Afghans with nowhere to go
To Afghans with nowhere to go Abbas Nasir Published August 15, 2021 – AS news organisations report on the rapid territorial gains by the Taliban in Afghanistan, a lot of debate around the issue […]
Happy Birthday, Mother – When will you accept me as your own?
Pakistan’s Ahmadis consistently speak of coexistence, not separation. They continue to seek tolerance, not division.Kashif Chaudhry | August 14, 2015 It was August 14, 1984. I was only two-years-old. My father decorated […]
Pakistan’s profane blasphemy laws
Islamists are using the country’s sharia laws to persecute minorities 10 August 2021, 1:20pm by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid An eight-year-old Hindu boy is currently in custody in the southern Punjab. He […]
Conference told Pakistan blasphemy laws ‘equated to ethnic cleansing’
PAKISTAN ON JULY 29, 2021 ByEU Reporter Correspondent A conference on Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws was told that the legislation has been equated to ethnic cleansing. The blasphemy laws, while purporting […]
Abdus Salam in Pakistan: Prejudice Poisons the Well of Knowledge
07/08/2021 by Pervez Hoodbhoy A screenshot of Abdus Salam. Source: Netflix When Pakistan’s prime minister lectures Europe about Islamophobia, the world snickers. Forced conversions? Lynching by enraged mobs? Having to […]
Pakistan Police arrest 3 under controversial blasphemy laws
ANI8th August 2021 Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Pakistan Police have arrested three people under controversial blasphemy law for allegedly desecrating the holy Quran in Abbottabad and Havelian. In the […]
Uncertain future for Pakistan’s mammoth civil service as PM’s institutional reform aide quits
Dr. Ishrat Husain giving remarks during a ceremony at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on December 26, 2019. (Photo courtesy: Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad) Short Url https://arab.news/bhzkh LAHORE, […]
Hindu temple desecration: SC censures Punjab police, orders ‘immediate arrests’ of culprits
Hindu temple desecration: SC censures Punjab police, orders ‘immediate arrests’ of culprits Haseeb Bhatti Published August 6, 2021 – http://www.dawn.com The Supreme Court on Friday censured Punjab police for failing to safeguard […]
Right to Freedom of Belief Under ‘Sustained Attack’ in Pakistan, Warns ICJ
by Newsweek Pakistan August 5, 2021 File photo. Asif Hassan—AFP International Commission of Jurists urges Islamabad to take human rights abuses against minorities ‘seriously’ and recommends repeal of blasphemy laws Pakistan must […]
Malaysia’s Unwelcoming Shore for Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
Malaysia has long guaranteed the safety of thousands of refugees, despite remaining outside international conventions, but that’s changing at a worrying pace.By Gayle Manchin and James W. CarrJuly 28, 2020 Several airlines offer direct flights from Myanmar to Malaysia, but many Rohingya Muslims like Sharifah Shakira can only make the journey by using […]
Malala . Courting controversy
Courting controversy Waqar Gillani Encore July 25, 2021 The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board denies that it confiscated a textbook for featuring a picture of Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai remains […]
Muharram-ul-Haram: Coordination network established to avert untoward situation: Ashrafi
APP 02 Aug 2021 ISLAMABAD: Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East and President of Muttahida Ulema Board (MUB) Punjab Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi said a […]