Déjà vu
TODAY’S PAPER | MARCH 27, 2021 Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Published The writer is a former ambassador to the US, India and China and head of UN missions in Iraq and […]
Man axed to death over blasphemy allegations in Punjab’s Jhang
Imran Gabol Published March 26, 2021 Taqi Shah was attacked while he was visiting a local mela in Basti Murad of Shorkot tehsil with a friend on March 24. — […]
Pakistan’s dangerous turn: Shift from Jinnahist to jihadist ideology
By Ashok Bhan Anti-minority bias is inherent in Pakistan’s Constitution, with successive governments adopting discriminatory laws. The killing of 11 coal miners belonging to the minority Hazara community in Pakistan’s […]
Pakistan joins first-ever ‘Int’l Day to Combat Islamophobia’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISLAMABAD ASIA PACIFIC MAR 15, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the National Assembly after a vote of confidence session in Islamabad, Pakistan, March, 6 2021. (EPA) […]
Biden Must Press Pakistan to End Persecution of Religious Minorities
by Qasim Rashid March 18, 2021 Last year the U.S. State Department labelled Pakistan a country of particular concern over its increasing persecution of religious minorities. This label is the […]
Pakistan: Ahmadi mosque demolished with the help of police
18 Mar 2021, 13:18 MALAYSIA SUN Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): An Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village, Gujranwala district on Wednesday was demolished by a mob of extremist Mullahs, […]
Pakistan’s hypocrisy on Sri Lanka’s burqa ban exposed
ANI 18th March 2021, Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Saad Khattak, publicly intervened in the country’s internal affairs, commenting on a ban on […]
Violent extremism, religious intolerance in Pakistan poses devastating consequences for its future
ANI Wed, 17 March, 2021 Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Amid religious intolerance and violent extremism in Pakistan, the anniversaries of two brutal assassinations have cast a light on how […]
Extremist Sunni group destroys an Ahmadi Mosque with the help of police in Pakistan
According to the Pakistani constitution, Ahmadis can’t call themselves Muslims, they can’t call their place of worship mosques, and their places of worship can’t look like a Masjid or Mosque, […]
Muslims targeted
Editorial Published March 17, 2021 DAWN.COM FAR-right movements have gained ground across the globe, blaming ethnic and religious ‘others’ for all of society’s failings. In some countries, groups that were once labelled extremists are now controlling the levers of power, making life difficult for minorities. Amongst the xenophobic trends spreading […]
Asylum: Deportation to Pakistan: ‘Should I go back to death?’
Many Ahmadis in Germany fear deportation, while other countries have acknowledged the need of protection of this persecuted minority in Pakistan. ASYL Abschiebung nach Pakistan: “Soll ich zurück in den […]
Religious scholar Muhammad Ali Mirza survives attempt on life in Jhelum
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page The scholar was stabbed with a knife during his weekly lecture, police said.Police have arrested […]
NON-FICTION: PROFILING GOD IN ISLAM
Source: Dawn. Com In 2014, in a bombing raid on the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Jordanian air force pilot Muath al Kasasbeh crashed his plane near Raqqa in Syria. He was promptly captured and ISIS used the social media platform Twitter to crowdsource suggestions on […]
Defying numbers, PTI-backed Sanjrani wins coveted Senate chairman slot
Source: Dawn PTI candidate Sadiq Sanjrani won another term as the Senate chairman on Friday in a blow to the joint opposition — despite the latter having a majority in the Upper House. The opposition challenged the result of the election after it was announced that seven votes cast in […]
DEPORTATION – Not safe in Pakistan
Stefan Simonvon More than 200 Ahmadis from Hessen (Germany) are threatened with deportation to Pakistan. In their home country, they are discriminated against, threatened and feared for their lives as […]
HRC 46th Item 3 General Debate Ahmadiyya Muslims are victims of state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan
Source: HRC The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is perhaps the most obviously persecuted religion in the world today. The Ahmadiyya Muslims are victims of state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan. One of the most recent examples is the target killing of doctor Abdul Qadir on 11 February simply due to the profession of his Islamic faith. Successive […]
Pakistani Blasphemy Laws : A Human Rights Violation
Muzna Erum March 8, 2021 In Pakistan, a college teacher was sentenced to ten years in jail for a supposed blasphemous lecture presented in class on January 8, 2021. According […]
What is terrorism?
Muhammad Amir RanaPublished March 7, 2021 The writer is a security analyst. THE Financial Action Task Force has announced that Pakistan would remain on its grey list for further monitoring for another four months. In this period, the country will have to improve its financial transaction mechanisms so that these […]
Pak tries to turn UN action into terror justification
By IANS| Published: 7th March 2021 By Arul Louis United Nations, March 7 : Pakistan is attempting to turn the UN’s counter-terrorism efforts into justification for terrorism. https://cdn.siasat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pak-tries-to-turn-UN-action-into-terror-justification.webp During the negotiations on a resolution on Global Counter Terrorism Review, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Munir Akram said on Friday that the resolution […]
Trolls in Pakistan Exploit YouTube in Massive Cyber Disinformation Campaign
MARCH 7, 2021 Over 1,000 videos uploaded within 48 hours against the vulnerable Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has uncovered a massive and sophisticated hate campaign organised by […]