The politicisation of the Ahmadi issue
Source: The Express Tribune By Raza Habib Raja, who is a recent Cornell graduate and currently pursuing his PhD in political science at Maxwell School, Syracuse University. This is the […]
‘COVID-19 used by Pak as cover for increased human rights abuses’
19 May 2020 Brussels, [Belgium] May 18 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis, sweeping the world has been used by Pakistan as a cover for increased human rights abuses in many forms, […]
Pakistani Ahmadi Leaders Fear Backlash After New Minority Commission Formation
WASHINGTON – Leaders of Pakistan’s Ahmadi community fear a recent debate surrounding the group’s Muslim status and potential membership in a newly formed minority commission could put the group’s security […]
Blindly to oblivion
Source: Dawn Another self-created flashpoint that threatens to devastate society is a global economic system that is unjust and cruel. As the poor and the vulnerable suffer most from Covid-19 — as they do from other diseases — we can see why the deprived are becoming increasingly resentful of a […]
Op-Ed. Pakistani Religious Zealots’ obsession with Ahmadis: a non-issue in 2020
The Writer, a Pakistani law student, from the University of Maryland, United States argues that if Jacquline Kennedy were to fly PIA today she would not make her famous statement: […]
Op-Ed: Ahmadis and Jinnah
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH May 4, 2020 DAILY TIMES For the past few weeks one has noticed a spike in hatred against the tiny Ahmadi community in Pakistan. Ahmadis it must […]
You may have abducted my father but you can’t take away his bravery
My father, Idris Khattak, a devoted human rights defender and the most selfless man I know, disappeared on 13 November 2019. I have not heard from him. No one has […]
HRW slams exclusion of Ahmadis from Pakistan minority commission
HRW calls exclusion of Ahmadiyya from commission ‘absurd’, while sect leaders warn it could lead to greater persecution. by Asad Hashim 8 May 2020 Ahmadis routinely face widespread discrimination in […]
Punjab Assembly resolution for conditional inclusion of Ahmadis in minorities commission
Amjad Mahmood Updated May 13, 2020 Community to be included if chief “submits in writing that they accept the Constitution, their status as non-Muslims.” — APP/File LAHORE: Lauding the […]
A Mistake Every Ahmadi Child In Pakistan Makes
Source: Naya Daur By Raheel Ali Raheel Ali writes about being an Ahmadi in Pakistan, a tale as old as time, a tale of hope and despair and the longing […]
USCIRF Welcomes Establishment of Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities as a First Step
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2020 USCIRF Welcomes Establishment of Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities as a First Step Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom […]
Covid-19 fails to halt blasphemy allegations in Pakistan
Pakistan Today May 7, 2020 by KK Shahid , (Last Updated 2 days ago) LAHORE: The Covid-19 pandemic might’ve halted the entire world, with almost 3.3 million infections and over […]
Amid Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya discrimination, ration distributed by community workers returned
Last Updated: 6th May, 2020 A Pakistani journalist shared a video wherein people are returning the rations distributed by the Ahmadi relief workers in Karachi, amid wider discrimination […]
Throwing Ahmadis to the wolves
Source: Indica News By Justice Markandey Katju, who is former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India In my article ‘Chaos and hardship: Imran Khan […]
How long will Pakistan continue to marginalise Ahmadis?
By Raza Habib Raja Published: May 5, 2020 Tweet Email One thing I have often heard from some ‘moderate’ Pakistanis is that we are more rational and thoughtful than Indians […]
Pakistan minister calls for beheading of blasphemers
Ali Khan’s comments follow reports that Ahmadis will join a new minorities council Ali Muhammad Khan denied media reports that Ahmadis would be part of a new minorities council. (Photo […]
Surviving as an Ahmadi in Pakistan
Source: Pulitzer Center By Ayilah Chaudhary After a decade’s worth of service in Pakistan’s Armed Forces, Ali Akhtar Tariq, a 38-year-old aeronautical engineer, says he was demoted, threatened, and eventually […]
Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pak’ Omits Ahmadiyyas From Minorities Commission, Cites ‘sensitivity’
Pakistan has omitted the Ahmadiyya community from its National Commission of minorities citing religious and historical sensitivity. Written By Digital Desk | Mumbai | Updated On: May 02, 2020 Sharing […]
‘God Created the Virus. But Now He Has Lost Control.’
Source: New York Times Pakistan’s government is dithering in the face of the epidemic because it’s not sure what to fear the most. By Mohammed Hanif, (@mohammedhanif), who is the […]