Aisha Sultan: Going back to where you came from
By Aisha Sultan | July 25, 2019 A few years ago I went back to visit the country from where my parents had immigrated to America. It’s in […]
Pakistan: ‘No intention to amend Islamic sections in Constitution’; MYC warns against any move
Source: dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior retired Brig Ijaz Shah has said the government has no intention to amend sections pertaining to Islam in the Constitution. Talking to a delegation of the Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) here on Tuesday, he said the government also had no intention to amend the […]
Donald Trump won hearts and minds in Pakistan this week – and we know he needs our help
The US president needs Pakistani help with brokering a deal in Afghanistan and allowing hundreds of US troops to go home. This isn’t the first time America has reached out, […]
Trump, Pakistan’s Khan discuss way out of Afghanistan war
Jul 23, 2019 – 00:50 By Roberta Rampton and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump voiced optimism on Monday that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could help broker a political settlement to end the nearly 18-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan and held out the possibility of […]
Ahmadi Muslim Refugees in Nepal – Video report
Ahmadi Muslim refugees from Pakistan are seeking safe haven in many countries. Here is a report from Nepal. hthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9FMzHSJMectps://binged.it/2SnGYnS
Actor joins with those struggling for religious freedom in Middle East
Share this story By Kurt Jensen • Catholic News Service • Posted July 18, 2019 WASHINGTON (CNS) — A two-time Academy Award-winning actor lent his support July 16 to the […]
Freed Ahmadi man apprise Trump about community’s persecution in Pak
ANI Published : Jul 18, 2019, 1:53 pm IST The man said that while he can call himself a Muslim in the US, he cannot do so in Pakistan for […]
Trump Meets Victims of Religious Persecution at White House
By Reuters July 17, 2019 WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made religious freedom a centerpiece of his foreign policy, met Wednesday with victims of religious persecution from […]
II was almost forced into marriage – here’s why the government’s crackdown is missing the mark
To eliminate forced marriage we have to understand what really drives parents to abuse their own children Adeem Younis @adeem_younis The Independent Voices Forced marriage is an awful crime, […]
Giving ‘Jinnah’s Pakistan’ back to the Religious Minorities
Daily Times Maria Malik July 12, 2019 Pakistan has an overwhelmingly Muslim community, which accounts for 90 per cent of its 142 million inhabitants. The Muslim population however belongs to several doctrinal groups. Sunnis are in the majority amongst Muslims, with Shia Muslims and Zikris facing discrimination. In 1974, […]
UNPO Conference to Shed Light on Religious Persecution in Pakistan
Source: unpo.org U.S Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom – UNPO Conference Sheds Light on Religious Persecution in Pakistan Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA): What now? 17 July 2019 | 10:00 – 11:00 Second Stage, Marvin Center, George Washington University Continental […]
Ahmadiyya Continue to suffer in Pakistan
Source: AT “At the time of partition in 1947, almost 23% of Pakistan’s population was [composed] of non-Muslim citizens. Today, the proportion of non-Muslims has declined to approximately 3%. The distinctions among Muslim denominations have also become far more accentuated over the years. Muslim groups such as the Shias who […]
Living as an Ahmadi in Pakistan: ‘Our home became an environment of fear’
Source: The Independent When they’re found out, shops refuse to serve them, estate agents won’t rent to them, and their neighbours stage a ‘social boycott’. Raza Hamdani talks to Shafiq […]
‘Under siege’ – Fear and defiance mark life for Pakistan’s minority Hazaras
This content was published on July 5, 2019 By Gul Yousufzai HAZARA TOWN, Pakistan (Reuters) – High walls around the neighbourhoods of Pakistan’s embattled Hazara community in the southwestern city of Quetta are designed to protect them from extremist militants, but also serve as a constant reminder of the threat […]
France returns looted relics to Pakistan
By AFP – Jul 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — France on Tuesday handed over to Pakistan nearly 450 ancient relics, some dating as far back as 4,000BC, seized by […]
Pakistan and religious freedom
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH July 1, 2019 The Foreign Office has rejected the report by US Commission on International Religious Freedom for being biased. It went on to say that […]
Pakistan calls US religious freedom report ‘biased’
June 29, 2019 Pakistan on Friday rejected a report on religious freedom in the country by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), terming it as “biased” and […]
Kababs, kulfis, qormas: Forgotten recipes from Shah Jahan’s kitchens get a second life in this book
‘The Mughal Feast’ by Salma Yusuf Husain recreates the Persian recipe book ‘Nuskha-e-Shahjahani’. Salma Yusuf HusainUpdated The silver twilight of Mughal civilization began with Shah Jahan. Delhi was now a […]
Pakistan proposes 6-point plan at UN to counter racism, religious hatred
APP | Dawn.com June 25, 2019 Pakistan has proposed a six-point plan at the United Nations to counter increasing racism and faith-based hatred, particularly Islamophobia, around the world, Radio Pakistan […]