Pakistan plans to bring 30,000 madrasas under government control
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 29, 2019 By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan plans to take control of a network of over 30,000 madrasas as part of a […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan concludes official visit to China
Aisha Mahmood April 29, 2019 Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded on Monday his four-day official trip to China on the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The premier attended the 2nd Belt […]
Pakistan Embarrassed; Russian Vladimir Putin Declines To Meet Imran Khan at BRI Summit
By EurAsian Times – April 29, 2019 In a massive embarrassment to Pakistan, Islamabad could not convince Russia for a bilateral meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Imran […]
Fears grow in Sri Lanka for refugees targeted by mob violence
More than 1,000 refugees, mainly Ahmadi Muslims from Pakistan, under police protection Jack Power, Joe Humphreys Ahmadi refugees from Pakistan at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Centre in Pasyala, Sri Lanka, […]
Pakistan says it is on the road to major change, but few are fully persuaded
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 29, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) applauses as he is observes the fly-past by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 […]
Stand United: Sri Lanka must not fall into the terrorists’ trap and allow communal disharmony
April 26, 2019, In signs that the Sri Lankan terror bombings have put a strain on social relations in that country, several Pakistani refugees were violently attacked by locals […]
Sri Lankan Ahmadi Muslims flee feared backlash
Sri Lankan navy soldiers perform security checks on motorists at a road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Sri Lanka banned drones and unmanned aircraft and set off more controlled detonations of suspicious items Thursday four days after suicide bombing attacks killed more than 350 people in and […]
Wisdom From The Fringe
In an era of ideology and nationalism, reflections of what ails Pakistan Written by Khaled Ahmed | Updated: April 27, 2019 1:00:16 am Khaled Ahmed was born in 1943 in […]
After Sri Lanka Easter massacre, local Muslims, refugees fear backlash
Communities worry the Islamic State-claimed attack that killed around 250 people will bring both government and mob retaliation 25 April 2019 Ahmadi Muslim refugees at a community center where […]
Muslims in hiding in Sri Lanka as tensions rise after bombings
Group of about 500 Muslims being sheltered in one city after fleeing Negomobo, as communal tensions rise Michael Safi in Colombo @safimichael Fri 26 Apr 2019 A Sri Lankan […]
Pakistan PM starts tour of Iran by first visiting the shrine city of Mashhad
April 21, 2019 TEHRAN – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Iran on Sunday for an official two-day tour on the invitation of President Hassan Rouhani. This marks the first […]
Iran and Pakistan to form joint rapid reaction force at border – Rouhani
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 22, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference with Iraqi President Barham Salih (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan makes first visit to Iran
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP TEHRAN Published 21.04.2019 Reuters Photo Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan began his first official visit to Iran on Sunday for talks set to focus on […]
Hazrat Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan r.a. – Part IV
19th April 2019 Hazrat Chaudhry Sahibra was a companion of the Promised Messiahas, member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council, judge of the Federal Court of India, president of the International […]
Loving a country that doesn’t love you back
BY SANA AHMAD , (LAST UPDATED APRIL 3, 2019) The New Zealand massacre through the eyes of an Ahmedi abroad Ever since I moved abroad, I have felt it is […]
Pakistan watchdog decries forced conversions, curbs on media
Source: Associated Press BY Munir Ahmed ISLAMABAD (AP) — An independent rights watchdog on Monday raised concerns about incidents in Pakistan of forced conversions and marriages of girls from the […]
Letter of the Day: A comparison of two tragedies
Letter to the editor from Hammad Sharif READER LETTERS Updated: April 17, 2019 Recently, I read the story about how one Saskatonian just missed being a possible victim of the […]
Nothing being done to halt Hazara genocide
By IMAD ZAFAR Pakistan’s Hazara community, which mostly consists of Shiites and most of whom reside in the province of Balochistan, again suffered a huge blow when on Friday they were […]
Ahmadiyya also used by Pakistan as a Cautionary Tale of Religious Fanaticism
Source: Wire As the BJP champions sectarianism in India, Pakistan’s trajectory is a striking example of the consequences of enabling and capitulating to religious zealots. By now, you are sure to have seen a tweet from @bjp4india which promises to roll out the National Register of Citizens all over India […]
Pakistan as a Cautionary Tale of Religious Fanaticism
As the BJP champions sectarianism in India, Pakistan’s trajectory is a striking example of the consequences of enabling and capitulating to religious zealots. By now, you are sure to […]