Source: Pew Research Center BY ALEKSANDRA SANDSTROM Five years ago today, Taliban gunmen tried to kill Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan in response to her advocacy of education for girls. The Taliban justified the attack […]
Source: https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/10/captain-safdar-not-issued-statements-ahmadis-pm-abbasi/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Captain Safdar should not have made statements against the Ahmadi community in the National Assembly. In an interview to a private news channel, the prime minister stated that neither he nor Pakistan Muslim […]
Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1529859/pm-seek-explanation-capt-safdar-tirade-ahmadiyya-community/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has distanced himself and his party, the PML-N, from the tirade of a ruling party lawmaker against the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar, a son-in-law of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, has called for a ban on hiring Ahmadis in the military […]
Source: http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/detail.php?hnewsid=6650 Karachi: October 12, 2017. (PCP) The wave of anger and fear spread among religious minorities after speech of one of ruling party Pakistan Muslim League PML (N) leader in National Assembly of Pakistan on October 10, 2017. Captain (Rtd) Safdar, who is son in law of former prime minister […]
Safdar called assassin Mumtaz Qadri a hero By Raza Habib Raja an hour ago SHARE TWEET EMAIL Did this hateful diatribe represent Awan’s personal views only or was it orchestrated by the party leadership? A few days ago, I came across a video making rounds on social media which disturbed me a whole lot. […]
Strongly condemn Capt Safdar’s remarks about Ahmadis in National Assembly. We must all speak out and oppose this bigotry
Source: Al Jazeerah By Asad Hashim More than 250 members of the Ahmadi sect have been killed since 1984, according to the community [Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – Three members of Pakistan‘s persecuted […]
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Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/11-Oct-2017/army-highlights-minorities-services-following-safdar-s-diatribe-against-ahamdis The military on Wednesday took exception to PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar’s diatribe against the persecuted Ahmadi community. In a press conference, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan is for all irrespective of religion or sect. “We are a Muslim-majority state but the […]
Earlier, the Archbishop also visited the largest Mosque in Western Europe, the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. During the meeting, the Caliph and the Archbishop discussed the continued persecution of […]
Few days ago Captain (Rtd) Safdar (son in law of Nawaz Sharif) delivered a hate speech against Ahmadies in Pakistan Parliament. How various social media activists and other reacted to it can be seen in this program. LINK of the Program A presentation by MTA Pakistan “Sach to ye […]
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Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Baha’i poet who was jailed for almost a decade in Iran has won a writing award celebrating free speech. Mahvash Sabet shares the […]
Source: BBC News Three people from ethnic minority backgrounds in Britain have told the BBC how they believe race inequality has affected their lives. One woman, Shazia Khan from Birmingham, […]
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