” You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State”. This was the vision of Pakistan that our beloved Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah expressed in his historic speech of August 11, 1947 to the first Constituent Assembly of …
Aleeza and I grew up in families where public service was valued and encouraged. We have been involved in many campaigns over the years. Our start occurred when my father Shukoor Ahmed, ran for office several times without any support from the Democratic party establishment. My sister, Raaheela Ahmed, also ran unsuccessfully in 2012 and lost a very close race for the Board of Education. Although she too had no establishment support, she ran again in 2016 and won. Senator …
Pakistan’s decision to let go of a top economist for his religious beliefs has been heavily criticized by world’s top economists. On September 11, Professor Dani Rodrisk of the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor Timur Kuran of Duke University published a statement criticizing Pakistan’s removal of Atif Mian from the EAC. The statement has garnered the attention of world economists and has been endorsed by 93 economists which include 8 Nobel laureates. Nobel winners who signed the statement include Peter …
Mayor of London joined Britain’s Largest Muslim Youth Group on Thursday to Mark £1 million raised by the group for charity The event took place at London’s City Hall on Thursday 6th September and was hosted by Britain’s largest Muslim youth group, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA). The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan presented cheques of over £1 million to charities. The funds were raised by AMYA over the past year as part of its ‘Mercy for Mankind’ initiative. The initiative …
The Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan is passing through a perilous period of attention and scorn. There is a relentless campaign by religious extremists harassing and targeting Ahmadis. This is not a new phenomenon for the Ahmadiyya Community, however, in the recent past this drive has intensified many fold. Urdu newspaper Nawa-e-Waqt recently published a paid advertisement by the Ahmadiyya Community and later due to sheer bigotry and pressure by religious extreme elements published an apology for printing it. The advertisement …
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Eid Mubarak – or at least I thought so, until I heard that 6 innocent Ahmadi Muslims were shot and persecuted for their beliefs. On July 25th, 2018 the people of Pakistan elected star-cricketer Imran Khan from the PTI party to be the country’s Prime Minister. Throughout his campaign Imran Khan had boasted about creating a “Naya Pakistan” but it is evident that Pakistan once again remains the same as it did 30 years ago. In 1974 the Pakistani Government …
Imran Khan has been elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan and taken charge of the government. He has invoked inspirational sentiments among everyday Pakistanis both inside the country and outside. As an Ahmadi of Pakistani origin, I welcome his government and expect improved progress of the nation during his tenure. He has appointed his cabinet and has finally started to govern this great nation of 220 million people. Dr Shireen Mazari has been given the portfolio of Human Rights …
A Pakistani mob attacked an Ahmadi Mosque in Ghaseet Pura, Faisalabad on Thursday evening, during the clash two Ahmadis were injured. According to the Police report the mob attack occurred around 7PM Thursday evening, allegedly due to a dispute between Ahmadi & Sunni teenagers over a cockfight. Police claimed that the dispute escalated when some individuals opened fire, six people including two Ahmadis were injured as a result. The mob then went down to the local Ahmadi Mosque and started …
Pakistan will allow visa free access to Sikh pilgrims during next year’s Guru Nanak Gurpurab, the claim was made by Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu who is currently visiting Pakistan. Sidhu made the claim while speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sidhu said that he met the Pakistani Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony and during his brief meeting, the Military Chief told him of Pakistan Army’s plans to …
Only a few days after the annual 4th-of-July festival brought thousands of people to celebrate American independence in the streets of Philadelphia, the city hosted a different kind of gathering. The Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), an organization with deep ties to the south Asian extremist group Jamaat e Islami (JI), chose the City of Brotherly Love as the venue for its annual Islamist convention. Over the weekend of July 7 and 8th, a number of fanatical speakers addressed …
British MP and former cabinet minister Sir Ed Davey has challenged Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan to reform the country’s discriminatory law against religious minorities. He made the remarks while speaking at Jalsa Salana, the annual Ahmadiyya convention in UK. Speaking at the convention, Sir Edward said: “My final message is a challenge to the new prime minister of Pakistan….Prime Minister Imran Khan. You now have huge responsibilities, you now have a chance to reduce and end …