Pakistani TV show host, Orya Maqbool Jan has reportedly been stopped from traveling to Norway after his videos against Ahmadiyya & Jewish community went viral in the country. Jan was supposed to fly out to Oslo for an Islamic event. The claim has been made by Orya Maqbool Jan’s very own TV Show ‘Harf e Raz’ which airs weekly on Pakistan’s NEO TV Network. The report which aired on October 24th claimed that: “The right to free expression, freedom to …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Over the last twenty years or so hundreds of mansions have appeared in the Kharian region of the Punjab. Each mansion represents a successful migration to the West – some to the UK but mostly to Norway. For three or four weeks a year the mansions are holiday homes to the returning migrants and their Norwegian born children. This is often a time when differences and rifts in extended families emerge and a time when young people must assess their …
As Pakistan heads into parliamentary elections this week, the country’s minorities are looking for better representation and a voice that will speak up for them in what rights groups warn is in an increasingly intolerant atmosphere in this Muslim-majority nation. It’s an uphill struggle for Pakistani Christians, Sikhs, Ahmadis and others. Minority religions make up just 4 percent of Pakistan’s 200 million people; Shiites account for about 15 to 20 percent of the Muslim population. The country’s complicated electoral system …
With a saffron turban on his head and Tika on his forehead Rana Hamir Singh is of the last remaining Hindu rulers of Sindh. He was crowned ‘Rana Saheb’ in 2009 after the passing of his father Rana Chandra Singh. The Rana’s ruled what was once the kingdom of Amarkot. However all is not lost, 61-year-old Rana Hamir Singh still oversees the vast Umerkot Estate which is spread over 22000 sq k.m. in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh. The jagir …
Imran Khan’s alleged ‘Sajda’ and his consequent defense of religion being a private matter has prompted questions from many including his ex-wife Reham Khan. Reham claimed that if according to Khan and his supporters religion was a private matter then why have they frequently used religion to advance their political goals. In a tweet Reham said: If you think religion is a personal thing then why do you use footage of praying pilgrimage & Islamic references in speeches? Why did …
اسلام آباد (ویب ڈیسک) نامور پاکستانی گلوکارہ و ماڈل مومنہ مستحسن کا کہنا ہے کہ لوگ ان کی آواز پر نہیں بلکہ خوبصورت چہرے پر زیادہ توجہ دیتے ہیں۔کوک اسٹوڈیو میں’’آفرین آفرین‘‘گانے سے شہرت حاصل کرنے والی پاکستان کی معروف گلوکارہ مومنہ مستحسن کا حال ہی میں بھارتی گلوکار ارجن کنونگوکے ساتھ گانا ’’آیاناتو‘‘ریلیز ہوا ہے۔ تاہم گانے کو پاکستانی اوربھارتی شائقین کی جانب سے ملاجلا ردعمل موصول ہورہا ہے۔ گانے کی ریلیز کے حوالے سے مومنہ مستحسن نے بھارتی …