The smell of fried bread, sweets and curries wafted from the community kitchen of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in the north Indian state of Punjab, as a group of around a hundred Sikhs waited for breakfast on Thursday before traveling to Pakistan for an annual pilgrimage. After breakfast, the pilgrims sat with their suitcases and duffel bags outside the office of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, which oversees Sikh temples in the country, as they waited to board buses …
A pregnant Pakistani singer was shot dead while performing at a wedding in Southern Pakistan. Samina Sindhu, a local folk singer was shot dead Tuesday night in a village near Larkana. According to reports, Tariq Jatoi shot Sindhu after she refused to dance during her performance. “Samina declined to dance because she was pregnant,” her husband, Aashiq Ali, said. “Her refusal enraged the accused who killed her.” Sidhu was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead on …
PESHAWAR: Thousands gathered on Sunday at Peshawar’s Ring Road for the gathering organised by the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM). Women, children and students have reached the venue with photographs of their ‘missing’ loved ones. PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen will soon address the crowd. A birds eye view of the PTM Rally in #Peshawar. Official sources say roughly 15 thousand people have gathered. Participants claim much more. pic.twitter.com/hV65nqzvIj — Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) April 8, 2018 The PTM, which shot to fame …
‘نادرا’ نے اسلام آباد کی عدالتِ عالیہ کو بتایا تھا کہ گزشتہ 16 برسوں کے دوران 10205 شہریوں نے قومی شناختی کارڈ میں مذہب کے خانے میں تبدیلی کراتے ہوئے خود کو مسلمان سے احمدی درج کروایا۔ پاکستان میں احمدی مذہب سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد نے اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ کی جانب سے شناختی دستاویزات میں مذہب کی تبدیلی کو عدالت کی اجازت سے مشروط کرنے پر تحفظات کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ اس سے انہیں لاحق …
چناب نگر (ساجد عمران سے) گزشتہ چند ہفتوں میں شہر میں چوری اور ڈکیتی کی واردتیں کرنے والا ملزم گرفتار ۔ تفصیل کے مطابق چناب نگر بازار میں اے بی کلر لیب سے کیمرہ چوری کرنے اور گزشتہ روز کہکشاں کالونی سے گن پوائنٹ پر دوکاندار سے نقدی اور موبائل لوٹنے والا ملزم صفدر ہرل ولد افضل سکنہ چنیوٹ آج اس وقت چناب نگر بازار سے لو کل مقامی انتظامیہ کی خصوصی کاوش سے پکڑا گیا جب وہ چھینا ہوا …
22 people have been injured in a mob attack on an Ahmadiyya Mosque in Bangladesh. According to a report by the Daily Star, a group of 70-80 people from another mosque attacked the Ahmadiyya mosque following Friday prayers. Both of the Mosques are located in the Madarganj Upazila of Jamalpur district, a locality in the north of Bangladesh. Shahidul Islam, the local president of the Madarganj Upazila area, said he had donated his land for the building of an Ahmadi …
Arab-Israeli singer Sami Odeh is quickly becoming a rising star in the Middle East. 24-year-old Sami who grew up in the small neighborhood of Kababir, Haifa has already caught the attention of millions with his music and covers of popular Arabic songs which he regularly posts on his Instagram. His recent song ‘Qet3a Minne‘ which was released in January has already amassed over a million views on YouTube and is gaining popularity on Anghami, the Arab equivalent of Spotify. This …
Islamic clerics in Pakistan have lodged a protest against what they call ‘Fraudulent misrepresentation’ of faith by a student in Gojrah, a city 160 kilometers (100 miles) southwest of Lahore. Speaking at the local press club the clerics demanded action against the ‘fraudulent misrepresentation’ of faith by Bilal Ahmed, a high school student from Chak-297GB. Clerics, Qari Noor Ahmad, Khalid Rizvi, Rana Tariq and others claimed that the teenager had falsely obtained permission to privately sit in high school level exams …
A never seen before video on Pakistan’s most taboo topic, Ahmadiyya Muslim community and how they’ve been unjustly treated by Pakistani legislation and politicians. The hypocrisy of leaders like Imran Khan has further driven a wedge between the Pakistani society and Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. This video also highlights the achievements of copious Ahmadi Heroes who have selflessly endured for the safety and success of Pakistan, but it’s incredulously outrageous that stories of their struggle has been lost behind the …
A small building on the edge of a green rice field is the place Syahidin is raising his four children. Facing the area of rice fields the house which is located in Hamlet Ketapang, West Lombok, looks ideal for family living. Through the walls of the living room and bedroom, you can see the rice paddies that seem to stretch all the way. Jackfruit tree protects the yard and the former porch. It’s just that the house is now just …