Rabwah Times

Pakistani authorities foil terror plot against Ahmadis in Rabwah

Pakistani Security forces foiled a potential terror attack in the Ahmadiyya town of Rabwah on Saturday. According to local media reports, the CTD (Counter-Terrorism Department) raided a vacant Government building adjacent to a Police post and arrested at least one suspect. The CTD also recovered explosives and detonators hidden inside a desktop computer. The suspect was arrested from ‘Muslim Colony’, an ‘illegal settlement’ of Muslims set up by the Pakistani Government which is considered a no-go area for Ahmadis. A …

En Karma team up with Delhi2Dublin vocalist for their latest Single

Canadian Bhangra band EN KARMA has teamed up with the multi-talented Sanjay Seran lead vocalist of Vancouver-based Delhi 2 Dublin to release their new single entitled ‘She Kills.’ Shot in Vancouver, the ‘She Kills’ video is based around the band’s core mantra of Friendship. In the video, the boys can be seen jamming out to Bhangra beats in a recording studio. She Kills continues En Karma’s musical fusion of Canadian World Music meets Bhangra. Their debut album En Karma reached …

Pakistani Diplomat accused of Religious Bias over Oscar Tweet

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi was accused of ‘Religious Bias’ after she deleted a congratulatory tweet about Oscar-winning Muslim actor Mahershala Ali. Ali won the award for best-supporting-actor for his role in the movie “Moonlight”. The 43-year-old who converted to Ahmadiyya sect of Islam in 2001 became the first ever Muslim actor ever to win an Oscar. However, his win did not go down well in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistani Ambassador to the U.N. Maleeha Lodhi, …

Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to win an Oscar

Mahershala Ali made history Sunday night by becoming the first Muslim to win an Oscar. Ali, a Muslim convert since 1999 joined the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a movement seen as heretical by other Islamic sects, in 2001. 43-year-old Ali took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the movie ‘Moonlight’. In the movie, Ali plays Juan, a Cuban-born drug dealer in Miami who becomes a father figure to the bullied child of a drug addict. …

مردم شمار ی کی تیاریاں شروع

چنیوٹ(نامہ نگار)مردم شمار ی کی تیاریاں شروع پاک فوج کے افسران اور جوان مردم شماری کے سلسلہ میں چنیوٹ پہنچنا شروع ہو گئے ۔ڈپٹی کمشنر ،ڈی پی او چنیوٹ اور دیگر افسران سے پاک فوج کے افسران اور جوانوں کی مردم شماری کے سلسلہ میں میٹنگ اور ضلع چنیوٹ کا وزٹ کیا گیا۔تفصیلات کے مطابق کرنل عمران اور میجر عامر کی قیادت میں پاک فوج کے افسروجوانوں نے ضلع چنیوٹ میں مردم شماری کے سلسلہ میں پہنچ گئے ہیں چنیوٹ …

CEO from Ahmadi community killed in Lahore Bomb attack

A prominent Pakistani CEO has died in a bomb attack which left 10 dead and 30 injured. Moazaam Paracha, who was the CEO of Airlink Communications was visiting an upscale shopping center in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore when the Bomb went off. Paracha was a member of the minority Ahmadiyya community and reportedly owned a restaurant in the same shopping center. A spokesperson for Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said: “It will become clear later whether it was a timed …

الجماعة الأحمدية تعلن حملة للسلام في اليونان

بدأت الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية في اليونان بحملة لنشر السلم تحت عنوان “دعونا نتحد من أجل السلام” وذلك بطباعة منشورات تعريفية بعقائد الجماعة، تتضمن هذه المنشورات نبذة تعريفية عن عقائد الجماعة الأحمدية التي نشأت في الهند على يد مؤسسها مرزا غلام احمد، كما تتضمن هذه المنشورات تعريفًا عن المبادئ الأساسية لدين الإسلام، وأيضًا يُظهر المنشور حملات هذه الجماعة السابقة في هذا الصدد. وبقيادة إمام الجماعة في اليونان الأستاذ عطاء النصير المحترم أقامت الجماعة لقاءات فردية مع سادة البلد وتسليمهم هذه المنشورات …

Rabwah students get top positions in Urdu essay-writing contest

Students from Rabwah have scooped up top positions in provincial Urdu essay-writing contest. Chief Minister Punjab’s Essay Writing Competition saw students from Rabwah get top positions for both Inter level as well as Degree level entries. Muqadas Alvi of Nusrat Jehan College won the first place in the Inter level essay writing competition while Zakia Parveen of Jamia Nusrat College got the first spot in Degree level.

Pakistani Minister voices his support for Blasphemy Laws

Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has voiced his support for the country’s controversial Blasphemy laws. He made the comments while speaking at the ‘KhatmeNabuwat’ conference in Golra Sharif on Saturday. Speaking at the conference, Dar said: There would be no change in the blasphemy laws, as Pakistan came into being in the name of Allah and Prophet Muhammad.Pakistan was the only country whose foundation was laid on Islam and Kalma Tayyaba. There would be also no change in KhamteNabuwat laws, …

Pakistanis who Persecute Minorities could be Refused U.S. Visas

U.S. Pres­id­ent Donald Trump’s ex­ec­ut­ive or­der on U.S. refugees and immigration could severely affect Pakistanis who plan on visiting the United States. A draft copy of the executive order published by L.A. Times describes how U.S. visas could be denied to those who engage in “persecution of those who practice other religions”. The order reads: In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry and hatred (including “honor” killings, other forms of violence against …