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Rabwah Times

Artist creates a Sci-Fi Vision of Pakistan

What will the future Pakistan look like? That’s what Pakistani artist Omar Gilani tried to depict in a series of futuristic digital illustrations. Gilani, who is 28 and a Mechanical Engineering by profession says he never received any formal training in arts. “I began digital manipulation and created some art pieces on a digital tablet at university,” In the past, Gilani has been commissioned as a designer by several International organizations which include Save The Children, United Nations, British Council …

Indonesia shuts down Ahmadiyya Mosque in Depok

Ahmadis were forced to perform Friday prayers in the courtyard after Indonesian authorities shut down the community’ Mosque in Depok, a satellite city of the capital, Jakarta. On Thursday, February 23rd, Depok’s municipal police sealed Masjid Al-Hidayah which belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The mayor of Depok said this is the seventh time the Mosque has been sealed since 2011 Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners, including members of the notorious Islam Defenders Front (FPI), staged a rally the on Friday …

Trailer for upcoming documentary on Dr Abdus Salam

Kailoola Productions have released a new trailer for their documentary titled “Abdus Salam”. The docufilm aims to trace Salam’s path from a small village in rural Pakistan to the United Kingdom and Italy. The tells Salam’s story using archival footage, interviews with colleagues, students, and family-members, and on-location footage from Pakistan, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism: Former co-chair Ahmadiyya Caucus

U.S. Congressman and Former co-chair of Ahmadiyya caucus, Ted Poe has urged the U.S. to designate Pakistan a “State Sponsor of Terrorism”. Congressman Poe who leads the House Subcommittee on Terrorism introduced ‘Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Act‘ in US House of Representatives on March 9th, 2017. The Bill pushes the U.S. to declare Pakistan a “state sponsor of terrorism”, or give a detailed justification within 90 days as to why such a designation should not be given to Pakistan. …

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 …