President Donald Trump’s schedule for Wednesday includes a closed-door lunch with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and the swearing-in of the new U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco. At noon, Trump is set to participate in the swearing-in ceremony for the Ambassador to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco. The ceremony will take place in the Oval Office and is closed to the press. Following the ceremony, Trump will host a private lunch meeting with the Chief of …
Pakistan on Friday called for restraint and dialogue during an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting convened to address escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel, following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and retaliatory attacks on Israeli cities. Pakistan’s UN Ambassador, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, condemned Israel’s actions as “provocative and destabilizing,” warning that such aggression poses a grave threat to regional peace. Ahmad reaffirmed Iran’s right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter and criticized what he described …
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider on Wednesday called on the United Nations to play an active role in easing tensions between Iran and Israel, warning that the conflict could engulf the entire region. Speaking at a meeting with lawmakers Shehla Raza and Nabil Gabol at the Governor’s House, Haider expressed Pakistan’s solidarity with Iran, calling it a “brotherly neighbor.” He emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to peace but warned that the country would not compromise its sovereignty or territorial integrity. “The Pakistan …
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday began repatriating Pakistani nationals stranded in Iran as tensions between Israel and Iran continue to rise. A PIA spokesperson confirmed that a special flight was dispatched to Mashhad, a northeastern Iranian city, to evacuate Pakistani pilgrims and other citizens affected by the deteriorating security situation in the region. The repatriation efforts come amid heightened fears of potential fallout from the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, which has raised security concerns and disrupted travel across the Middle …
A Punjab government agency is facing criticism after excluding members of the Ahmadiyya community from participating in an upcoming auction for residential and commercial plots, including in Chenabnagar, the community’s headquarters. The Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) published the advertisement on April 17, explicitly stating that only Muslims are eligible to bid for 17 plots in Jhang, Chiniot, Shorkot, and Chenabnagar. The advertisement also warned that any bids submitted by Ahmadis would be canceled, and their deposits would …
An Ahmadi man was brutally stabbed to death on Friday morning in the town of Rabwah. In the murder case registered in Chenab Nagar police station, the police were told that 60-year-old Naseer Ahmed along with his brother Munir Ahmed went out to the town’s bus stop to buy household goods on Friday morning when an unknown man standing at the bus stop started a conversation with them. According to details the assailant had a white bag in his hand. …
Advocate Babar Mahmood Basra was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Rabwah, Pakistan. According to police, the murder took place near Chungi No. 3 on Sargodha Road. Advocate Babar Mahmood Basra was returning home from Ahmednagar to his home in Rabwah when he was shot dead by unknown persons. Police said that the body has been moved to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Lalian for postmortem and search for the culprits is on.
An Ahmadi man was shot dead in the Nankana Sahib District of Pakistan on Thursday. The man was identified as 45-year-old Maqsood Ahmad, a Pakistan Army veteran, and an avid volleyball player. The attackers shot Ahmad on Thursday at around 9 PM as he was irrigating his farmland in Chak 33 Dharowali. Police confirmed the shooting took place but declined to offer any comment. According to family members, the victim was a dual British-Pakistani citizen, and this was his first …
On Sunday Ahmadi Muslim women of Qadian celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan with great devotion and pomp. The celebrations which took place on August 22nd were hosted by Qadian MLA Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa and were attended by a large number of women and children. The main attraction of the celebrations were the Ahmadi Muslim women who tied the Rakhi thread to MLA Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa. On this occasion, the MLA expressed his love for his sisters by …
Two siblings from Rabwah have set a new record for being the youngest students to take the IELTS exam, the examinations body said on Thursday. Qamar Muneer Akbar and Qamar-un-Nisa Akbar passed the IELTS exam and achieved the unbeatable score of 9 in speaking, 8 in listening, and an overall band score of 7.5. Previously Qamar Muneer had become the youngest student to pass the IGCSE exams at the age of eight. After moving to the UAE from Pakistan, the …
A renowned Pakistani Kashmiri activist has encouraged the massacre of minority Ahmadis by saying Muslims should have killed their leader. Sundas Malik, the chairperson of UJKC (United Jammu And Kashmir Coalition), made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking to a Twitter space audience. Malik said: “I want to say something to all my Muslim brothers, We Muslims made one mistake concerning Qadianis [Ahmadis], which we have to accept. Their leader Mirza Ahmad should have been killed right then and there. …
According to 2017 Census numbers released by Pakistan, the total population of Ahmadis declined by 35% in 19 years. The Census numbers show that, from 1998 to 2017, Pakistan lost about 104,000 Ahmadis. During the 1998 census, Ahmadis made up 0.22% of the total population, with 291,175 residents. Meanwhile, in the recent 2017 census, that number dropped to 186,916, making them just 0.09% of the total population of 207.68 million. The sharp deterioration in the Ahmadi population signals mass migration …