Radicals distribute Jihadi fliers against Ahmadis in Faisalabad

All-Pakistan Students Khatm-e-Nubuwat Federation are handing out Pamphlets labelling members of the Ahmadiyya community “Wajibul Qatl” (‘liable to be murdered’), and inciting people to attack followers of the faith, are being openly and widely distributed in Punjab’s hub Faisalabad, Not only that the weekly Khatm-e-Nabuwat magazine website states that anyone who commits the “crime” of leaving “Islam” should be killed. But the shocking fact is that the leaflet contains a list of names of Ahmadi industrialists, doctors and businesses. The …

US condemns Jang Group & Geo TV for inciting Violence

In a leaked US  Diplomat cable the US has condemned GeoTv and its owner Jang Media Group for airing stories that encourage violence, the cable dated 11/26/2008 highlights how the network specifically targeted the Ahmadiyya Community which resulted in the murder of two prominent Ahmadi leaders after Geo Tv Network aired the program “Aaalim Online” on September 7, 2008. In the program guests used the phrase “Wajib ul Qatal” or “Duty to Kill” for those who believed in Ahmadiyyat.The cable …

Rana Abrar Hussain – Face of Yellow Journalism

A few days ago Chenab Nagar (Rabwah) was rocked by a terrible crime which happened in the local Main marketplace where a Local journalist named Rana Abrar Hussain was shot dead. This resulted in the local newspapers and media outlets publishing hate filled news reports. In these reports the readers were lead to believe that the murder was carried out on the orders of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. This resulted in rallies being carried out in different parts of the …

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jammat has no interest in seeking Government or Politics

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat will always continue to serve humanity – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has categorically rebuked the false notion that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat has any interest in seeking political power or leadership of any kind. He said the sole purpose of the community was to seek the pleasure of God Almighty and as a means to achieve this, the Jamaat was involved with humanitarian relief throughout the …

Stone crushers eating up Archaeological Sites

By Aurangzeb Malik: The government needs to take action to stop stone crushing machines eating up the ancient mountains along the River Chenab in Chiniot/Rabwah. The chain of mountains is going to be diminished as mountain stones have been consumed unchecked for commercial purposes for the last many decades. In 2007, a blast in such a mountain resulted in the appearance of a cave from a mountain. The cave, local residents say, had ancient stone statues and other items. Before …

Ahmadiyya Mosque in Mardan attacked by a Suicide Bomb

It is with great regret that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat confirms that yesterday, 3rd September 2010 its Bait-ul-Zikr mosque in Mardan, Pakistan was attacked by two terrorists. One Ahmadi Muslim, Sheikh Amir Raza was martyred during this attack, whilst further loss was prevented by the bravery of the Ahmadi Muslims charged with securing the premises. FACTS On 3rd September 2010 at around 1.05pm local time Mr Ata-ul Hameed was leading the Friday prayers at the Bait-ul-Zikr mosque at Muslimabad, Canal …

US citizen Killed in religiously motivated attack in Pakistan

Pir Habib al-Rehman becomes second Ahmadi Muslim killed in Pakistan this week. It is with great sadness and regret that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat hereby confirms that a well-known and loved Ahmadi Muslim, Pir Habib al-Rehman (60) was martyred earlier today near Sanghar in Sindh Province. According to details currently available Pir Habib-al-Rehman was on his way to his farm when two masked assailants approached his vehicle and shot him twice. One of the shots fired was directly at his …

Pakistan flood survivors from Ahmadiyya community denied shelter & relief goods

MUZAFFARABAD: The government and local clerics refused to shelter around 500 flood-affected families belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in South Punjab’s relief camps. Not only that, the government also did not send relief goods to the flood-hit areas belonging to the Ahmadiyya community, The Express Tribune has learnt during a visit to the devastated Punjab districts of Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. For its part, the government claims that all relief goods are being distributed among survivors without discrimination. …

Former Pakistan Federal Minister Sherry Rehman says persecution Ahmadis ‘un-Islamic’

In a recent episode of the MTA International Islamic talk show ‘Rah-e-Huda’, the former Minister for Communications in Pakistan, Sherry Rehman, spoke about the ongoing persecution and cruelty inflicted upon Ahmadis in Pakistan. During the broadcast she said: “If we look at the Ahadith (sayings) of the Holy Prophet pbuh, it is clear that whatever is happening to Ahmadis is completely un-Islamic” Expressing her disappointment and concern, Sherry Rehman said that because of the long history of persecution borne by …

Islamist terrorists try to kill an Ahmadi Muslim under Trial for Blasphemy Charges

The victim was brought to Mirpur Khas court for a routine case appearance when he was attacked by the terrorists waiting outside the court house.  An Ahmadi Muslim man who is being held in police custody for blasphemy charges under Pakistan’s infamous Blasphemy Laws was attacked while appearing in a court of law in Sind Pakistan, a local TV channel reported. Two members of a banned Islamist terrorists group attempted to murder him, Sind police told MetroOne television station. The …

Ahmadi Doctor gunned down in Karachi

Assistant Professor of Science at Karachi’s Dow University, Dr Najam al-Hasan, is brutally murdered in a religiously motivated attack. We call on the government to act swiftly. Saleem ud Din. It is my sad duty to report that a well-known Ahmadi, Dr Najam al-Hasan, was murdered in a religiously motivated attack last night in Karachi, at approximately 12:15am, while closing his clinic for the day. He was shot dead just as he entered his car by a group of assailants, …