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Religious Freedom – A Myth in Pakistan
Eid Mubarak – or at least I thought so, until I heard that 6 innocent Ahmadi Muslims were shot and persecuted for their beliefs. On July 25th, 2018 the people of Pakistan elected star-cricketer Imran Khan from the PTI party to be the country’s Prime Minister. Throughout his campaign Imran Khan had boasted about creating a “Naya Pakistan” but it is evident that Pakistan once again remains the same as it did 30 years ago. In 1974 the Pakistani Government …
How will ‘Naya Pakistan’ treat Ahmadis ?
Imran Khan has been elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan and taken charge of the government. He has invoked inspirational sentiments among everyday Pakistanis both inside the country and outside. As an Ahmadi of Pakistani origin, I welcome his government and expect improved progress of the nation during his tenure. He has appointed his cabinet and has finally started to govern this great nation of 220 million people. Dr Shireen Mazari has been given the portfolio of Human Rights …
Mob attacks Ahmadi Mosque in Faisalabad
A Pakistani mob attacked an Ahmadi Mosque in Ghaseet Pura, Faisalabad on Thursday evening, during the clash two Ahmadis were injured. According to the Police report the mob attack occurred around 7PM Thursday evening, allegedly due to a dispute between Ahmadi & Sunni teenagers over a cockfight. Police claimed that the dispute escalated when some individuals opened fire, six people including two Ahmadis were injured as a result. The mob then went down to the local Ahmadi Mosque and started …
Pakistan to open border for Sikh celebrations
Pakistan will allow visa free access to Sikh pilgrims during next year’s Guru Nanak Gurpurab, the claim was made by Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu who is currently visiting Pakistan. Sidhu made the claim while speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sidhu said that he met the Pakistani Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony and during his brief meeting, the Military Chief told him of Pakistan Army’s plans to …
South Asian Islamists gain ground in Philadelphia
Only a few days after the annual 4th-of-July festival brought thousands of people to celebrate American independence in the streets of Philadelphia, the city hosted a different kind of gathering. The Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), an organization with deep ties to the south Asian extremist group Jamaat e Islami (JI), chose the City of Brotherly Love as the venue for its annual Islamist convention. Over the weekend of July 7 and 8th, a number of fanatical speakers addressed …
British MP Sir Edward Davey challenges Imran Khan
British MP and former cabinet minister Sir Ed Davey has challenged Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan to reform the country’s discriminatory law against religious minorities. He made the remarks while speaking at Jalsa Salana, the annual Ahmadiyya convention in UK. Speaking at the convention, Sir Edward said: “My final message is a challenge to the new prime minister of Pakistan….Prime Minister Imran Khan. You now have huge responsibilities, you now have a chance to reduce and end …
چناب نگر:پنجاب فوڈاتھارٹی کے تحت فوڈ کا کاروبار کرنے والوں کیلئے آگاہی سیمینار کا انعقاد
چناب نگر(غدیر احمد بھٹی کی رپورٹ)پنجاب فوڈاتھارٹی کے تحت فوڈ کا کاروبار کرنے والوں کیلئے آگاہی سیمینار کا انعقادتفصیلات کے مطابق پنجاب فوڈ اتھارٹی اور انجمن تاجران کے زیر اہتمام فوڈز کے متعلق آگاہی سیمینار کا انعقاد کیا گیا جس میں شہر بھر کے کھانے پینے کی اشیاء فروخت کرنے والے دوکانداروں نے شرکت کی فوڈ سیفٹی آفیسر قاسم رضا نے حاضرین سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پنجاب فوڈ اتھارٹی آپ کے لئے کام کر رہی ہے تاکہ صحت مند …
پاکستان بھر میں چناب نگرکی طالبات اول نمبر پر
چناب نگر(غدیر احمد بھٹی کی رپورٹ)تفصیلات کے مطابق آغا خان یونیورسٹی بورڈ پاکستان بھر میں میٹرک اور ایف ایس سی میں چناب نگر کی طالبات نے پہلی ٹاپ پوزیشنز حاصل کرلیں۔مریم صدیقہ گرلز ہائیر سیکنڈری سکول کی طالبہ مایہ احمد نے 1100 نمبرز میں سے 1033 نمبرز حاصل کرکے پاکستان بھر سے میٹرک میں پہلی پوزیشن حاصل کی۔جبکہ نصرت جہاں گرلز کالج کی طالبہ مریم احسان نے انٹر میڈیٹ میں 1100 نمبرز میں سے 1018 نمبرز حاصل کرکے پاکستان بھر …
Documentary: In Every Dream Home a Heartache
Over the last twenty years or so hundreds of mansions have appeared in the Kharian region of the Punjab. Each mansion represents a successful migration to the West – some to the UK but mostly to Norway. For three or four weeks a year the mansions are holiday homes to the returning migrants and their Norwegian born children. This is often a time when differences and rifts in extended families emerge and a time when young people must assess their …
Elections 2018- only if I could Vote!
27years of my life, multiple elections I have seen but never found my parents going on the election day to cast their vote. Confused and indignant at the same time, tried to figure out the actual issue. The only answer I could get get was “we can’t vote because we are Ahmadis (Qadiyanis as per 99.9% Pakistanis). So after much research I found two major facts in this regard and to my shock hardly people are aware of them and …
General Elections – An Ahmadi’s Perspective
We are at the eve of the long-awaited day of general elections in Pakistan. There is a continuous effort by almost all political parties to justify their position on Ahmadis in turn to validate their own faith. This has become the central theme by all lead politicians with the unique exception of Jibran Nasir who has refused to talk about religious affiliations during his campaign. In this process of reclaiming Islam many politicians have uttered vile and hateful declarations against …