The Sikh community in Pakistan’s Northern province has complained of mistreatment after local government officials told them to convert to Islam. Farid Chand Singh alleged that the assistant commissioner of Tall tehsil, Yaqoob Khan told members of the minority Sikh community to convert to Islam if they wanted to get their problems resolved. Singh who represents the Sikh community in the area of Hangu said Khan made the comments when the community members paid him a visit to seek his …
Police in the Pakistani city of Bambaanwala registered a case against six people after their names showed up on a Muslim-only voter list. Police registered the case on the orders of the Lahore High Court after a petition by landlord Mazhar Hameed claimed that the six individuals had claimed to be Muslim during the 2015 local bodies elections and included their names on the Muslim-only voter lists. He also alleged that the men had lied about being Muslims in their …
On December 7th the spiritual head of the Shia Ismaili community, Aga Khan IV arrived in Pakistan to lead the community’s Diamond Jubilee in the country.His arrival in Pakistan coincides with the Islamili community’s commemoration of his Diamond Jubilee. The Diamond Jubilee marks the 60 years of his spiritual leadership of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. Ismaili spiritual leader #AgaKhan arrives in Pakistan to take part in #DiamondJubilee celebrations of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community – via @TheIsmaili pic.twitter.com/U5oFgDrmpN — Rabwah Times …
A prominent Pakistani politician has said his political party is open to the idea of supporting a candidate from the much hated Ahmadiyya sect of Islam. Asad Umar who is a policy head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and member of Pakistan’s National Assembly made the comments Tuesday at an event in the U.S. state of Virginia. Answering a Rabwah Times reporter’s question about whether PTI would support an Ahmadi candidate in the elections by offering him a ticket, Umar said: …
Muslims celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in the Pakistani city of Sialkot set a new precedent with an exhibit of mock graves which came complete with threatening posters hanging over them. The exhibit which was set up in the market center of the old city was targeted against the Ahmadis, who have once again become the focus of a hate campaign by politicians and Islamists. Posters hung above the mock graves had death threats against Ahmadis written on them, which …
Muslims groups have defended their decision to host a hate conference which called for the use of force against ‘non-Muslims’. CAIR executive director also spoke out in defense of the organizers. A week earlier Rabwah Times through covert video and audio recordings revealed how speakers at an Islamist conference in Virginia called for the use of force against ‘non-Muslims’ and urged American Muslims to not vote for ‘Non-Muslim’ candidates. The sister organizations Idara Dawat Idara Dawat-O-Irshad Inc and Khatme Nubuwwat …
Izmir, Turkey Imagine fleeing violent war and devastation in your homeland, only to assume a life of hunger and poverty in a foreign country. Rather than sentence themselves to live confined government camps, many families take the alternative option and break out on their own in hopes of survival. Stranded, hungry, and hiding in tents far from civilization at risk of being evicted at any moment—this is the harsh reality that many Syrian refugees are now faced with. These …
The Pakistan-born leader of Ahmadi Muslims, who presently resides in London has increased his security after receiving death threats from other Muslims. The Times, a British daily newspaper reported that the Metropolitan police were investigating threats from British Muslims against the Ahmadi community and its leader. His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad who is the spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has lived in self-imposed exile in Britain since 2003. The Evening Standard named him as the most influential Londoner …
Students from the small Pakistani town of Rabwah swept up top positions in the annual Secondary School (SSC) and Higher Secondary School (HSSC) exams. A ceremony was held on November 15th in Karachi where the top achievers were honored by Aga Khan University Examination Board, the accrediting body for the exams. Girls outnumbered the boys across the board. In SSC exams Samreen Raja from Nusrat Jehan Academy (NJA) Girls High School scored second across Pakistan with 1029 marks. While five other students …
ٹریفک قوانین کی آگاہی کے متعلق ڈی ایس پی ٹریفک میڈم زاہدہ پروین کا چنا ب نگر کے تعلیمی اداروں کا وزٹ۔ کم عمر بچوں کو ڈرائیونگ جیسے اقدامات سے روکنے کی ہدایت تفصیلات کے مطابق ڈی پی او رانا طاہر رحمن خان کی ہدایت پر ٹریفک حادثات کی روک تھام کے لیے عملی اقدامات جاری ہیں۔ٹریفک قوانین کی آگاہی کے متعلق ڈی ایس پی ٹریفک میڈم زاہدہ پروین نے چناب نگر کے تعلیمی اداروں کا وزٹ کیا اور طلباء …
Pakistan born Islamic cleric Rafiq Khan defined America as “The land of Infidels” at a fundraiser for his Islamic charity this Saturday. The event which was held at a Holiday Inn in Springfield, Virginia attracted over 100 participants. Speakers included an Islamist from Pakistan as well as radical Imams from the states of Maryland, Virginia, and Texas. The conference revolved around the topics of Jihad, Infidels and what can the American Muslim community do to counter conspiracies against Islam. We went …
A Pakistani court has ordered the government to create a database of non-Muslims employed by the Government. The order was given in response to a petition filed by an Islamic cleric. In a petition submitted to Islamabad High Court, Islamic cleric Allah Wasaya of Tehreek-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat demanded that the court: Direct the respondent No.3 [Federal Government] to maintain, henceforth, a separate database of individuals belonging to Qadiani group/Lahori group entering in civil service so that in future they may not be posted …