Residents of Pakistani town of Chenab Nagar have asked the Government to open an investigation after a local police officer harassed and detained a young Ahmadi child. Children of local Ahmadiyya Youth Association were holding banners to raise public awareness about traffic rules and road safety when officer Asif charged towards the group standing on the roadside and tore off an unnamed boy’s placard, the officer then pulled the boy away and locked him up in his patrol car. Witnesses …
Bilawal Bhutto hints at abolishing Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya Laws
Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari dropped hints that he will work towards abolishing Pakistan’s controversial laws against Ahmadi Muslims. The 28-year-old politician admitted that Pakistan had a lot to answer for the way how minorities were being treated in the country. Responding to a question about the role of Pakistan People’s Party in introducing the legislation against Ahmadis in 1974, Bilawal said: We can go into the past and keep talking about what people have done at …
U.S. issues travel warning for Lahore over anti-Ahmadiyya protests
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for the Pakistani city of Lahore, warning Americans of “religious protests”. The warning comes as religious groups gather for citywide protests against the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The advisory issued by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security said: “On December 16th at approximately 13:30 hrs, two different religious protests are expected to begin in Lahore. The first will start at the Press Club and the second in Data Darbar. Both are scheduled …
چکوال میں احمدیہ کمیونٹی کی مسجد پر دھاوا
پاکستان کے صوبہ پنجاب کے ضلع چکوال میں احمدی برادری کی ایک قدیم عبادت گاہ پر ایک گروہ کی جانب سے حملہ کرنے کے بعد پولیس نے علاقے کا کنٹرول سنبھال لیا ہے۔ پیر کو پیغمبر اسلام کے یومِ ولادت کے موقع پر ضلع چکوال کے گاؤں دولمیال میں موجود احمدی کمیونٹی کی مسجد پر علاقے میں بسنے والے ایک گروہ نے حملہ کیا۔ واقعے کے بعد پنجاب حکومت کے محکمہ داخلہ کی جانب سے سماجی رابطوں کی ویب سائٹ …
غصہ کیا جو ضبط ۔۔۔ تو آنسو نکل گیا ۔۔
عنوان کے لئے مصرعہ حضرت چوہدری محمد علی مضطر مرحوم سے مستعار لیا ہے اور واقعہ یوں ہے کہ جن دنوں حامد میر صاحب روزنامہ اوصاف اسلام آباد کے ایڈیٹر تھے اور راقم الحروف اوصاف میں کالم لکھا کرتا تھا، ان دنوں عاجز نے ایک ادبی رپورٹ اور چوہدری صاحب کی شاعری کے حوالے سے ایک مضمون حامد میر صاحب کے سامنے رکھا کیونکہ مظہر برلاس جو میگزین ایڈیٹر تھے وہ اسے چھاپنے میں متامل تھے کہ چوہدری صاحب کا …
Israelis and Palestinians come together to fight wildfires
The Palestinian Authority sent eight fire trucks and 41 firefighters after massive wildfires tore through central and northern Israel. Police detained 13 people on suspicion of arson. The Wildfires which lasted four days forced 60,000 people to evacuate and affected Israel’s third-largest city of Haifa. The Palestinian crews joined the firefighting efforts on near Haifa and on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Additional firefighters from Ramallah arrived on Saturday morning to help with fires at the West Bank settlement of Halamish. …
کیا نئے پاکستانی چیف آف آرمی اسٹاف قادیانی ہیں ؟
کچھ دن پہلے پاکستان کے نئے آرمی چیف کا اعلان ہوا اور اس اعلان کے ساتھ ہی منفی اور مثبت خبریں آنا شروع ہوگئيں۔ اس کے اگلے دن سوشل میڈیا پر ایک نئی بحث شروع ہوگئی ہے کہ پاکستان کے آرمی چیف قادیانی ہیں۔ افغان ٹائمز اور ایک اور غیر ملکی اخبار نے بھی اس بارے میں لکھا۔ کسی نے ان کو ملک دشمن، کسی نے ان کو اسلام دشمن اور کس نے ان کو قادیانی بیرونی ایجنٹ قرار دیا۔ …
Pakistan’s appointment of new Military Chief sparks religious controversy
Appointment of a new military chief in the largely Muslim country of Pakistan has sparked a religious controversy. The new chief, Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is replacing General Raheel Sharif, has been labeled an ‘Ahmadi’ by the country’s right-wing religious nationalists. The controversy began on November 22nd, when Pakistani Senator, Sajid Meer, published a video on facebook in which he suggested that one of the four Generals being considered for the position of Army Chief had Ahmadi family …
Openly gay Ambassador welcomed to Scandinavia’s largest Mosque
In what seems to be a first-of-its-kind visit, an openly Gay Ambassador joined Muslims at Scandinavia’s largest Mosque for an open dialogue. Artur Wilczynski, who is the Canadian Ambassador to Norway was welcomed to Bait-un-Nasr Mosque in Oslo, Norway by members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Built in 2011, it is the largest mosque among Scandinavian nations. Wilczynski, who was born in Poland is one of the first openly Gay Canadian diplomats. He was appointed as Canadian Ambassador to …
A Pakistani’s American Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, I am reminded of the many reasons why I am thankful. The concept of gratitude in the US began for us five and a half years back when we left Pakistan and came to America. The very first time I stepped on US soil, it felt like my mother took me in her arms. America became our new adopted homeland because life in Pakistan for us became too dangerous. The horrific day came upon us on …
The Ahmadiyya Diaspora: An Interview with author Michael Nijhawan
On October 18th, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslims, the worldwide head of millions of Ahmadis. Over 30,000 of these Ahmadis, call Canada their home, majority of these Ahmadis migrated from Pakistani Punjab due to religious persecution, similar to the Sikh migration from Indian Punjab. This pattern of immigration intrigued Michael Nijhawan, a professor at York University in Canada. Professor Nijhawan ended up writing a book titled “The Precarious Diasporas of Sikh and Ahmadiyya …
Pakistan to deport Turkish teachers ahead of Erdogan visit
Pakistan will deport dozens of Turkish teachers employed at 23 schools linked to the controversial Gülen movement. The order by the Pakistani Interior Ministry came as Turkish President Recep Teyyep Erdogan arrives on a two-day visit to Pakistan. According to reports, the government has ordered all Turkish residents affiliated with ‘Pak-Turk Schools’ to leave Pakistan by November 20th and has also notified Immigration officials in this regard. The foundation which has been active in Pakistan since 1995 currently operates 28 Park-Turk …