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Pakistan arrests ‘Muslim Reformer’ for Blasphemy

A Pakistani man who claimed to be a Muslim Reformer has been arrested by the country’s security forces for Blasphemy. According to family members, Nasir Sultani was arrested from Islamabad Airport on March 21st. Days earlier, on March 17th the BBC reported that Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court had added Sultani’s name onto the ECL (exit control list) and instructed the FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) to prepare a detailed report on him. 51-year-old Sultani claimed to be …

Ahmadi man shot dead in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan

An Ahmadi leader was killed Thursday morning after unidentified gunmen opened fire on him and his son. Malik Saleem Latif, who was also a prominent lawyer was on his way to the local court on a motorbike along with his son Advocate Farhan, when the unidentified attackers trailing behind them opened fire. As a result, Latif who was related to Pakistani Nobel Prize winner Dr. Abdus Salam died on the spot while his son survived the attack. Speaking to the …

5 Facts about Dulmial Mosque which was targeted by a Muslim Mob

In December last year, a mob of over 3,000 Muslims attacked a small Mosque in Northern Pakistan. The incident gained worldwide attention as people wondered why would Muslims attack a Mosque? Here’s what you need to know about the Mosque and why it was attacked. 1.  The Mosque locally known as Darul Zikar is located in the village of Dulmial Village in Punjab, Pakistan and has been used as a house of prayer by the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. 2. …

Ahmadi child detained and harassed by Pakistan Police

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 …