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Counselor from German Embassy in Pakistan visits Rabwah

On Monday the German Embassy in Pakistan shared details about their counselor’s visit to the town of Rabwah, home to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan. The visit was lead by the press and cultural counselor of the German Embassy. During the tour, the counselor paid a visit to the Tahir Heart Center, which is considered amongst the top cardiac hospitals in Pakistan. In a Facebook post, the Embassy described the visit as “Interesting” and said: Our counselor for the …

ربوہ میں ڈکیتی کی وارداتیں کرنے والا ملزم گرفتار

چناب نگر (ساجد عمران سے) گزشتہ چند ہفتوں میں شہر میں چوری اور ڈکیتی کی واردتیں کرنے والا ملزم گرفتار ۔ تفصیل کے مطابق چناب نگر بازار میں اے بی کلر لیب سے کیمرہ چوری کرنے اور گزشتہ روز کہکشاں کالونی سے گن پوائنٹ پر دوکاندار سے نقدی اور موبائل لوٹنے والا ملزم صفدر ہرل ولد افضل سکنہ چنیوٹ آج اس وقت چناب نگر بازار سے لو کل مقامی انتظامیہ کی خصوصی کاوش سے پکڑا گیا جب وہ چھینا ہوا …

Rabwah students celebrate Christmas with Christian neighbors

Christian kids in the small Pakistani town of Chenab Nagar got a pleasant surprise when on Christmas morning their Muslim neighbors showed up at their doors with treats. The group of Ahmadi Muslim students from the Nasir Higher Secondary school started their Monday morning with kids of the small Christian community adjacent to the town’s Bethlehem Catholic Church. The students who were led by their teachers and principal also went door to door in the parish and shared Christmas treats with Christian kids. …

PTI open to supporting an Ahmadi candidate in elections: Asad Umar

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: …

Rabwah students sweep top positions in nationwide annual exams

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 …

The Days of Jalsa

And so as another year passes the days that have been long awaited by the member of the Jamaat finally arrive. For it is once again time for the faithful to gather at the hand of the khalifa to participate in a 3 day event which will inevitably alter the course of their spiritual lives. The event which draws people in the thousands to the open green fields of Alton, Hampshire holds great significance not only for Ahmadi Muslims around …

Pakistan: Men sentenced to three years in prison for “Excessive use of Quran”

A Pakistani court on Wednesday sentenced two men to three years in prison for “Excessive use of Quran” The two men, Idris Ahmed and SabaulZafar were charged with”excessive use of Quran and Islamic literature” along with illegal possession of the Islamic Holy book. Both men were given a three-year prison sentence and fined PKR 50,000 (USD 475) by the anti-terrorism court. The men who belong to the minority Ahmadiyya community were arrested by Pakistan’s security forces in December last year during …

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 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 …

Pakistani authorities foil terror plot against Ahmadis in Rabwah

Pakistani Security forces foiled a potential terror attack in the Ahmadiyya town of Rabwah on Saturday. According to local media reports, the CTD (Counter-Terrorism Department) raided a vacant Government building adjacent to a Police post and arrested at least one suspect. The CTD also recovered explosives and detonators hidden inside a desktop computer. The suspect was arrested from ‘Muslim Colony’, an ‘illegal settlement’ of Muslims set up by the Pakistani Government which is considered a no-go area for Ahmadis. A …

Canadian Jews urge Canada to ‘address’ persecution of Pakistani Ahmadis

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs has condemned the recent attacks on Ahmadis in Pakistan and urged Canada’s Ministry of Foreign affairs to raise the issue of Ahmadiyya persecution with Pakistan. In a statement President of CIJA, Shimon Koffler Fogel said: We are deeply troubled by the recent mob attack on the Ahmadi mosque in Chakwal and raid on their offices in Rabwah. Freedom of religion and the right of minorities to live in security are core values for …

Muslim mob attacks Mosque in Pakistan

Police and Army personnel were called in on Monday as a Muslim mob armed with guns and rocks attacked a Mosque in central Pakistan. The mob which numbered over 1,000 was part of a procession celebrating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad when it attacked the minority Ahmadiyya community’s Mosque in Dulmial village, Chakwal. Around 40 worshippers who were present in the Mosque locked themselves in as the mob opened fire and hurled rocks. After gaining control of the …