Violence against Ahmadis

Out of tune

Constitutional assurances of freedom to practise faith and protection of life and liberty for all citizens ring hollow for many of Pakistan’s religious minorities.

Updated 02 Feb, 2025 04:39pm

HRCP concerned at desecration of graves in Sheikhupura

Says continued desecration of Ahmadiyya graves is "reprehensible".

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 11:22am

Ahmadi worship place in Sialkot built by ex-FM Zafarullah Khan razed

Daska admin demolishes structure for "encroaching" on public road; community says place pre-dated Partition.

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 02:33pm

Local Ahmadi leader shot dead in Naukot

Two unknown assailants riding a motorcycle shot dead Amir Hasan Mirarrni, 40, while he was returning home from a worship place.

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:35am

Sindh police initiate probe into Ahmadi man’s killing in Mirpurkhas

Mirpurkhas SSP says special team constituted, FIR being lodged.

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

UN rights body concerned at internet/social media blackouts

College girl’s "rape" issue resounds in Geneva besides religious intolerance, curbs on rights activists, Pashtun/Baloch students.

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 12:51pm

Pakistan under the scanner of UN committee over rights violations

Questions raised over clampdown on recent protests, issues of excessive use of force, NAB, climate change, women rights.

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:15am

Analysis: The tide of intolerance

TLP’s disturbing campaign against top judge lifts lid from the uncomfortable truth that the genie of radicalisation is well and truly out of the bottle.

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 10:53am

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IN PAKISTAN

For more than seven decades, Pakistan and Pakistanis have harboured a unique ability to discriminate against people on every possible metric.

Updated 11 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

UN experts urge halt to violence against Ahmadis in Pakistan

Say urgent measures "necessary to respond to these violent attacks and the broader atmosphere of hatred and discrimination which feeds it".

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 07:42pm

Ahmadiyya man arrested for sacrificing goat in Punjab

Thirty-six members of the minority community have been arrested for offering sacrificial animals for slaughter this Eidul Azha.

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 12:07pm

Rampant zealotry

Decades of myopic policies pursued by the state have further aided the radicalisation of significant portions of the population.

Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:21am

Primary suspect arrested after 2 members of Ahmadi community shot dead in Mandi Bahauddin: police

Suspect arrested by police from Saddullapur area, says DPO Ahmad Mohiuddin.

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:10pm

Two held in Ahmadi murder case

BAHAWALPUR: The Hasilpur Saddar police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested two suspected killers of a man belonging...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 07:35am

Ahmadi leader shot dead by unknown assailants in Bahawalpur: police

DPO suspects motive behind murder related to 'honour', and not faith; Ahmadiyya community demands authorities to take action.

Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:32pm

Agreement reached over burials in Sheikhupura village after mob obstructs Ahmadi funeral

Govt spokesperson says two different areas have been demarcated for both the communities after an agreement.

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 11:23am

Four held for setting ablaze watchman cabin of Ahmadi worship place

Police say those arrested are teenagers who were returning home after playing in a cricket ground last week.

Updated 23 Jun, 2019 08:52am

2017 in review: The most disturbing stories from the outgoing year

Though Pakistan has more than its fair share of social ills, some of these incidents are bound to leave lasting scars.

Updated 31 Dec, 2017 12:10pm

Minority faith groups should feel their rights are the most secure in Pakistan: Supreme Court

Pakistan's minorities should feel they are given more consideration compared to the average citizen, court says.

Updated 05 Dec, 2017 02:51pm

Two more cases lodged against religious leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi, others

Pir Aijaz Afzal and other leaders and participants of the Islamabad protest were also nominated in the FIRs.

Updated 10 Nov, 2017 09:08pm