Once again, Pakistan’s shameful persecution of the Ahmadiyya community has escalated as Eid ul Azha approaches. This time, it’s not just about the systemic hatred that has always existed; it’s the government’s apathy, an implicit sanctioning of this violence that continues unabated. The radical, far-right group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has taken […]
In a shocking and infuriating development, Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has outright rejected a bill aimed at criminalizing child marriages in Islamabad, branding it “un-Islamic.” This regressive stance is not just a blow to progress—it’s a brutal betrayal of millions of children trapped in one of the world’s most […]
In the early hours of April 30, a nightmare unfolded for the Masih family in Lahore’s Chungi Amarsidhu neighborhood. Sixteen-year-old Jessica Iqbal, a bright and innocent Catholic girl, was taken from the safety of her home by Azeem Ullah, a 32-year-old Muslim man — a neighbor, a stranger who became a […]