Pakistan’s access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade scheme is not guaranteed beyond 2029, and Islamabad now faces a blunt reality: deliver real human rights progress or lose hundreds of millions in tariff benefits. The EU ambassador, Raimundas Karoblis, made this clear in late August 2026, stressing that legal ratification of […]
UN human rights experts have told Pakistan to stop persecuting the Ahmadiyya community and protect their right to practise their faith. In a statement on 8 September 2026, they said they are deeply worried about ongoing discrimination, violence, and harsh laws that target Ahmadis simply for who they are. They warned […]
7 September 1974 remains one of the darkest days in Pakistan’s constitutional history. On this day, Parliament, led by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, passed the Second Amendment and declared Ahmadis non-Muslims “for the purposes of the Constitution or law.” The state made a decision it should never have had the […]