The killing of Mirza Safdar Mahmood in Mandi Bahauddin on September 2, 2026, is not an isolated tragedy. It is the predictable outcome of a country that has legally degraded, publicly vilified, and repeatedly failed to protect an entire religious community. Mahmood, a 65-year-old local office-bearer of the Ahmadiyya community, was […]
Every year on 11 August, Pakistan celebrates Minority Day. Government leaders deliver speeches about equality, religious freedom, and harmony. They remind the world of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s promise that all citizens would enjoy equal rights regardless of their religion. But for many religious minorities in Pakistan, Minority Day is not a […]
The European Parliament recently held an important event to highlight a painful and often ignored issue: the abduction, forced conversion, and child marriage of minority girls in Pakistan. What should have been a routine policy meeting turned into an emotional call for justice. Victims’ families shared their stories, and for the […]