“A strong protest was lodged with the Pakistan High Commission on the reported incident whereby Gurdwara ‘Shahidi Asthan’, the site of the martyrdom of Bhai Taru Singh ji at Naulakha Bazaar in Lahore, has been claimed as the place of Masjid Shahid Ganj and attempts are being made to convert it into a mosque,” MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.
He said India had expressed its concerns and called upon Pakistan to investigate the matter and take immediate remedial measures. “Pakistan has been called upon to look after the safety, security and well-being of its minority communities, including the protection of their religious rights,” he added.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A young Pakistani Muslim walked into a courtroom in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday and shot and killed a fellow Muslim who was on trial for blasphemy, a police officer said.
It was not immediately clear how the assailant, identified as Khalid Khan, managed to get into the court amid tight security. The attacker was subsequently arrested.
The man on trial, Tahir Shamim Ahmad, had claimed he was Islam’s prophet and was arrested two years ago on blasphemy charges, according to Azmat Khan, the police officer. Ahmad died before he could be transported to hospital.
Blasphemy is an extremely controversial issue in Pakistan, where people convicted of the crime can be sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty. But crowds and individuals in Pakistan often take the law into their own hands.
While authorities have yet to carry out a death sentence for blasphemy, even the mere accusation can cause riots. Domestic and international human rights groups say blasphemy allegations have often been used to intimidate religious minorities and settle personal scores.
A Punjab governor was killed by his own guard in 2011 after he defended a Christian woman, Asia Bibi, who was accused of blasphemy. She was acquitted after spending eight years on death row in a case that drew international media attention. Faced with death threats from Islamic extremists upon her release, she flew to Canada to join her daughters last year.
Sources privy to the progress of Digital Pakistan revealed that there was an expectation from Tania that she would arrange funding from international donors such as World Bank for Digital Pakistan but no such deals were ever finalized. These reasons also contributed to her being removed.
Bart S wrote:Just a few months back, with a lot of hype and fanfare, the Pakis hired some ex-Google person who was unheard of outside of Pakiland, and started having some wet dreams about 'Digital Pakistan'. As with all such Paki hype, it was just a matter of time before it was going to fall flat on it's face.
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/202 ... ot-resign/Sources privy to the progress of Digital Pakistan revealed that there was an expectation from Tania that she would arrange funding from international donors such as World Bank for Digital Pakistan but no such deals were ever finalized. These reasons also contributed to her being removed.
As with anything Paki, a "Digital Pakistan' initiative had international begging as it's cornerstone.
Vips wrote:She used to Tom-Tom (in powerpoint presentations) the development/usage of 'Pakistan Stack' that would fully "Digitalize Pakistan"
jash_p wrote:Now Paki Fauj was asked to clean Karachi. Looks like Christians are not available so Mard a momin, 10 time powerfull than Kafir Yindus are going to scrub Karachi streets.
Do you know what happened on 26 Nov 2011 (26/11) ?
There is an event happened in neighbouring country Pakistan.
On 26/11 , at 2 am NATO helicopters Apache, F 15 eagle jets launched airstrikes on Pakistan military post in Afghan- Pak border
US Army Helicopters and Jets flew from its Airbases of Afghanistan after Pakistan Army attacked Afghan forces convoy going to arrest Taliban Terrorists.
US came from across the border in Afghanistan and opened fire at two border patrol check-posts, killing 28 Pakistani soldiers
United States 2 Apache helicopters, an AC-130 gunship and two F-15E Eagle fighter jets entered by varying estimates as little as 200 meters to up to 2.5 kilometres , into the Pakistani border area of Salala , FATA region to carried out airstrikes in Pakistan.
Sonugn wrote:Pakistan has released new maps that includes JK & Junagadh/Manavadar as its territory!!
The Hindus performed the prayer rituals awkwardly in supplication to their new, single god, as they prepared to leave their many deities behind them. Their lips stumbled over Arabic phrases that, once recited, would seal their conversion to Islam. The last words uttered, the men and boys were then circumcised.
Dozens of Hindu families converted in June in the Badin district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan. Video clips of the ceremony went viral across the country, delighting hard-line Muslims and weighing on Pakistan’s dwindling Hindu minority.
Treated as second-class citizens, the Hindus of Pakistan are often systemically discriminated against in every walk of life — housing, jobs, access to government welfare. While minorities have long been drawn to convert in order to join the majority and escape discrimination and sectarian violence, Hindu community leaders say that the recent uptick in conversions has also been motivated by newfound economic pressures.
“What we are seeking is social status, nothing else,” said Muhammad Aslam Sheikh, whose name was Sawan Bheel until June, when he converted in Badin with his family. The ceremony in Badin was notable for its size, involving just over 100 people.
At independence in 1947, Hindus composed 20.5 percent of the population of the areas that now form Pakistan. In the following decades, the percentage shrank rapidly, and by 1998 — the last government census to classify people by religion — Hindus were just 1.6 percent of Pakistan’s population. Most estimates say it has further dwindled in the past two decades.
Once a melting pot of religions, Sindh Province, where the conversion ceremony took place, has seen minority members flee to other countries in droves in recent decades. Many face harsh discrimination, as well as the specter of violence — and the risk of being accused of blasphemy, a capital crime — if they speak out against it.
“The dehumanization of minorities coupled with these very scary times we are living in — a weak economy and now the pandemic — we may see a raft of people converting to Islam to stave off violence or hunger or just to live to see another day,” said Farahnaz Ispahani, a former Pakistani lawmaker who is now a senior fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute, a research group in Washington.
Ms. Ispahani recalled the devastating floods of 2010 in Sindh Province, which left thousands homeless and with little to eat. Hindus were not allowed to sit with Muslims at soup kitchens, she said. And when government aid was handed out, Hindus received less of it than their Muslim peers did, she said.
Huh. Pakistan Embassy DC holding a webinar on Kashmir. Some non-surprises (like Ghulam Nabi Fai: https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/washi ... ng-efforts). . . but who is Colonel Wes Martin (ret.) ? https://facebook.com/PakistanEmbassyDC/ ... =3&theater
All I can find about him is that he seems to be a big MEK backer: https://townhall.com/columnists/wesmart ... n-n2537263
https://washingtontimes.com/news/2019/j ... e-to-iran/ (in background of photo) And has a background serving in Iraq and on military policing more broadly.
The more I think about it, the genuinely odder it is that Pakistan appears to be rolling out a right-wing columnist (https://townhall.com/columnists/wesmartin/)/MEK-supporting Iran hawk to discuss Indian policy in Kashmir.
Sonugn wrote:Pakistan has released new maps that includes JK & Junagadh/Manavadar as its territory!!
Aditya_V wrote:Sonugn wrote:Pakistan has released new maps that includes JK & Junagadh/Manavadar as its territory!!
Next Lutyens Delhi, Hyderabad and lots of Indian territory on their maps, can reveal more of thier wet dreams which it represents. In reality thier country will shrink more and more.
Vips wrote: . . .Foreign Minister Qureshi 'threatened' Saudi Arabia that if a meeting is not called then he would be forced to ask Charsi Imran to call for a meeting of those muslim countries who support Pakistan on Kashmir.
bharathp wrote:https://www.oneindia.com/international/pakistan-releases-new-political-map-including-j-k-as-its-own-3129732.html
SNIP............
On the eve of the first anniversary of the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 and its bifurcation into Union territories, Pakistan on Tuesday released a new political map which depicts J&K as a disputed territory, and claims the regions of Sir Creek and the erstwhile state of Junagadh in Gujarat as part of its territory. Reacting sharply to the move, India called it an “exercise in political absurdity”.
Pratyush wrote:
What no Hydrabad in the new Map???.
nam wrote:Aktar boy wants to feed people grass, so that fauji's can live in luxury.
May his wish come true.
If we ignore all the stupid things they do, the excess noise indicates they are sensing an opportunity to dip their finger, if the India China balloon goes up.
They also know that as long as Chinis are not kicking off the fight, India will soon or later turn it's attention towards Pak to nullify the "1st" front. I see Paks pushing Chini hard to escalate the issue and lot of military kit buying will be done.
asgkhan wrote:Dhaaga in Team-BHP on a duffer's visit to na-bakistan.
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travelog ... istan.html
He didnt step out of the bubble of La(w)hore urban boundaries, and thinks entire cuntry is like this.
Too much of love and pyaar expressed by the dehaatis in TBHP towards terroristan.
Vips wrote:After the UN informal meeting snub/jhapad was delivered to Pakistan (wanting to bring Kashmir as point of discussion) Pakistan was banking on getting a meet of foreign ministers of OIC organised/scheduled to discuss Kashmir. Seeing it not happening due to Saudis not playing ball, Foreign Minister Qureshi 'threatened' Saudi Arabia that if a meeting is not called then he would be forced to ask Charsi Imran to call for a meeting of those muslim countries who support Pakistan on Kashmir.
Its just a matter of time before the Saudi's will say Chutiya Qureshi if you go against us and try to forge an alternate Muslim Block then forget the $15 Billion plus remittances every year you get from GCC countries and try to relocate all the 8 Million plus foreign exchange earning pakis to those muslim countries which 'support Pakistan' starting with Turkey
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