Pakistan

by Shafique Khokhar | PAKISTAN

Last week in Sialkot, 22 members of the community were imprisoned even though they were innocent, following pressure from Islamic extremists. In Sargodha another 23 were put in jail because they were ‘caught’ praying in a house during the holy month for Muslims. Minarets vandalised by the police in Bahawalnagar. Ahmadi leaders appeal to the State to demand protection and respect for their rights.


For the first time since 2012, Malala Yousafzai has returned to Barkana, in the district of Shangla, under tight security measures. The Nobel Prize winner visited the school and the girls' college she founded, meeting students and their families. Her return comes at a time of great instability for Pakistan, marked by continuous attacks by the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic State, in competition with each other.

| 06/03/2025
| PAKISTAN
by Shafique Khokhar

The husband abandoned his 28-year-old wife and three children for another woman. After converting to Islam, he remarried. Now he wants both families to embrace the same faith, so he is putting pressure on his first wife. Christian activist denounces the lack of rules to protect the wife, who cannot divorce.

| 04/03/2025
| PAKISTAN

The Darul Uloom Haqqania madrasa was attacked today, eve of Ramadan, in a town some 60 kilometres from Peshawar. The target of the attack was its leader, Hamid ul Haq Haqqani, a key figure in the ongoing dialogue between Pakistani Islamists and the current Afghan government. The Islamic State-Khorasan Province is probably behind the attack.

| 28/02/2025
| PAKISTAN
by Shafique Khokhar

The series “Tan Man Neelo Neel”, broadcast by Hum TV, deals with the theme of lynching and accusations of blasphemy used as a tool for revenge. While last year's figures show a dramatic increase in cases related to these laws, activists and intellectuals praise the courage of the production.

| 20/02/2025
| PAKISTAN

The last time the country hosted such an event was in 1996. It was banished in 2009 after terrorists targeted Sri Lanka’s team, wounding six players. Imposing security measures are in place with the deployment of 20,000 men and snipers on rooftops. Only India refuses to play in the country with matches scheduled in the United Arab Emirates.

| 19/02/2025
| PAKISTAN

The Federal Investigation Agency is intensifying internal controls to combat corruption. Experts warn that repressive measures alone will not stop migrants. The country continues to show serious signs of economic instability.

| 10/02/2025
| PAKISTAN
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