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Azhar Chaudhry
In 1974, Ahmadi Muslims were declared a non-Muslim minority by the Pakistani parliament. Since then, it has become much harder for them to perform their religious duties, writes Mohammad Luqman The pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj, is one of the central elements of Islamic religious practice. At the end of the high Islamic holiday, believers offer...
Over 30 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community were arrested or detained ahead of and during Eid celebrations in Pakistan which concluded on 20 June. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Foreign Missions Office reports that 23 Ahmadis were detained for varying durations under Section 3 (1) of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960. All have since been...
As Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid, the Ahmadi Muslim community in Pakistan faces a starkly different reality. On the eve of Eid, police arrested seven Ahmadi Muslims in various locations across the country, casting a shadow over the festive day. The arrests took place in several regions: one individual was detained in Nadeemabad, Daska, Sialkot; another...
In the early hours of 17 June, coinciding with Eid celebrations, an estimated mob of 150 people attacked the Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Kotli. The mob opened fire, resulting in the destruction of the minarets and arch of the mosque.  During a time when most individuals were preparing for the Eid festivities, this charged mob...
Ahmadi Muslims continue to face relentless persecution, the latest incident being the desecration of the minarets at the Ahmadi Muslim Mosque in Jahman, Lahore.   This act was carried out by 10-12 policemen in uniform, accompanied by four individuals in civilian dress, around 1:00 AM on 12 June.  The police confiscated the CCTV footage during...
Urge Punjab’s home department to implement a notification from June 2023, warn police and district administration officials of departmental action if they fail to implement directions Lawyers in Lahore have asked the government and the police to ensure that members of the Ahmadiyya community are prevented from performing the ritual sacrifice on Eidul Adha. In...
On 10 June, the Deputy Police Commissioner in the city of Chakwal, Qurat-ul-Ain Malik, ordered the detention of three members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Chakwal under section 3(1) of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1961.   The detained individuals include Malik Naveed Ahmad, the current president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community...
Two members of the Ahmadiyya community were shot dead in Punjab’s Mandi Bahauddin on Saturday, according to the police, with the primary suspect arrested soon after along with the alleged murder weapon. According to an incident report issued today, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the victims were a 50-year-old man and another 25-year-old...
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