70-year-old Ahmadi community worship place demolished in Pak.
'The police on the pressure of religious extremists have not only demolished the mihrab (prayer niche) of a 70-year-old Ahmadi worship place but also desecrated two Ahmadi graves by breaking their tombstones,' the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said in a statement.
The incident took place at Butala Sharm Singh village in Gujranwala district, some 80 kilometres from Lahore, on Tuesday (July 29).
It said during the operation to demolish the Ahmadi worship place, the police also entered the adjacent Ahmadi graveyard and broke the tombstones of two graves that bore sacred inscriptions.
Amir Mahmood, spokesperson for JAP, strongly condemned the 'illegal action', saying the police 'unjustifiably vandalised the 70-year-old Ahmadi place of worship'.
He said it is the duty of the police to protect the lives, property and religious sites of all citizens, regardless of their faith.
The spokesperson called on senior police officials to take immediate notice of the incident and ensure that those responsible for damaging the worship place and desecrating Ahmadi graves are held accountable under the law.
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