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Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
'No qurbani for Eid,' Pak cops force minority Ahmadi community to give it in writing
According to Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP), Ahmadis are being forced by police to sign statements across districts in Punjab and in some parts of Sindh.
India Today
16-05-2025
- Health
- India Today
Doctor from Ahmadi community shot dead in Pak, 3rd targeted killing in 2 months
A senior doctor belonging to the Ahmadi minority community in Pakistan was allegedly shot dead over his faith in Punjab province, police said on Friday."Dr Sheikh Mahmood, 58, a senior gastroenterologist of the Ahmadi community, was allegedly shot dead at a private hospital in Sargodha, some 200 kilometres from Lahore, by an armed suspect," a police officer is the third murder of a professional of the Ahmadi community in the past two months in The police official said a young man entered Dr Mahmood's clinic and opened fire at him, leaving him seriously was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The police officer said Dr Mahmood was apparently shot dead over his faith. Meanwhile, the gunman managed to Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said it suspected that the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) might be behind the incident."Sargodha has been a hotspot of anti-Ahmadi activities for quite sometimes and Dr Mahmood, who was a well-known humanitarian, received threats from religious extremists," it said, adding the senior medic was also forced to quit his government job due to pressure from some TLP activists and anti-Ahmadi groups."The government must take concrete action to protect the Ahmadiyya community," it victim is survived by his wife, two daughters and as many human rights groups have called for a fast-track investigation to arrest the suspect. IN THIS STORY#Pakistan
India Today
15-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Ahmadi cemetery attacked, 100 graves desecrated in Pakistan
Around 100 graves belonging to the minority Ahmadi community of Pakistan have been desecrated in Punjab province, police said on latest incidents take the number of Ahmadi graves desecrated to over 250 in this year across the Islamist party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), is suspected of demolishing the gravestones of Ahmadi graves two days ago in Khushab district, some 250 kms from Lahore, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan spokesperson Aamir Mahmood The Mithha Tuwana police station in the Khushab district has launched investigation into the matter on the complaint of local Ahmadis.'Religious extremists demolished gravestones of around 100 Ahmadi graves in the graveyard located in Rhoda, district Khushab. When some members of the Ahmadi community visited the said graveyard, they found all the gravestones belonging to Ahmadi graves desecrated.'It is noteworthy that some individuals affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik, Pakistan (TLP) were involved in spreading hatred and inciting violence against the local Ahmadi residents,' Mahmood also accused some police officials of pressuring the local Ahmadis for some time to demolish these gravestones themselves. 'However, the Ahmadi community clearly informed the local authorities that they would not do so,' he local Ahmadi residents have submitted an application to the District Police Officer (DPO) Khushab for legal action against the culprits, he said that in this year alone some 269 Ahmadi graves have been desecrated in 11 different cities across Pakistan. 'Last year, some 319 Ahmadi graves were desecrated in 21 different areas. Such heinous acts are defaming Pakistan. It is regrettable that despite dozens of incidents of desecration of Ahmadi graves, the authorities concerned have failed to provide justice to the victims,' he said and demanded that the higher authorities bring the culprits to justice according to the law.A video of a TLP cleric Maulvi Zia Mustafa Shah is also doing rounds on social media in which he is openly inciting the people against Ahmadis while calling for the destruction of the Ahmadi graves in Pakistan, most Ahmadi worship places have come under attack by the TLP activists or in some incidents, police – acting under the pressure of religious extremists -- demolished minarets, arches, and removed sacred Ahmadis consider themselves Muslims, Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the community as non-Muslims. A decade later, they were not just banned from calling themselves Muslims but were also barred from practising aspects of include constructing or displaying any symbol that identifies them as Muslims such as building minarets or domes on mosques, or publicly writing verses from the there also is a Lahore High Court ruling that states the places of worship built prior to a particular ordinance issued in 1984 are legal and hence should not be altered or razed down.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Around 100 graves belonging to Ahmadis desecrated in Pakistan
Around 100 Ahmadi graves were desecrated in Punjab, Pakistan. This brings the total to over 250 this year. The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan is suspected of the vandalism. The police have started an investigation. Ahmadi community members reported the incident. They accused the TLP of inciting violence. They also alleged police pressured them to demolish the graves themselves. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Around 100 graves belonging to the minority Ahmadi community of Pakistan have been desecrated in Punjab province, police said on Thursday. This latest incidents take the number of Ahmadi graves desecrated to over 250 in this year across the Islamist party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), is suspected of demolishing the gravestones of Ahmadi graves two days ago in Khushab district, some 250 kms from Lahore, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan spokesperson Aamir Mahmood Mithha Tuwana police station in the Khushab district has launched investigation into the matter on the complaint of local Ahmadis "Religious extremists demolished gravestones of around 100 Ahmadi graves in the graveyard located in Rhoda, district Khushab. When some members of the Ahmadi community visited the said graveyard, they found all the gravestones belonging to Ahmadi graves desecrated."It is noteworthy that some individuals affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik, Pakistan (TLP) were involved in spreading hatred and inciting violence against the local Ahmadi residents," Mahmood also accused some police officials of pressuring the local Ahmadis for some time to demolish these gravestones themselves. "However, the Ahmadi community clearly informed the local authorities that they would not do so," he local Ahmadi residents have submitted an application to the District Police Officer (DPO) Khushab for legal action against the culprits, he said that in this year alone some 269 Ahmadi graves have been desecrated in 11 different cities across Pakistan. "Last year, some 319 Ahmadi graves were desecrated in 21 different areas. Such heinous acts are defaming Pakistan. It is regrettable that despite dozens of incidents of desecration of Ahmadi graves, the authorities concerned have failed to provide justice to the victims," he said and demanded that the higher authorities bring the culprits to justice according to the law.A video of a TLP cleric Maulvi Zia Mustafa Shah is also doing rounds on social media in which he is openly inciting the people against Ahmadis while calling for the destruction of the Ahmadi graves in Pakistan, most Ahmadi worship places have come under attack by the TLP activists or in some incidents, police - acting under the pressure of religious extremists -- demolished minarets, arches, and removed sacred Ahmadis consider themselves Muslims, Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the community as non-Muslims. A decade later, they were not just banned from calling themselves Muslims but were also barred from practising aspects of include constructing or displaying any symbol that identifies them as Muslims such as building minarets or domes on mosques, or publicly writing verses from the there also is a Lahore High Court ruling that states the places of worship built prior to a particular ordinance issued in 1984 are legal and hence should not be altered or razed down.
