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Express Tribune
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
TLP worker acquitted in 2021 rioting case
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday acquitted a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) worker, Muhammad Nazak, in a 2021 case related to rioting, vandalism, and arson, after ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. ATC Judge Arshad Javed presided over the case and announced the verdict after hearing detailed arguments from both the prosecution and defence. The defence counsel maintained that there was no solid evidence linking Nazak to the incident in question and requested the court to acquit him. The prosecution, however, opposed the plea, arguing that enough material was available to proceed. After reviewing the case record and arguments, the court ruled in favour of the defence and acquitted the accused. Muhammad Nazak had been declared a proclaimed offender in the case and remained on the run for three years. He was currently on interim bail and appeared in court for the hearing. The FIR was registered at Sherakot Police Station in 2021 against several TLP workers in connection with violent protests led by the party. The charges included rioting, vandalism, and arson under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Several other co-accused in the case were previously acquitted in earlier court proceedings.
News18
04-06-2025
- General
- News18
Pakistan Asks Ahmadiyya Muslims To Abandon Eid Celebrations Or Face 5 Lakh PKR Penalty
Last Updated: In the Punjab province of Pakistan, police reportedly forced Ahmadis to sign affidavits pledging not to observe Eid rituals. Ahead of Eid al-Adha, Pakistan's Ahmadiyya community faced pressure from authorities to refrain from performing qurbani (ritual animal sacrifice) and other Islamic rites even within their homes. In the Punjab province of Pakistan, police reportedly forced Ahmadis to sign affidavits pledging not to observe Eid rituals, warning of fines up to Rs 500,000 (PKR) for non-compliance. Ahmadis Forced To Sign Affidavits According to Dawn, authorities in several districts of Punjab and Sindh detained members of the Ahmadiyya community and coerced them into signing declarations promising not to celebrate Eid. Some of the affidavit forms include clauses threatening fines for violations while in some cases, indemnity bonds have also been demanded. Systemic Persecution Of Ahmadis In Pakistan Pakistan's 2 million-strong Ahmadiyya community has long faced systematic persecution. A constitutional amendment in 1974 declared Ahmadis non-Muslim and the 1984 Ordinance XX criminalised their religious practices, including saying Islamic greetings, calling places of worship mosques, or reciting the Quran. According to Amnesty International, at least 36 cases of arbitrary arrests targeting Ahmadis for performing Eid sacrifices were reported in Punjab in June 2024 alone. In March 2024, nearly 100 Ahmadi graves were desecrated in Khushab by activists from the hardline Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). First Published: June 05, 2025, 00:17 IST
19-05-2025
- Politics
Pakistani police search for the suspect in the killing of an Ahmadi minority doctor
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Pakistani police stepped up their search Monday for the suspect in the killing of a doctor from the country's tiny Ahmadi minority, the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting the community. The physician was gunned down at a private hospital where he worked in the eastern city of Sargodha on Friday; the gunman fled the scene. The Ahmadi religion is an offshoot of Islam but Pakistan declared Ahmadis non-Muslims in 1974. There are about 500,000 Ahmadis in Pakistan, a nation of 250 million. No one claimed responsibility for Friday's killing but supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a radical Islamist party, have carried out many of the attacks on Ahmadis, accusing them of blasphemy. Blasphemy carries the death penalty in Pakistan and even just rumors or allegations of insulting Islam can incite mobs to deadly violence. Sargodha police official, Sikandar Ali, said the motive behind the killing of Dr. Sheikh Mahmood remains unclear. An investigation is ongoing, he said. Mahmood's killing was the third attack on Ahmadis in Pakistan in since April, said Amir Mahmood, a spokesman for the Ahmadi community. He urged the government to protect Ahmadis, whose places of worship and even graveyards are also often desecrated by extremist Sunni groups.
Arab Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Pakistani police search for suspect in killing of Ahmadi minority doctor
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 19, (AP): Pakistani police stepped up their search Monday for the suspect in the killing of a doctor from the country's tiny Ahmadi minority, the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting the community. The physician was gunned down at a private hospital where he worked in the eastern city of Sargodha on Friday; the gunman fled the scene. The Ahmadi religion is an offshoot of Islam but Pakistan declared Ahmadis non-Muslims in 1974. There are about 500,000 Ahmadis in Pakistan, a nation of 250 million. No one claimed responsibility for Friday's killing but supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a radical Islamist party, have carried out many of the attacks on Ahmadis, accusing them of blasphemy. Sargodha police official, Sikandar Ali, said the motive behind the killing of Dr. Sheikh Mahmood remains unclear. An investigation is ongoing, he said. Mahmood's killing was the third attack on Ahmadis in Pakistan in since April, said Amir Mahmood, a spokesman for the Ahmadi community.
Hamilton Spectator
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Pakistani police search for the suspect in the killing of an Ahmadi minority doctor
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police stepped up their search Monday for the suspect in the killing of a doctor from the country's tiny Ahmadi minority, the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting the community. The physician was gunned down at a private hospital where he worked in the eastern city of Sargodha on Friday; the gunman fled the scene. The Ahmadi religion is an offshoot of Islam but Pakistan declared Ahmadis non-Muslims in 1974. There are about 500,000 Ahmadis in Pakistan, a nation of 250 million. No one claimed responsibility for Friday's killing but supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a radical Islamist party, have carried out many of the attacks on Ahmadis, accusing them of blasphemy. Blasphemy carries the death penalty in Pakistan and even just rumors or allegations of insulting Islam can incite mobs to deadly violence. Sargodha police official, Sikandar Ali, said the motive behind the killing of Dr. Sheikh Mahmood remains unclear. An investigation is ongoing, he said. Mahmood's killing was the third attack on Ahmadis in Pakistan in since April, said Amir Mahmood, a spokesman for the Ahmadi community. He urged the government to protect Ahmadis, whose places of worship and even graveyards are also often desecrated by extremist Sunni groups.
