We give voice to the oppression faced by Ahmadi Muslims
to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to account

We give voice to the oppression faced by Ahmadi Muslims
to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to account

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1974

Ahmadis Declared

Non-Muslim

Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar Bhutto and the Parliament amended the Pakistan Constitution to declare Ahmadis as non-Muslim for the purposes of law. This emboldened extremists (primarily Jamaate Islami and Khatme Nabuwwat) that used this as a pre-text to harass, attack and kill Ahmadis in Pakistan.

Until 1974, Ahmadis were considered to be Muslims. However, through this Constitutional amendment Freedom of Religion guaranteed by the 1973 Pakistan Constitution was rendered entirely impotent for Ahmadis.

1984

Promulgation of Ordinance XX.

It becomes a criminal offence for Ahmadis to:

  • Refer to their faith as Islam

  • Call their place of worship a ‘Mosque’

  • Say the Islamic greeting ‘Assalamo Alaikum’ (Peace be on you)

  • Call themselves Muslims

  • Preach or propagate their faith

  • Make the call for prayers (Azan)

Statistics

Since 1984 to December 2022

0
Ahmadis murdered
0
Ahmadis booked
0
Murder Attempts
0
Mosques desecrated

28 MAY 2010

On 28 May 2010, two mosques in Lahore of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were attacked by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. The attacks were carried out simultaneously at Darul Zikr in Garhi Shahu and Baitul Noor in Model Town.

0
Ahmadis killed
0
Injured

Fact finding report

Report of the fact finding mission to Pakistan

In 2015 Lord Eric Avebury, Vice-Chair Parliamentary Human Rights Group UK, commissioned two international missions which reported on the persecution of Ahmadis throughout Pakistan, and in their headquarters of Rabwah/Pakistan in particular.

IHRC REPORTS

Ahmadis in Pakistan face an existential threat

Report of the fact finding mission to Malaysia and Thailand

2021: Persecution of Ahmadis worldwide

External Reports

ONHCR: International Community must pay attention to the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims
U.S. Department of State: 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Pakistan
USCIRF: Ahmadiyya Persecution Factsheet
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK: SUFFOCATION OF THE FAITHFUL

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The International Human Rights Committee

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