Pakistan’s Brutal Persecution Of Ahmadis Intensifies Ferociously
Vandalism of Ahmadi Mosque Takes Place Under Government Supervision
Ahmadis in Pakistan have been reduced to appalling deprivation of their freedom of religion, faith and practice and their places of worship are being destroyed ruthlessly. During the past couple of days, four Mosques were desecrated and their domes and Minarets knocked down with the support of police and other law enforcing agencies.
The Government of Pakistan continues to perpetuate such horrific vandalism and violence against the law abiding and peace loving Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
1- On 01st Oct 2024 — A shocking incident of religious vandalism occurred in the village of Murd Chak 45, District Sheikhupura, after midnight and continued until around 2:30 a.m. on October 2, 2024. The Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Sangla Hill, accompanied by a large police force, laborers and trolleys led a midnight operation to dismantle parts of a historic mosque in the village.
2- On the night of 04th October, a large number of Policemen in civil dress arrived at 145/10-R Jahanian Khanewal Punjab Pakistan and carried out all the action in the darkness of the night and they kept on checking through search lights to see if anyone is making Video. A Police Mobile and a motorcycle also were deployed on patrolling to keep an eye on the surrounding areas. The Police while taking action demolished the Minarets and applied the Cement on the Kalima (The Islamic Creed). Later the District President of Tehrik Labbaik Pakistan Jahanian branch thanked the officials for this action in a press conference, available on video[1].
Pictures: On the night of 04th October, a large number of Policemen in civil dress arrived at 145/10-R Jahanian Khanewal Punjab Pakistan and demolished the Minarets and applied the Cement on the Kalima.
3- On Oct 10 & 11, 2024 Police destroyed the minarets at Mohlankay, Punjab Gujranwala.
In the middle of the night of 10/11th October 2024 at around 02:15 am, 6 Policemen from Ahmad Nagar Chatta Police Station and asked the Imam of the Ahmadiyya Mosque Mohlankay, Punjab Gujranwala to open the gate of his House. Upon refusal he was threatened that the gate would be broken down. Under threat the Imam opened the gate; after entering the house illegally police used the stairs and went on the roof and started breaking down the Minarets and after demolishing the Minarets they took the debris away, putting it all in a trolley. During all this time the Police took a member of the community in their custody while keeping him in the Police Mobile.
4- In the middle of the night on 10-11th October at around 01:15 am around 10-15 Policemen lead by Security In charge Ghakkar Mandi arrived at the Ahmadiyya Mosque Ghakar Mandi Gujranwala, Punjab Pakistan. They asked for the key to the Mosque from the President and demanded to enter the Mosque without any search warrant. Upon refusal the Police officials illegally used a ladder and climbed up the roof of the Mosque. Simultaneously a number of police officials illegally, entered the main hall of the Mosque while breaking through the door next to the main hall and sat in the corridor.
They damaged the Security Cameras and took the DVR in their custody. The phones of the Imam and his wife were also forcefully confiscated by the Police. With in minutes of illegally entering the Mosque, police, closed both ends of the roads to the Mosque and switched off the lights and then desecrated the Minarets and took away the debris with them.
Pictures: In the middle of the night on 10-11th October at around 01:15 am around 10-15 Policemen lead by Security In charge Ghakkar Mandi desecrated the Minarets of the Ahmadiyya Mosque Ghakar Mandi Gujranwala, Punjab Pakistan and took away the debris with them.
IHRC has continuously raised the voice since many months over attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslims places of worship and graves. Attacks on their members have intensified. Most have come to light through social media and International NGOs.
In July 2024, a group of top UN Human Rights experts including UN Special Rapporteurs urged an “immediate end to discrimination and violence against Ahmadis in Pakistan, citing documented evidence of “extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions, attacks on places of worship and curtailment of free expression, peaceful assembly and association.” Apparently, their pleas fell on deaf ears.
We once again strongly urge the international community to impress upon the Government of Pakistan the need to discharge any absurd cases against Ahmadis and release all held in custody and thus honor its responsibility to provide effective protection and freedom of religious practice to Ahmadis, and ensure that perpetrators of such vicious actions should be brought to justice, to bring its laws and practices in conformity with international standards as ordained by Article 20 and United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 2, 18, and 20, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Article 25, 26.
