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Pakistan: Ahmadi community allegedly faces arrests over Eid rituals
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
According to reports and social media claims, several members of the Ahmadi community were arrested under allegations of performing animal sacrifices, which are prohibited for Ahmadis under Pakistani law. Ahmadis are classified as non-Muslims in Pakistan and are barred from observing cert
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Ahmadi place of worship vandalised in Pakistan's Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The spokesperson of the community said around a dozen people had entered the place of worship at around 3:45 pm on Monday and destroyed the minarets with hammers and put “hateful graffiti on the walls”, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Human Rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan, especially in cases filed against them for engaging in ritual sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha.
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FIRs registered in Pakistan's Punjab against Ahmadi community members for
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At least five FIRs have been filed against Ahmadi community members in the Punjab province of Pakistan for sacrificing animals during Eid, Dawn reported.
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Lahore Bar Association asks Punjab to bar Ahmadis from performing Islamic
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a letter, dated June 22, 2023, addressed to the Punjab home secretary, LHCBA President Ishtiaq A Khan says offering "Eid prayers and qurbani" are Shaair-i-Islam (Islamic rites) exclusively to be observed by the Muslims.
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Pak rights group condemns desecration of Ahmadiyya worship site in Punjab
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This week, the Express Tribune newspaper reported that a historic worship place of the Ahmadi community in Wazirabad was allegedly desecrated by the district administration.
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Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan accuses police of 'desecration' of Ahmadi worsh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Islamic political party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has accused the police of allegedly desecrating the worship place of the Ahmadi community.
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Ahmadiyya community faces persecution, violence in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With mob attacks and killings becoming a regular affair against the Ahmadiyya community, Pakistan has become a country where the people of this community are subjected to extensive persecution including hate speech and violence with at least 13 killed and 40 wounded from the community since
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Pakistan's Ahmadi community faces perpetual discrimination
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's Ahmadi community is routinely subjected to discrimination which often enjoys legal, and state sanctions resulting in the rise of extremism against them in the country.
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Pakistan: TLP cleric calls for attack on Ahmadi pregnant women
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): A cleric of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has asked his followers to attack Ahmadi pregnant women to "make sure that no new Ahmadis are born".
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Plight of Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan, treated as 2nd class citizens
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): The Ahmadi community in Pakistan lives as second-class citizens, their right to propagate and practice their religion is legally denied in Pakistan.
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Pakistan's legal system needs 'urgent reform' to protect safety, dignity o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid the persecution of minorities in Pakistan, the legal system of the country is in need of urgent reform to protect the safety and dignity of the minorities including the Ahmadi community, according to a media report.
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