PPPeeerrrssseeecccuuutttiiiooonnn ooofff AAAhhhmmmaaadddiiisss iiinnn PPPaaakkkiiissstttaaann NNNeeewwwsss RRReeepppooorrrttt ——— OOOccctttooobbbeeerrr,,, 222000111000 Monthly Newsreport - October, 2010 www.ThePersecution.org Ahmadis booked for alleged blasphemy Haveli Majoka, Sargodha; October 8, 2010: Three Ahmadis, Mr. Muhammad Qasim s/o Mr. Muhammad Ismail, Mr. Mazahir Ahmad s/o Mr. Ahmad Yar and Mr. Ahmad Yar s/o Mr. Muhammad have been charged here under PPC 298-C and 295-C on false accusation of preaching and blasphemy. Mr. Ahmad Yar is 85 years old and is of fragile health. A request for bail before arrest was made which was granted. The SHO called both the parties on October 24, 2010. Mulla Akram Toofani came in a procession in support of the opponent party. They were proved liars during the investigation. A witness admitted that the incident did not happen in his presence. The other witness said that he had only heard about it and was not an eye-witness. At this the SHO asked the mulla as to what would be his reaction if he were in his place. To that the mulla had no answer; he only said, “Look, it’s a matter of blasphemy.” At this the SHO said, “Decision will be made on merit.” Now the case is in the court. The opponent party comes to the court in the form of a procession to put pressure on the judge. A minister presides over ‘call to murder Ahmadis’ Sangla Hill: The daily Jang of October 4, 2010 reported proceedings of a Khatme Nabuwwat Conference held at Sangla Hill (Punjab). Pir Atiq ur Rahman, Minister of Auqaf in Azad Kashmir, the chief guest presided over this conference. According to the daily Jang, it was urged at this conference to wage a Jihad against Qadianis till the last breath with the aim of Ahmadis’ extermination (khatima). Following was also said/demanded at the conference, inter alia: Former Presidents Bush and Musharraf, the killers of Muslims should be delivered to Pakistan. Dr Aafia’s sentence to 86 years imprisonment is a slap on Muslims’ face. We condemn the Indian court’s verdict on Babri Mosque. This is the century when the US will break up. Products marketed by Mirzais (Ahmadis) should be boycotted. It is for consideration of the top leaders of the governments of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir whether it is appropriate for a minister from Azad Kashmir to come all the way to the central Punjab and play leading role in a conference that upholds the most obscure views on human rights and makes controversial and ill-considered comments on sensitive foreign issues with which Pakistan has to deal. Islamic creed (Kalima) effaced from Ahmadiyya mosque by authorities Dheroke, Toba Tek Singh; October 10, 2010: The local Ahmadiyya place of worship here was recently reconstructed. The Islamic creed Kalima was written on its outer wall; the same tiles with the Kalima on them were placed there again. Munir, an opponent of the Ahmadiyya community, applied to the Assistant Commissioner that the Kalima should be effaced and a police case should be registered against the Ahmadi office bearers. The Patwari (local revenue official) and the Tehsildar (revenue officer of the Tehsil) wrote their reports in favour of the Ahmadis. The case was referred to DSP Gojra after the initial inquiry. The DSP called both the parties. The opponent party insisted that the Kalima be effaced. The Ahmadis conveyed to the DSP that Ahmadis will never remove the Kalima nor allow anyone else to do that; if the police and the administration want to do so, it’s up to them. 1 Monthly Newsreport - October, 2010 www.ThePersecution.org Defilement of the Kalima on police orders The police arrived in the village on October 16, 2010 at noon and brought along a laborer named Waris for this profane task. The police told him to remove the Kalima. He broke the tiles of the Kalima which fell on the ground. The police took away all the pieces with them. The DSP also told the Ahmadis not to construct minarets or a dome at the mosque. This was unlawful. Disinterment on orders of the police Chak No. 19 District Sargodha; October 31, 2010: Mr. Shahzad Warraich, Ahmadi, 42 years old, died on October 29, 2010 a natural death. His relatives buried him in Chak 19 graveyard where his elders are also buried. It is a common graveyard and the locals had no problems with Ahmadis buried there. On October 31, police officials came over to the village and told the family of the deceased to remove the body from the graveyard. When told that the locals had no objection to the burial, the police said that some clerics in Sargodha had objected to the burial and the body must be removed in the interest of law and order. The situation caused great suffering and stress to the bereaved family. However, they had to comply with police orders. The body was exhumed on October 31 and buried in Chak No. 46, a few miles away. Dozens of such disinterments have taken place since the promulgation of the infamous Ordinance XX of General Zia in 1984. Prior to that Ahmadis were buried in common graveyards of Muslims. Thousands of old graves of Ahmadi deceased remain in common graveyards all over the country. Sargodha police is known for its ready capitulation to the mullah’s wishes even though the religious extremists and terrorists have caused repeated problems for the authorities in this city. Ahmadi escapes a deadly attack Qila Kallarwala, District Sialkot; October 12, 2010: Rana Manzoor Ahmad s/o Mr. Muhammad Tufail was entering his home after the dawn prayers in the mosque when two armed men attacked him. One of them fired at him, but the bullet got jammed in his pistol. So, Ahmad survived the attack. The attackers fled, but they have been recognized. They are locals. The local police have been informed of the incident. An Ahmadi kidnapped Pabbi, Peshawar; October 8, 2010: Dr. Bashir Ahmad s/o Hakeem Fazal Muhammad was kidnapped on October 8, 2010. He was in his clinic when four armed men kidnapped him at the time of evening prayers. An FIR has been registered in the local police station but he has not been traced to-date. 2 Monthly Newsreport - October, 2010 www.ThePersecution.org Media’s negative role Township, Lahore; September 20, 2010: Syed Farrukh Hafeez, Ahmadi runs a school, The House of Scholars in Ichra, Lahore. This school is serving the local residents of the area for the last twenty-two years and enjoys a good reputation. He is the General Secretary of Private Schools Welfare Association. He received a threatening phone call of about twenty minutes in which the caller posed himself as a representative of ‘Royal news TV’. The caller told him that parents of the students have complained that Hafeez is a Qadiani (Ahmadi) and teaches Qadianiat in the school. He did not mention the names of those parents. He further threatened, “You do not know media persons; when we pursue someone we pursue him to the end. Call me back in 15 minutes, otherwise a news strip will be placed on Royal news TV against you. Today only the news strip will be shown, while a documentary will be televised tomorrow.” After a few hours he learnt that a news strip had been placed on the Royal: “The principal of House of Scholars, Farrukh Shah is preaching Qadianiat in the school. All religious and intellectual organizations are requested to act against him.” Now Mr. Hafeez is feeling unsafe. His life could be at risk on the basis of the baseless and false news. This is the result of scandalous and irresponsible behavior of the media people. It shows how obscurantism has been instilled in the society by the media. Mr. Hafeez is facing severe hostility in the area. Higher education denied in state-run college Lahore: Here is a case where an Ahmadi applicant for admission to M.Sc. (Zoology) class was denied the opportunity by government officials, only for his faith. Mr. Yasir Ayaz who had obtained a B.Sc. degree in high grade, applied for admission to the 2010-12 session of M.Sc. (Zoology) in Government College of Science, Wahadat Road, Lahore. The session had 10 seats for men. Ayaz, on the basis of his academic record was selected for an interview. He was well- placed among these candidates because he was at the top among them in total marks in B.Sc. (463 marks) and third in the subject (126 marks). He was sure of the admission. When called before the Board for interview he was asked a few questions which were not related to the subject. However, when they asked for his residential town, he told them that it was Rabwah. At this he was told that the interview was over and he could leave. Later, when the merit list was posted, his name was not there. He looked up the waiting list of general merit, but his name was not there either. He felt very disturbed and approached the office where he was plainly told that he had been found ineligible. He was told this by the head of the Admission Committee. It is relevant to mention that two of his non-Ahmadi friends who had obtained fewer marks in the B.Sc. overall as well as in the subject have been admitted to the college. A report in the field of education, fit for record Professor Dr. Pervez Parwazi, an Ahmadi, is a scholar of the Urdu language and is renowned for his articles and books on autobiographies.