by way of PTI
LAHORE: A 70-year-historical worship region belonging to Pakistan's minority Ahmadis has been demolished by using the authorities in Punjab province, the neighborhood participants observed on Monday.
Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the Ahmadi neighborhood as non-Muslims. A decade later, they were banned from calling themselves Muslims.
they're banned from preaching and even from journeying to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage.
Ahmadi group spokesperson Saleemduddin observed the worship location, which has been destroyed, become discovered in Bahawalpur district's Hasilpur village, some four hundred kms from here.
"The assistant commissioner of Hasilpur along with Baldia workers attacked the 70-12 months-historical Ahmadi area of worship in Murad district and destroyed constituents of the constructing with out word," Saleemduddin spoke of in a tweet.
"it is vital to observe that this region of worship is built on property owned through the group. It has remained the equal over past many many many years," he pointed out.
The minority neighborhood lamented the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for arresting one in all its participants who filmed this demolition.
"as a substitute of initiating motion in opposition t those involved in its demolition, police have arrested an Ahmadi who filmed this attack beneath baseless fees," Saleemduddin mentioned, asking "how on the earth filming whatever thing on a public house falls beneath this legislations?" Pakistan leading Minister Imran Khan commonly boasts about his executive's dedication regarding holding the rights of minorities in the nation.
"it's a shameless act through Pakistan's govt. where is your naya Pakistan. this is the naya Pakistan. shame on you. @ImranKhanPTI," Ahmadi activist Namatulla Nawaz said in a tweet.
The Ahmadi neighborhood has repeatedly been centered by means of Islamic extremists, who view them as heretics.
closing year, the government cancelled the appointment of US-proficient economist Atif Mian to the financial Advisory Council after it surfaced that he belonged to the Ahmadi community.
In Pakistan, around 10 million out of the 220 million inhabitants are non-Muslims.
in keeping with the 2017 census, Hindus constitute the greatest non secular minority (5 million) in Pakistan. Christians make up the second-greatest spiritual minority, with essentially the same quantity (4.5 million) and their awareness is ordinarily in urban Sindh, Punjab and elements of Balochistan.
Ahmadis, Sikhs and Parsi are additionally among the many brilliant non secular minorities in Pakistan.
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