Occupied Kashmir to Baluchistan. Continued civil war. In the meantime, Pakistan is hot in the conflict between the minority Muslim community and the majority fanatical Muslim community. Fundamentalist groups allegedly hung 'derogatory' and 'hateful' banners against the minority Ahmadi community outside a university in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday. A day earlier, UN experts had expressed deep concern over the continued 'discrimination', 'violence' and 'legal restrictions' against this minority community.
Hateful posters, banners against Ahmadi Muslims fall on Sargodha University Road in Punjab province. The place is 200 kilometers away from Lahore. The posters called for ostracism and social boycott of Ahmadis. There have also been calls for Ahmadis to be removed from important administrative posts, claiming they are not “faithful to Pakistan”. A banner read — “We hate Qadianiyat”.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim movement originated in the Qadian region of the Punjab province of British India. There are various differences between the doctrines of this sect and mainstream Islam. Even in 1974, the Parliament of Pakistan declared that Ahmadis were non-Muslims. The fire of hatred and division has flared up anew. Spokesperson of Ahmadiyya community 'Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan' has strongly condemned the hate campaign against Ahmadi Muslims. They demanded immediate removal of posters, banners from Sargodha University Road. Besides, strict legal action has been demanded against those who have done this. Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan has expressed concern about the rights of minority Muslims in Pakistan.
Incidentally, on Monday, UN experts expressed deep concern about the discrimination, violence and legal restrictions that members of the Ahmadi community are facing. In their message to Islamabad, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief. No one should be subjected to discrimination, intimidation or violence. It is not right to prevent anyone from peacefully practicing their religion or to violate human rights.”