Anti-Ahmadiyya hatred – The International Human Rights Committee (IHRC), an NGO created by the Ahmadiyya community, reported yesterday that on 2nd February 2023 at around 3.30 in the afternoon, the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community razed to the ground the minarets of the Ahmadiyya Hall built in 1950 in Saddar Karachi. A wave of bigotry against Ahmadis has intensified since the start of 2023.
Nasim Malik, General Secretary IHRC reported that “Once again, we want to inform you that in the late night on 3rd February 2023, unknown assailants while entering the boundary wall of the Ahmadi Mosque in Noor Nagar district Umerkot, Sindh Pakistan, set the fire on mosque by pouring gasoline. Due to the fire, all mats and chairs were burned. Local residents became aware of the fire when they arrived for the early morning prayers”.
The letter from Malik continued saying that “in another targeted attack, some unknown persons on 3rd February 2023, during late night, damaged the minarets of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Goth Chaudary Javed Ahmed at Goth Ghazi Khan Mirani, also in district Mirpurkhas, Sindh Pakistan. The Ahmadiyya Mosque was set on fire. Intolerance and hatred towards Ahmadis in Pakistan are nothing new; rather it has spread over decades and gained momentum each passing under the State’s supervision. Systematic marginalisation of Ahmadis in all walks of life because of their religious beliefs is not considered condemnable and Ahmadis are being treated without even basic human rights.”
The letter continued saying:
The European Times wonders if the European Union and Pakistan will ever talk effectively about this issue in any negotiation so that the lifes and properties of Ahmadies are duly respected.