Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan continue to be persecuted, prosecuted, humiliated, harassed, tortured and subjected to target killings. In the very recent past hundreds of Ahmadis have been murdered for their faith and belief and this horrifying brutality continues under the very eyes of the Government who take no notice or action and blatantly allow the culprits to go scot-free.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community keeps the world aware of such atrocities in the hope that the international community will raise their voices against such inhumane, cruel practices and pressurise Pakistan to honour its commitments to the International Code of Conduct, the UNDHR, the values and principles of democracy and the promises made in its very own Constitution.
Once again the Asian Human Rights Commission is sharing with our readers the murder of three more innocent Ahmadis during the past weeks.
The details of these murders are as follows –
On September 4 Ijaz Ahmad, was killed for his faith in Orangi Town, Karachi. He was 36 years old. He left his house for work as usual in the morning and on the way two unidentified motorcyclists came close to him and shot him at point blank range; the bullet struck him in the head and he died while being transported to the hospital.
Ahmad is survived by his wife and three children.
He had a good reputation in the area and did not have any vendetta with anyone. He was targeted purely for his faith and for being an Ahmadi. His brother-in-law, Mr Muhammad Nawaz, was also killed in Orangi Town last year for the same reason.
On August 31 an Ahmadi doctor was murdered in his clinic. On the basis of religious hatred, homeopathy doctor, Syed Tahir Ahmad was shot inside his clinic in Landhi, Karachi, even as he was seeing patients. He was 55 years-of-age. The murderers came in the guise of patients and shot at him in full view of his actual patients. He succumbed to his wounds while being taken to hospital.
Dr. Syed Tahir Ahmad is survived by his wife and five children. He was highly respected for his conduct in the area and had no personal vendetta with anyone — he was also killed simply for his faith.
On August 21 another Ahmadi, Zahoor Ahmad Kiyani, was the victim of a target killing on the grounds of religious hatred in Karachi. He was 40-years-old and a resident of Mujahid Colony, Karachi. He was gunned down outside his house by two unidentified motorcyclists at 11.30 in the morning. He is survived by his wife and seven children. Like the other victims, he had a good reputation in the area and had no enmity with anyone.
These are the latest tragic incidents which have become the fate of Ahmadis in Pakistan. The Government authorities intentionally deny Ahmadis any protection or security. The judiciary too takes no notice of Ahmadi cases and Ahmadis are discriminated against in every sector of life.
The Worldwide Ahmadiyya Community once again pleads with the international community to do whatever can be done to bring to an end this barbarity and stop those who freely publish and distribute hate material against Ahmadis publically inciting people to kill them.
There will be no democracy, peace or prosperity in Pakistan until it honours the very founding values of human dignity and fundamental freedoms of all without any discrimination of faith or belief.
The Asian Human Rights Commission calls on President Mamnoon Hussain to honour the commitments Pakistan has made to the international community and the promises contained in the Constitution of Pakistan to protect freedom of religion and the minorities of his country. Freedom of religion in Pakistan is guaranteed by the Constitution of Pakistan for individuals and religious sects. However this freedom is declared subject to “reasonable restrictions”. In no way can “reasonable restrictions” justify murder!
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