Three Ahmadi houses have been fired upon in recent months and four members of the group were killed in Peshawar

Attacks on Muslim Ahmadi continue in Pakistan

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Violence against Muslim Ahmadis continues in Pakistan as the community has been denouncing in recent times. Three Ahmadi houses were recently shot at and four members of the congregation were killed in Peshawar over the past few months in attacks related to their religious faith.

The Ahmadiyya Community demands the Pakistani state to stop this hate campaign against them and demand that effective protection measures be provided.

At around midnight on 12-13 March 2021, three Ahmadi homes in Bazid Khel, Peshawar, became the target of gun shots. Fortunately, no one was injured in this horrific incident.  The case was registered at Budh Bair Police Station. According to the information provided, the three households belonged to the following Ahmadi nationals: Arshad Iqbal, Rooh al-Amin and Muhammad Rafiq.

The spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan, while expressing his grief over this unfortunate incident, expressed concern over the increasing hate campaign against the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan in general, and particularly in Peshawar. 

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This is the ninth recent serious attack against the Ahmadiyya Community. On 11 February 2021 in Bazid Khel, Peshawar, Abdul Qadir, a 65-year-old Ahmadi, was shot dead outside a medical centre owned by a Muslim Ahmadi.

Soon after Abdul Qadir's murder, a hate campaign was launched against the Community. On 25 February 2021, a demonstration took place in Peshawar inciting violence against Muslim Ahmadis. Participants in the demonstration demanded that Muslim Ahmadis leave the city of Peshawar.

The spokesman also said that these attacks are creating a sense of deep insecurity among the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan, while the Ahmadis of Peshawar are living in a deep atmosphere of terror.

He demanded that the perpetrators of this vicious attack be brought to justice and that the Government of Pakistan stop this hate campaign against Muslim Ahmadis.

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