PERSECUTION IN THE NAME OF ALLAH

	PERSECUTION IN THE NAME OF ALLAH www.persecutionofahmadis.org As regards persecution, this was a bad year for Ahmadis in Pakistan -- worse in some ways than ever before, for example murders for their faith. Eighty-six Ahmadis were killed in twin terrorist attacks on two mosques in Lahore where they had assembled for the weekly congregation. The authorities had been informed of the threat to the mosques, but they failed to provide the needed security. The police response during the attack that lasted three hours was very cautious and very slow. After the massacre, the Chief Minister of the Punjab did not visit the sites and the injured in the hospital, nor had the courtesy to offer condolences. In the post-attack weeks, the anti-Ahmadiyya lobby indulged in intensive hostile propaganda. The Jamaat Islami chief threatened anti-Ahmadiyya agitation and riots similar to those of 1953. The authorities took no action against this viciousness. Target-killing of individuals went on, besides the Lahore tragedy. Thirteen Ahmadis were murdered for their faith. No arrests were made. Some suspects who were detained by the police were let off under political pressure. Three Ahmadis were killed in one attack in Faisalabad, Punjab. The daily DAWN investigated the murders and published a detailed report and gave it the title: Govt silence sounds death knell for Faisalabad Ahmadis. Three Ahmadis were murdered in Mardan KP, one each in the months of September, November and December. They belonged to the same family. The <b>...</b>	From: TheAmanTv Views: 0 0 ratings
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