Pakistan: Ahmadis Under Attack -- Local Authorities, Mob Destroy Ahmadis' Historical Building, Mosque in Sialkot

Community demands security for their worship places along with compensation for the damages, which are ran into tens of thousands of rupees.

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Source/Credit: Dawn News
By Imran Sadiq | May 24, 2018

Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya spokesperson Salim Uddin, in a press release issued on Thursday, condemned the demolition of the community's place of worship as well as a historically significant building belonging by "miscreants along with governmental administration" in Sialkot.

According to the press release, 30 to 35 employees of a Tehsil municipal committee escorted by police came to the Hakeem Hasam Uddin building around 10:45pm on Wednesday and began demolishing it.

"In the meantime, more than 600 miscreants chanting slogans joined in and started demolishing an Ahmadi worship place near the building," read the press release, adding that the "vandalism" continued until 4:30 in the morning.

The incident caught attention on social media when pictures and videos showing a "mob" destroying the religious site started circulating early Thursday morning. One video showed a man breaking a minaret with an iron tool.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Read more