Pakistan's Ahmadiyya Community announces disassociation from General Elections 2018

Currently there is one voter list that includes all religious groups including Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Sikhs, whereas in the case of the Ahmadis, a separate voter list is being prepared bearing the titles "Qadiani Men/Women."

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at
By Community statement | July 17, 2018

A separate voter list prepared for the Ahmadies based on religious differences is a worst example of biased discrimination

Chenab Nagar -The spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan, Saleem Ud Din, has dissociated the community from the upcoming general elections that are set to take place in Pakistan on 25 July.

Saleem Ud Din said that though the elections are ostensibly being held under a joint electoral system, there is, however, a separate voter list just for Ahmadis. The process for the registration of votes and the preparation of the voter lists is now completed. The forms issued for the registration of the votes include the religion box and the Oath-Declaration.

The spokesperson expressed the view that under the current circumstances for Ahmadis to cast a vote they first have to distance themselves from the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and this is something that no Ahmadi can countenance.

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Complements: The Times of Ahmad

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