Continuous hate rallies and harassment under anti-Ahmadi laws.
This page lists 18 incident reports for Gujranwala: 16 recorded killings (4 reported as faith-motivated) and 2 reports of attacks or other persecution.
Also includes reports recorded at: Gujranwala and other districts, Punjab; Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Sargodha.
No. 348Arrests at Eid
Arrests and Detentions During Eid-ul-Adha
· Gujranwala and other districts, Punjab
During Eid-ul-Adha, Ahmadis performing the ritual sacrifice inside private property in Punjab were reported to the police. IHRC reported that police detained community members and confiscated sacrificial meat, and that two Ahmadis were held for several days under preventive detention orders. In Gujranwala district, an Ahmadi man who performed a sacrifice on behalf of a deceased relative was arrested, charged under Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadi provisions and sent to prison on judicial remand.
On Eid-ul-Fitr, Punjab Police reportedly stopped Ahmadis from offering Eid prayers in several districts. IHRC reported that Ahmadis in Gujranwala were barred from gathering, police intervened at six locations in Sialkot, a place of worship in Faisalabad was forcibly evacuated, and worshippers in Sargodha were removed before prayer centres were locked. Bar associations in Lahore and Larkana had earlier urged action against Ahmadi religious practice.
Luqman Ahad was killed in Gujranwala, Punjab, on 27 December 2014. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Kainat Tabassum, aged 8 months, was killed in Gujranwala, Punjab, on 27 July 2014. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Hira Tabassum, aged 8, was killed in Gujranwala, Punjab, on 27 July 2014. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Bushra Bibi was killed in Gujranwala, Punjab, on 27 July 2014. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.