Also includes reports recorded at: Chawinda, Sialkot; Ghatialian, Sialkot; Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Sargodha; Moosawala, Sialkot.
No. 344Worship restricted
Eid-ul-Fitr Prayers Stopped by Police
· Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Sargodha
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.
Riaz Ahmad Basra was killed in Ghatialian, Sialkot, on 18 October 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Naeem Mahmud was killed in Sialkot on 17 December 2005. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Ghulam Muhammad was killed in Ghatialian, District Sialkot, on 30 October 2000. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Ataullah was killed in Ghatialian, District Sialkot, on 30 October 2000. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Shehzad Ahmad was killed in Ghatialian, District Sialkot, on 30 October 2000. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.
Iftikhar Ahmad was killed in Ghatialian, District Sialkot, on 30 October 2000. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.