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ASI murders Ahmadi 'infidel' |
2007-03-02 |
![]() The ASI then went to a police station and turned himself in. A case has been lodged against him under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Police told Daily Times that the killer had confessed to the crime, and had called himself an “extremist” Muslim. Station House Officer Nazir Ahmed said the ASI had gone on leave because of illness. He said the ASI told police that he killed Ashraf for changing his faith from a Sunni Muslim to an Ahmadi. Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya spokesman Saleemuddin told Daily Times that the victim converted eight years ago – the only one to have done so in a family of eight brothers. He said that Ashraf’s wife had not converted, but was living with her husband along with three daughters. The spokesman said that Ashraf initially kept his conversion a secret, but when he disclosed this, “extremists” started threatening him and some local mosques also delivered speeches against him. According to a press release, the Jamaat has strongly condemned the incident, and asked the government to take stern notice of such incidents, which were on the rise. The statement said that Ahmadis were being victimised, but the government was not paying attention to the matter. |
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