A fact-finding mission led by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has reported an alarming uptick in the persecution of the minority Ahmadi community in the country’s Punjab province. The HRCP report, released on Wednesday, found evidence to suggest that the civil administration in Gujranwala and Wazirabad districts of Punjab were directly involved in destroying minarets on Ahmadi sites of worship in the last couple of months, following objections raised against the community by a local political-religious outfit. ”The administration claims to have done so to circumvent the threat of mob violence,” the report said, adding that the way authorities handled the matter only fostered growing hostility towards the community, making community members more vulnerable.
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