Retired Pakistan Air Force official gunned down for being Ahmadi

[Ehsan]

Retired Pakistan Air Force official gunned down for being Ahmadi | Rabwah Times

An ex-serviceman of Pakistan Air Force from the minority Ahmadiyya community has been gunned down outside his house by unidentified gunmen in Punjab province, the latest targeted attack on the minority religious group facing persecution in the country.

The incident took place in Kamra, Attock district, around 64 kilometres north of the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, a spokesman for the community said.

The 62-year-old ex-serviceman, Latif Aalam Butt, was returning home from his stationery store yesterday when unidentified attackers fired at him outside his house in Kamra town of Attock district, killing him on the spot, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Pakistan's spokesperson Saleem ud Din said.

Din added:

"The incident represented a continuation of religiously motivated violence against Ahmadis. Ahmadis are constantly on the receiving end of vicious threats and edicts of death. They are told that unless they turn away from their beliefs they will face persecution,"

He demanded that the government should ban distribution of hate materials against Ahmadiyyas to stop such incidents.

Local police also confirmed the incident, adding that Butt was 62.

“The victim's son filed an application here at the police station today,” local police official Qasim Ali told news agency AFP.

“According to his son's account, the victim owned a stationery shop in Saddar market and was returning home from his shop during the incident.”

Last month, a 50-year-old doctor from the minority community was gunned down at his clinic in Pakistan's Sindh province.

Ahmadis are among the most persecuted minorities in Pakistan. They consider themselves Muslim but were declared non-Muslims through a constitutional amendment in 1974. A decade later, they were barred from proselytising or identifying themselves as Muslims.

 

[Pakistani E]

Welcome to Purer than Pure Pakistan, where patriotic peaceful citizens are gunned down in broad daylight while takfiri tattu terrorist killers are showered with rose petals. What a pathetic bunch this lot have become.

 

[Hurter]

Thats very sad indeed. But there might be another reason as well. Religion cannot be the cause every time.

 

[Star Wars]

Very sad, someone who bled for his country is shot and killed with such shameless disregard . Pakistan has to act on its fanatical elements before it turns the country into a Sharia law zone ...

 

[ranjeet]

RIP ...

 

[Dubious]

RIP

 

[Inception-06]

RIP

Welcome to Purer than Pure Pakistan, where patriotic peaceful citizens are gunned down in broad daylight while takfiri tattu terrorist killers are showered with rose petals. What a pathetic bunch this lot have become.

If so than the killers should be gunned down live in front of PTV, so everyone gets a lesson ! Very simple, even North Korea can control his law and order better than this Republic !

 

[Pakistani E]

RIP


If so than the killers should be gunned down live in front of PTV, so everyone gets a lesson ! Very simple, even North Korea can control his law and order better than this Republic !

I want and expect Justice, not revenge. Although I understand where you are coming from. Laws in Pakistan apply only to the weak and vulnerable, the rich and the powerful have been getting away for far too long.

 

[Jungibaaz]

Welcome to Purer than Pure Pakistan, where patriotic peaceful citizens are gunned down in broad daylight while takfiri tattu terrorist killers are showered with rose petals. What a pathetic bunch this lot have become.

It's okay, we're working on getting rid of that white part of our flag. In fact, the green is defensible if I feel God wills it.
We should have an all black flag like you know who.

What's the point keeping the current one if you can't stick to it's founder's vision and it's own meaning?

 

[trainer]

RIP

 

[A.Rafay]

RIP. Very sad incident.

 

[Armstrong]

RIP !

 

[Pakistanisage]

RIP to the brave warrior. Such violence is shameful against Pakistani Patriots and as I Pakistani I am ashamed of fellow Pakistani Citizens who commit such heinous acts and those who support such acts.

 

[Mughal-Prince]

First of all their is a clear definition of being a Muslim so any group which goes with that is a Muslim group. If Ahmadies proclaimed themselves Muslims then by going their logic rest of Muslim population is Non Muslim. It is not like that any group just proclaimed them Muslims and we Muslims accept them as is.

On the other note they are minority and part of our population they are not alone facing all these atrocities. The whole nation has been facing this same terrorism. I even put them in same category who have received ransom chits and been killed for non payment. In the end I would like to condemn all atrocities taking place against all patriotic Pakistanis who are living here in very difficult situation and I believe one day we will make peace in our country for every one including Ahmadies (Qadyani).

 

[Kompromat]

RIP