Terrorist attack on Ahmadi mosques in Lahore
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it is very bad news. it must be stoped.
Pakistan hunts mosque attackers
Ahmadiyya sect demanded protection from further attacks as as funerals took place on Saturday [AFP]
Funerals for the victims of Friday's Ahmadiyya mosque attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore have been cancelled amid fears of further attacks on the minority community.
"We are not satisfied with the security arrangements. We have cancelled the mass funeral programme," Salim-u-din, a spokesman for Lahore's Ahmadiyya community said on Saturday.
The cancellations come as Pakistani authorities hunt members of the armed gang that left more than 80 people dead in a double attack on two mosques belonging to the sect on Friday.
Security forces battled the assailants for several hours in the aftermath of the co-ordinated suicide and grenade attacks on mosques in Garhi Shahu and Model Town on Friday, but some escaped.
The Ahmadiyya sect have been declared as non-Muslim by Pakistan because their interpretation of Islam differs from that of many Muslims. The community says it has been the target of previous attacks and has received regular threats in the past.
The co-ordinated assaults took place in different residential neighbourhoods of the city shortly after Friday prayers, police said.
'Sad day'
Raza Rumi, a policy analyst and editor of the Lahore newspaper Friday Times, said the attack marked a "very sad day" for both the city and Pakistan as a whole.
"The way this minority sect has been hounded for the past three decades has come to such a pass that you now have acts of violence even in private spaces of worship," he told Al Jazeera. "Their rights to worship and pray are not being adhered to."
"Since the late 19th century, their founder declared himself to be a messiah or prophet of sorts. In Islam, the finality of Prophet Muhammad as the final prophet is part of the Muslim belief system."
"So the Ahmadis were deviating from that and that has always irked fundamentalist Muslims. [However] not just moderate Muslims, but even the very devout and staunch Muslims of Pakistan do not support this act of terror."
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, reporting from Lahore, explained more: "It's a doctrinal disagreement," he said. But he added that the community is well integrated in Pakistani society.
"All scholars will tell you that the Ahmadiyya are out of the fold. That doesn't mean they are out of the fold socially," he said.
The attack was condemned by Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Punjab, who pledged to increase efforts to fight sectarian groups.
"It's a reminder to the nation that Pakistan will achieve its destiny only after we get rid of the worst type of extremism and fundamentalism," Sharif said.
"We, our security forces, will fight this menace till the end. Attacks on places of worship is barbarianism. It is a shame to cause bloodshed in mosques."
Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and a vital military and political centre. It has been the scene of several attacks by opposition groups.
Advance warning
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said it had warned of threats against the Ahmadiyya community centre in Lahore and demanded "foolproof security and protection" from the government.
It expressed concern over "the increasing sectarian dimension" of militancy in Pakistan, which it called "a big security threat to the entire society".
Daniyal Hassan, a reporter for the Pakistani Dawn News, told Al Jazeera: "The minority Ahmadiyya are not exactly considered as true Muslims, there is a lot controversy regarding it."
The attacks on the Ahmadiyya mosques took place just after prayers on Friday [AFP]
"They say they had been receiving quite a lot of threats from groups responsible for sectarian violence."
The attacks have drawn widespread international condemnation.
Asma Jahangir, the UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion, Gay McDougall, an independent expert on minority issues; and Philip Alston, a special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions issued a joint statement on Friday calling for better protection for minorities.
"Members of this religious community have faced continuous threats, discrimination and violent attacks in Pakistan," the statement said.
"The government must take every step to ensure the security of members of all religious minorities and their places of worship so as to prevent any recurrence of today's dreadful incident."
The US condemned what it called "brutal violence against innocent people".
"We also condemn the targeting and violence against any religious group, in this case the Ahmadi community," Philip Crowley, the state department spokesman, said in Washington.
Catherine Ashton, the EU diplomatic chief, said she was "appalled".
Ahmadiyya sect demanded protection from further attacks as as funerals took place on Saturday [AFP]
Funerals for the victims of Friday's Ahmadiyya mosque attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore have been cancelled amid fears of further attacks on the minority community.
"We are not satisfied with the security arrangements. We have cancelled the mass funeral programme," Salim-u-din, a spokesman for Lahore's Ahmadiyya community said on Saturday.
The cancellations come as Pakistani authorities hunt members of the armed gang that left more than 80 people dead in a double attack on two mosques belonging to the sect on Friday.
Security forces battled the assailants for several hours in the aftermath of the co-ordinated suicide and grenade attacks on mosques in Garhi Shahu and Model Town on Friday, but some escaped.
The Ahmadiyya sect have been declared as non-Muslim by Pakistan because their interpretation of Islam differs from that of many Muslims. The community says it has been the target of previous attacks and has received regular threats in the past.
The co-ordinated assaults took place in different residential neighbourhoods of the city shortly after Friday prayers, police said.
'Sad day'
Raza Rumi, a policy analyst and editor of the Lahore newspaper Friday Times, said the attack marked a "very sad day" for both the city and Pakistan as a whole.
"The way this minority sect has been hounded for the past three decades has come to such a pass that you now have acts of violence even in private spaces of worship," he told Al Jazeera. "Their rights to worship and pray are not being adhered to."
"Since the late 19th century, their founder declared himself to be a messiah or prophet of sorts. In Islam, the finality of Prophet Muhammad as the final prophet is part of the Muslim belief system."
"So the Ahmadis were deviating from that and that has always irked fundamentalist Muslims. [However] not just moderate Muslims, but even the very devout and staunch Muslims of Pakistan do not support this act of terror."
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, reporting from Lahore, explained more: "It's a doctrinal disagreement," he said. But he added that the community is well integrated in Pakistani society.
"All scholars will tell you that the Ahmadiyya are out of the fold. That doesn't mean they are out of the fold socially," he said.
The attack was condemned by Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Punjab, who pledged to increase efforts to fight sectarian groups.
"It's a reminder to the nation that Pakistan will achieve its destiny only after we get rid of the worst type of extremism and fundamentalism," Sharif said.
"We, our security forces, will fight this menace till the end. Attacks on places of worship is barbarianism. It is a shame to cause bloodshed in mosques."
Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and a vital military and political centre. It has been the scene of several attacks by opposition groups.
Advance warning
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said it had warned of threats against the Ahmadiyya community centre in Lahore and demanded "foolproof security and protection" from the government.
It expressed concern over "the increasing sectarian dimension" of militancy in Pakistan, which it called "a big security threat to the entire society".
Daniyal Hassan, a reporter for the Pakistani Dawn News, told Al Jazeera: "The minority Ahmadiyya are not exactly considered as true Muslims, there is a lot controversy regarding it."
The attacks on the Ahmadiyya mosques took place just after prayers on Friday [AFP]
"They say they had been receiving quite a lot of threats from groups responsible for sectarian violence."
The attacks have drawn widespread international condemnation.
Asma Jahangir, the UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion, Gay McDougall, an independent expert on minority issues; and Philip Alston, a special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions issued a joint statement on Friday calling for better protection for minorities.
"Members of this religious community have faced continuous threats, discrimination and violent attacks in Pakistan," the statement said.
"The government must take every step to ensure the security of members of all religious minorities and their places of worship so as to prevent any recurrence of today's dreadful incident."
The US condemned what it called "brutal violence against innocent people".
"We also condemn the targeting and violence against any religious group, in this case the Ahmadi community," Philip Crowley, the state department spokesman, said in Washington.
Catherine Ashton, the EU diplomatic chief, said she was "appalled".
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I have said the same thing, in i dont know much posts in this thread.
They wont listen.. The MODS wont listen.. Do you think they will bother now..
MODS decision is final and we dont have the right to protest. This is what one of the Mod said..
It just like preaching democracy to the world and having dictatorship in their own backyard.
My freedom of speech allows me to speak. No one Cant take my right away.
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I have said the same thing, in i dont know much posts in this thread.
They wont listen.. The MODS wont listen.. Do you think they will bother now..
MODS decision is final and we dont have the right to protest. This is what one of the Mod said..
It just like preaching democracy to the world and having dictatorship in their own backyard.
My freedom of speech allows me to speak. No one Cant take my right away.
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this forum has a specific trend~ liberals-bharatis-qadiyanis.
atleast we can raise our voice ....
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this forum has a specific trend~ liberals-bharatis-qadiyanis.
atleast we can raise our voice ....
On the other hand we have Jihadi's-Terrorists-Extremists.
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It is their mosque .. An Ahmedi Mosque masjid.. There I said it .. And so will every sane person who knows his religion does not matter what other people call theirs. My "Iman" does not suffer with sticks and stones. We are a laughing stock around the world due to discussions like this.. Ban saying this and that .. and nothing changes around us.. people laugh and move on with their lives.. If it is not right for them to call it that, God will judge them .. worry about the other things that need immediate attention. And you are correct the Mods gave their answer on this subject, therefore in my opinion the case was closed 10 pages ago.
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I wonder there are same number of Indians died in Maoist attack but some Indians here on this thread are trying to dig up trolling comments by banned members to keep the trolling going on instead of going to the thread and mourn the death of those killed in Maoist attack
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Weak faith causes severe reaction, its human nature.
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This shows the gravity of this sensitive issue and why TTP chose to attack Ahmedyas Sect.
To be clear to all of you agian.. I condemn the attacks on Ahmadi worship place and killings of innocent Pakistanis.
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