Plight of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan (1989-99)
Compiled by Press and Publication Desk
Description: In April 1988, the President of Pakistan, General Zia decided to raise the level of tyranny against Ahamdis to an unprecedented level. He promulgated Ordinance XX whereby Ahmadis were denied freedom of faith, and imprisonment and fines were prescribed for any violation of Ordinance.
Although, General Zia died in 1988, yet his legacy continues. No Government has made any attempt to deviate from the course charted by him. If at all, the successor governments have further built upon the edifice of tyranny and persecution of innocent Ahmadi Muslims.
It is now more than fifteen years since the Ordinance was promulgated. The Community has suffered a great deal during this time, and suffering continues unabated. It is a touching story and this Souvenir tells only a part of it. In 1989, the year of Ahmadiyya Centenary, a souvenir, titled 'Persecution of Ahmadis and Their Response' was published by the Publication Desk, UK. This volume can be considered, in a way, Volume II of the 1989 Publication. (read it online)
Description: In April 1988, the President of Pakistan, General Zia decided to raise the level of tyranny against Ahamdis to an unprecedented level. He promulgated Ordinance XX whereby Ahmadis were denied freedom of faith, and imprisonment and fines were prescribed for any violation of Ordinance.
Although, General Zia died in 1988, yet his legacy continues. No Government has made any attempt to deviate from the course charted by him. If at all, the successor governments have further built upon the edifice of tyranny and persecution of innocent Ahmadi Muslims.
It is now more than fifteen years since the Ordinance was promulgated. The Community has suffered a great deal during this time, and suffering continues unabated. It is a touching story and this Souvenir tells only a part of it. In 1989, the year of Ahmadiyya Centenary, a souvenir, titled 'Persecution of Ahmadis and Their Response' was published by the Publication Desk, UK. This volume can be considered, in a way, Volume II of the 1989 Publication. (read it online)