Protest staged against Qadianis

	Tuesday, June 08, 2010, Jamadi-us-Sani 24, 1431 A.H.
Protest staged against Qadianis

Tuesday, June 08, 2010
By our correspondent

PESHAWAR: Aalami Majlis-Tahaffuz-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat staged protest outside the Peshawar Press Club on Monday, asking the government to take action against Qadianis.

Carrying banners and placards, the activists chanted slogans against Qadianis and asked the Pakistan Muslim League chief Mian Nawaz Sharif to clarify his position on his recent statement.

Criticising Qadianis, the speaker termed them as enemies of Islam and the state. They asked the government to take action against them for their blasphemous activities.

They reiterated to render sacrifices of their lives to protect the honour and respect of their holy prophet (PBUH) and the holy Quran and not allow anyone to continue insulting their religion and prophets.

JTI activists protest sacrilegious caricatures: Jamiat Talaba-e-Islam activists staged demonstration against the blasphemous caricatures and reiterated their commitment to render sacrifices of their lives to protect sanctity of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Carrying banners and placards, the activists gathered outside the Peshawar Press Club and chanted slogans against anti-Islamic forces and urged the government to sever diplomatic ties with Western countries.

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Ahmadi leader’s murder in Ferozewala: Police yet to ‘book’ suspects in custody

--- Daily Times, Pakistan

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Ahmadi leader’s murder in Ferozewala : Police yet to ‘book’ suspects in custody

• Men not produced in court, no paperwork against them yet
• Bereaved family claims politicians ‘restraining’ police from taking action
• DSP declines comment
  

By Rana Tanveer

LAHORE: The ‘arrest’ of four people in connection with an Ahmadi leader’s murder was meant to merely pacify the bereaved family, as police have not made the case against them official, nor have their names been mentioned in any paperwork. In addition, the men are yet to be interrogated, Ferozewala police sources told Daily Times on Monday.

On January 13, Ferozewala police arrested Muhammad Ahmed Faridi, Inamullah, Ashraf and Haji Arshad, for their involvement in the January 5 murder of a local Ahmadi leader, Muhammad Yousaf.

Sources said police had arrested the men only to placate the aggrieved party, but had not fulfilled all the legal formalities.

They said certain influential individuals were pressing police not to book them and keep them in lock for some time before declaring them innocent and releasing them without presenting them in court.

When contacted, Ferozewala Deputy Superintendent of Police Tariq Gujjar avoided comment on the issue.

Fatehul Din, son of the slain Ahmadi leader Muhammad Yousaf, told Daily Times that police was using ‘delaying tactics’ to hush up the case. “The police are probably serious about pursuing the matter, but certain influential politicians are pressing them to hush it up.”

Din said he had even submitted a proof of the accused’s involvement in the case to the investigation officer, adding that he had pictures proving the men in custody were provoking locals against Ahmadis in the area.

He said there had been no development in the investigation as police had been restrained from performing their duties. Din said the accused were given ‘undue protocol’ at the police station.

His counsel, Muhammad Abu Bakar, told Daily Times that according to Section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), police were bound to produce the accused before a magistrate for a physical remand within 24 hours of the arrest.

URL: www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\19\story_19-1-2010_pg13_4

Ahmadi leader’s murder suspects ‘visit’ police again

---Daily Times, Pakistan

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Ahmadi leader’s murder suspects ‘visit’ police again

*	None of the accused have moved court for bail despite being named in FIR 8 days ago
*	Complainant denies SP’s claim that he had asked police not to arrest accused
*	MPA says four men are innocent and he advised them not to get bail

By Rana Tanveer

LAHORE: All four men accused of murdering a local Ahmadi leader in Ferozewala appeared before the Sheikhupura superintendent of police (SP) (Investigation), accompanied by a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member of the provincial assembly, to “prove their innocence” on Wednesday.

Eight days have passed since the victim’s family nominated the four men in the FIR but the police have yet to formally arrest the suspects despite getting two chances – when the men visited the police station with PML-N MPA Pir Ashraf Rasool to ‘prove their innocence’. It is important to mention here that the suspects have not moved the court for bail so far.

According to details, two assailants gunned down 70-year-old Muhammad Yousaf while he was at his general store on January 5. A first information report (FIR) was registered at the Ferozewala Police Station, wherein Muhammad Ahmed Fridi, Inamullah son of Shaukat Ali, Ashraf and Haji Arshad were named as the accused. The two assailants were not named in the FIR.

Consent: Syed Amin Bukhari, the SP, told Daily Times that the accused were not on bail and according to the law they should be arrested, but with the consent of the complainant the police had given them a chance to prove their innocence.

The SP said both parties had appeared before him, adding that he had given them a few days to resolve the matter through a local panchayat. He said the accused had guaranteed their cooperation and would not evade the police.

Influence: However, Faatehul Din, the complainant and son of the murdered Ahmadi leader, told Daily Times the accused had been given undue favour by the police and PML-N MPA Pir Ashraf Rasool. He said he had never asked the police not to arrest the accused. He said the MPA accompanied the accused to the office of the SP to influence the police.

Suspects are innocent: The MPA told Daily Times that the four men were innocent. He said he had advised the four not to get bails as they were innocent, adding that the competent authority to decide the case were the police and the courts. Ashraf said he was ready to hand over the men to police custody.

Saleemud Din, a spokesperson for the Jamaat-e-Ahmadia, told Daily Times the accused were being given undue favour.

URL: www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\14\story_14-1-2010_pg13_1

Ahmadi leader shot dead in Ferozewala (Pakistan)

--- Daily Times, Pakistan

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Ahmadi leader shot dead in Ferozewala

* Victim’s son claims police took no action despite being intimated about threats

By Rana Tanveer

LAHORE: An Ahmadi leader was gunned down allegedly for seeking police protection against sectarian zealots in Ferozewala police precincts on Tuesday.

The family of 70-year-old victim Muhammad Yousaf — leader of the Ahmadi community in Ferozwala — alleged that extremists killed him for demanding police to stop them from creating religious strife in the area. Earlier, extremists had gathered together, carrying placards and signboards bearing slogans against the Ahmadis.

Ferozewala Police Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Munir told Daily Times that police had registered the first information report (FIR) against unidentified persons for Yousaf’s murder. Although no one had been arrested so far, the murderers would be brought to justice, he added.

According to complainant Fatehul Deen — son of the deceased — two armed assailants on a motorbike sprayed bullets at his father around 8am when he was sitting at his general store, where he (Fateh) and his brother were also present. He said his father died instantly while he and his brother narrowly escaped the attack.

No action: Fateh alleged that the assailants were the henchmen of local religious leader Muhammad Ahmed Faridi. He alleged that two men — Inamullah and Shaukat — were also involved in his father’s murder.

Fateh said that on December 29, Faridi erected a huge signboard at the main roundabout in Ferozewala Bazaar, which bore slogans provoking people against the Ahmadis. He said the accused also made phone calls to him and other Ahmadis in the area, threatening them to leave the area or else face dire consequences. Fateh said despite being intimated about these threats, police took no action against the accused that had resulted in his father’s death.

URL: www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010...2010_pg7_5