People of Ahmadiya community will not be able to offer sacrifice on Eid in Pakistan, threat of police action:

News Topical, Digital Desk : Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) has claimed that police in Pakistan are forcing members of the minority Ahmadiyya community to sign an affidavit stating that they will not sacrifice animals on the occasion of Eid al-Azha.

People of Ahmadiya community cannot offer sacrifice even in their homes

An association of lawyers has demanded that people of Ahmadiya community cannot offer sacrifice even in their homes and if they do so, the police should take action against them.

Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on Saturday

On this, a human rights organization has said that this is a violation of their constitutional right to freedom of religion or belief. Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on Saturday.

The Ahmadiyya community considers itself Muslim

It is worth noting that the Ahmadiya community considers itself Muslim, but in 1974 the Parliament of Pakistan declared this community as non-Muslim. A decade later, they were not only banned from calling themselves Muslims, but were also stopped from following many rituals of Islam.

However, JAP has alleged that in some districts of Punjab and parts of Sindh, the police are forcing the Ahmadis to give written affidavits in this regard.

Punjab government officials are threatening them

Officials of the Punjab government are threatening and harassing them. These acts are not only a gross violation of the religious freedom of Ahmadis and are discriminatory, but are also unconstitutional and inhuman.