Source/Credit: Anwar Ahmad | Karachi
By Anwar Ahmad | March 16, 2011
Mr. Sanaullah is Ambassador of Pakistan in Indonesia and its his duty to paint a glorified picture of Pakistan to the outside world. Reality is too bleak. Living in Pakistan is altogether different from what Mr. Sanaullah states.
As far as economy is concerned, I am not an economist but the figures available on internet indicate Pakistan’s GDP Growth rate is now at 2% as compared to 6.8% in 2007.
Minorities, in fact, are treated as second grade citizen. Constitutionally, they are free to worship but practically an Ahmadi cannot worship freely; thanks to Blasphemy Laws. Minorities are not allowed to build places of worship according to their needs.
Hindus are fleeing to India. According to a recent report published in media, more than 50,000 have fled in recent years including a legislature Ram Singh Sodho. Hindu/Christian girls are routinely kidnapped, forced to convert and marry Muslims. All incidents are documented and are easily available on internet as well on Human Rights organizations’ web sites.
Case of Ahmadis is even worse. Let alone building new places of worship, they are not allowed to repair their old and dilapidated ones. They are routinely bullied in their neighborhoods, discriminated in Government jobs, education and business sector. Their headquarters town (Rabwah forcibly re-named Chenab Nagar by Government under pressure of radical mullahs) built on purchased land is practically under siege by fanatics who have forcibly occupied their land. They are not allowed to purchase land around the town to expand their housing due to increase in population. They are forced to declare themselves non-Muslims at every level. They are routinely chased, targeted and killed. 202 Ahmadis were killed after Zia’s notorious Blasphemy Laws, 243 injured in attempted murders, 22 Mosques were completely demolished, 28 sealed by Government, 12 set on fire, 15 forcibly occupied by radicals and 42 constructions barred by authorities. 29 bodies were exhumed after burial whereas 51 were denied burial in public graveyard.
This is Human Rights record of accomplishment of Pakistan, which Mr. Sanaullah is hiding. Even more interesting figures can be viewed at http://www.ThePersecution.org/ and http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/
Wake up Indonesia. Religion related laws are a bad omen of radicalism/Talibanization, which have plagued Pakistan where no place/community and sect is safe. It all started with just a constitutional amendment. All evil actions are started with good intentions.
-- Ahmadiyya Times Note: This is the full version of the letter first published in The Jakarta Post on March 21, 2011. The text has been slightly edited by Ahmadiyya Times to provide full context of the letter written to rebut several erroneous claims asserted by Mr. Sanaullah, the Pakistani Ambassador in Indonesia in his piece entitled "Pakistan, Ahmadiyah and democracy" published by The Jakarta Post on March 16, 2011.
Read The Jakarta Post version here: The fate of minorities in Pakistan | Letter
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