Pakistan: Police remove anti-Ahmadi posters from Lahore's largest IT market

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District Coordination Officer Lahore spokesperson Imran Maqbool said the action is a part of the city district government’s larger drive against removing publicity signs and stickers.

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By Imran Adnan | December 11, 2015

LAHORE: The district administration in Lahore on Thursday removed anti-Ahmadi posters and stickers from the city’s largest mobile and computer equipment market.

Numerous shopkeepers in Lahore’s Hafeez Centre, located in the Gulberg locality, displayed signs and stickers prominently on their shop windows, inscribed with statements such as, “We do not do business with Ahmadis” or “Ahmadis are not allowed”.

“Most Ahmadis do not disclose their identity,” former president of the Hafeez Centre, Malik Kaleem said, while confirming that some shopkeepers had displayed such messages on their shops and offices as part of their belief.

District Coordination Officer Lahore spokesperson Imran Maqbool said the action is a part of the city district government’s larger drive against removing publicity signs and stickers.

“It is an ongoing campaign in connection with local government elections,” he said.

Maqbool added, “The city government was removing unwanted signs and stickers from the provincial capital to make the city beautiful.”

The action, however, is most likely linked to the social media outrage that unraveled on Twitter and Facebook after pictures of the posters first surfaced a few days ago. The hashtag #IStandWithAhmadis is trending now on Twitter with many lauding the efforts of the Punjab government for having the signs removed.



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