- Mob dispersed by police without any casualties
- Punjab government says ‘vigilantly following up the issue’
A charged mob of around 1,000 people which reportedly besieged an Ahmadi place of worship in Chakwal was dispersed by police on Monday, officials said.
The place of worship located in the limits of the Choa Saidan Shah police station area in Chakwal’s Dhalmial district was ‘attacked’ by nearly 1,000 people, according to the Jamaat-i-Ahmaddiya Pakistan Spokesperson Saleem-ud-Din.
Saleem-ud-Din said a mob armed with batons and weapons threw stones and fired on the premises. He claimed that the mob “attempted to seize Ahmadiyya property”.
Deputy Commissioner Chakwal Mahmood Javed Bhatti said the mob hurled stones and bricks at the place of worship before storming the building, adding that gunmen opened fire on Ahmadis in the area. The DC said that police have now dispersed the crowd and secured the building.
Rashid Ahmad, a local police official, said the mob also set fire to part of the building.
Station House Officer Choa Saidan Shah Sub-Inspector (SI) Muhammad Nawaz said that police had dispersed the crowd. The situation was under control now, he confirmed, adding that police had not yet decided on what action to take. SI Muhammad Nawaz added that there had been no reports of any casualties.
District Police Officer Chakwal said that a dialogue between local religious leaders and district administration was ongoing.
The Jamaat-i-Ahmaddiya Pakistan spokesperson, however, claimed that one person was killed in the incident, but he was unable to identify the dead.
The Government of Punjab earlier said it was “following up” on the Chakwal incident.
The provincial government’s Twitter claimed, “As per details, a misunderstanding developed between the two groups. Home Department is vigilantly following up the issue.”
In a letter addressed to the District Coordination Officer, the Ahmadiyya community requested provision of security at its Dhalmial place of worship.
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Our job is to keep peace in the country. We also cannot blame Hindus or Sikh or other religion like they are not Muslim.We have to think first to keep peace in any cost. And think as as a whole we are all one nation from God.
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