LAHORE: An Ahmedi man, Qazi Muhammed Shoban, was shot dead in his house in Lahore’s Nishtar Colony the other day.
According to details, two masked men entered the deceased person’s house and killed him on the spot, while the wife and daughters were held captives in the other room.
The deceased has left behind a wife and three disabled daughters.
Ahmaddiya community spokesman Saleemuddin has condemned the incident, demanding an immediate arrest of the perpetrators.
“The killing was religiously motivated,” he said.
Last month, a mob— allegedly comprising members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TRLY) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)— in connivance with the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) and police officials had attacked an Ahmedi place of worship and a sacred site.
According to a recently released annual report by the Ahmedi community, 77 persons were booked under discriminatory religious laws in 2017, with nine still in prison “on faith-related allegations”, while four others were murdered.
