...The second amendment was an unprecedented move in the recent history of the modern world. With its passage, Pakistan had become the first State – and remains the only one – to decide the faith of its citizens. This discriminatory amendment resulted in further restrictions on religious freedom with Zia’s promulgation of the anti-Ahmadi laws shortly after in 1984. Known as the Ordinance XX, these laws criminalised the daily lives of Ahmadis and imposed a three year jail term for those caught ‘posing as Muslims’. Under these laws, thousands of Ahmadis have been jailed for ‘crimes’ such as praying, saying the salam, saying the Kalima, reading the Quran etcetera....
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:52:37 +0000
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