Several graves belonging to the minority Ahmadi community have been desecrated allegedly by religious extremists in Pakistan's Punjab province, an official said on Tuesday, the second such incident against them in over three months.
Jamaat Ahmadiya Pakistan official Amir Mahmood told PTI that the tombstones of the graves were desecrated at Prem Kot graveyard in Hafizabad district, some 100 kilometres from Lahore. He said that those who damaged the graves also wrote "Ahmadi dog" on them, which is very distressing for the families.
"The Ahmadis living in Pakistan are not at peace even after their demise. The Ahmadis are not safe in their graves," he said.
Mahmood demanded the arrest of those involved in the desecration of graves of the minority community.
In the past also, such incidents have taken place in other Ahmadi graveyards in Punjab but not a single culprit was arrested or put on trial. On August 24, 16 graves of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan's Punjab province were allegedly desecrated by religious extremists for using Islamic symbols on gravestones at a cemetery in Chak 203 RB Manawala, Faisalabad district, some 150 kilometres from Lahore.
Minorities, especially Ahmadis, are vulnerable in Pakistan and they are often targeted by religious extremists.
