Express Tribune: Two years after the tragic attack on worshippers at Darul Zikr, an additional session judge, when faced with a petition calling for action against an Ahmadi worship place in Garhi Shaho, ruled that the police should take action as per the Pakistan Penal Code.
Advocate Badar Alam last month moved an application against members of the Ahmadi community in the Garhi Shahu police station under section 298 B (d) and 298 C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
The application further asked for the removal of the Kalma from the front of the worship place and for demolishing the minaret and dome as per the Prohibition and Punishment Ordinance of 1984.
However, in its order, the Judge ruled that the concerned SHO was in full knowledge of the building, and that he should take actions as per law in view of contents of application moved by the petitioner.
Correction: An earlier version of this article had incorrectly mentioned that the court had ordered the Ahmadi community to demolish the minaret and dome of the worship place. The court has directed the police officer to take action ‘as per law in view of contents of application moved by petitioner’.
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