Source Daily Times via Nasim Malik of Sweden
Incidentally, marginalising the Ahmadis has not proved good for Pakistan. Realising their potential, Pakistan’s early leaders made good use of their services. Jinnah made Zafrullah Khan the country’s first foreign minister and later governments made him the permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN where he fought for the rights of the Palestinians, Libyans and Moroccans, etc. Ayub Khan made M M Ahmad, an Ahmadi, his economic advisor and the man orchestrated the much trumpeted decade of development for Pakistan when Pakistan was a model for South Korea. Khan made Dr Abdus Salam, an Ahmadi, his scientific advisor and Dr Salam laid the foundation of practically all scientific development of Pakistan. Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto continued with this, entrusting Dr Salam with tasks of national importance, including its atomic programme. Though as a mark of protest Dr Salam left the country after Ahmadis were declared not-Muslims by the parliament in 1974, he remained a loyal son of his homeland and maintained close relations with the institutions at home that mattered. He personally approved many appointments and a large influx of Pakistani scientists at the ICTP and CERN, who were to later serve his country. Though using the services of Ahmadis subsequently plummeted, people from the community have continued serving their country well. Returning to the Ahmadis their due rights is, therefore, a burden of history on all Pakistanis.