The incident took place at Butala Sharm Singh village in Gujranwala district, some 80 km from Lahore on July 29, 2025.
Updated – July 31, 2025
Amir Mahmood, spokesperson for Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan, strongly condemned the “illegal action”, saying the police “unjustifiably vandalised the 70-year-old Ahmadi place of worship”. | Photo Credit: AFP
A 70-year-old worship place (Mosque) of the minority Ahmadi community was demolished by the police in Pakistan’s Punjab, an organisation representing the community said. The incident took place at Butala Sharm Singh village in Gujranwala district, some 80 km from Lahore, on Tuesday (July 29 2025), the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan said.
“The police on the pressure of religious extremists have not only demolished the mihrab (prayer niche) of a 70-year-old Ahmadi worship place but also desecrated two Ahmadi graves by breaking their tombstones,” the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said in a statement.
Published – July 31, 2025 12:03 pm IST
Categories: Ahmadis, Ahmadis And Pakistan, Ahmadiyyat: True Islam, Asia, Pakistan, Pakistan Police
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In a single year, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established a total of 211 new mosques. This included 135 newly built mosques and 76 buildings converted into mosques, according to the Al Islam website. These mosques were established in various locations worldwide, including Sao Tome, Belize, and Zion (USA).
for every mosque destroyed in Pakistan … see above…