Guidance. Country policy and information note: Ahmadis, Pakistan, March 2025

Executive summary In 1974, the Pakistani government officially declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims. This status remains and is reinforced through various laws and anti-Ahmadi rhetoric. Provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code restrict the ways in which Ahmadis can openly express and practise their beliefs. Whilst official figures record the Ahmadi population […]

Sect or Jamaat?

Definition of sect in British English (sɛkt ) noun 1.  a subdivision of a larger religious group (esp the Christian Church as a whole), the members of which have to some extent diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc 2. often derogatory a.  a schismatic religious body characterized by an attitude of exclusivity in contrast to the more inclusive religious groups called denominations or Churches b.  a religious group regarded as extreme or heretical 3.  a group of people with […]