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Ahmadi Mosque

Image: Bilal Farooqi Twitter page

Mob of extremists demolish Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 20, 2021, at 04:06 pm

Islamabad: A mob of extremists, with the help of cops, demolished a Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village of Pakistan's Gujranwala district on Wednesday, a journalist claimed on social media recently.

Pakistani Journalist Bilal Farooqi tweeted: "A mob of extremist mullahs, with the help of police, demolished the dome & minarets of an Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village, Gurjranwala district and also desecrated the kalima inscribed on it. Will the Punjab govt please take action against these goons?"

A mob of extremist mullahs, with the help of police, demolished the dome & minarets of an Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village, Gurjranwala district and also desecrated the kalima inscribed on it. Will the Punjab govt please take action against these goons? pic.twitter.com/osURLCMtm4
— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) March 17, 2021

The mob was later seen in a video posted by the journalist rejoicing in the act.

These men should be ashamed of what they have done... https://t.co/olHC0Gg766
— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) March 17, 2021

The incident once again pointed to the condition of minorities in the country.

#Pakistan #PakistanAhmadiMosque #MosqueDestroy #PakistanMinorities

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