1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots

1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots
Part of Persecution of Ahmadis
Date29 May 1974-October 1974
Location
Pakistan
Caused byAttack on Students of Nishtar Medical University at Chenab Nagar railway station
GoalsDeclaring Ahmaddiya Muslims as Non-Muslim minority in the Constitution of Pakistan
Methods
Resulted inSecond Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Ordinance XX
  • Declaration of Ahmadiyya Muslims as Non-Muslims in Pakistan
Lead figures

Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid
Maulana Abul ‘Ata Jallundhari
Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Mazhar
Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid
Maulana Syed Muhammad Zakir Hussain Shah Sialvi

Casualties
Death(s)27 Ahmadi Muslims

In the period spanning from late May to early September 1974, an altercation between students of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and youths of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Community at the Rabwah railway station. This incidents were marked by a series of events such as protests, violence, property damage, and governmental actions against the Ahmadiyya community across Pakistan.[1] These events reportedly resulted in casualties among Ahmadi individuals and damage to Ahmadi mosques. Furthermore, in response to these events, the government took actions, including constitutional amendments, related to the status of Ahmadis.

  1. ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (2021-06-20). "SMOKERS' CORNER: PANDERING TO EXTREMISTS". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-06-02.