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Two Ahmadis including a doctor murdered
in Pakistan
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMA’AT - SRI LANKA
619/4, Baseline Road, Colombo 9, Sri Lanka
PRESS RELEASE
Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi murdered whilst working at Fazl-e-Umar Hospital
in Mirpurkhas, Sindh
It is with great regret and sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
hereby confirms that Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi the Regional President
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan was
killed on last Monday the 8th September, 2008 at around 2.30pm Pakistani
time.
Dr Siddiqi was both a most eminent member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
and also a renowned physician. He spent his life serving mankind through
the Fazl-e-Umar Hospital in Mirpurkhas, which he himself set up. He
was a great servant of Pakistan and cared deeply for the society in
which he lived. In this respect he regularly dispensed free treatment
to all those who could not afford private treatment.
The deceased was killed whilst working at the Hospital. He had just
completed a hospital round and was returning to his office when three
assailants who had been hiding inside the hospital emerged and repeatedly
shot at him. An Ahmadi security guard was also shot and remains in critical
condition at a hospital in Karachi.
The murder of Dr Siddiqi continues a long pattern of targeting Ahmadi
doctors in Pakistan. Since 1982, 15 Ahmadi doctors have been killed
in the country by fanatical extremists who preach and practice hatred
against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
The murder of Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi is a grave tragedy. He was a
true servant of mankind and lived his life according to the Ahmadiyya
motto, ‘Love for All, Hatred for None’. His death was simply
due to his being a peace loving member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
It is of note that news of the murder of Dr Siddiqi has been published
in a number of national newspapers in Pakistan and has been condemned
by pro-Human Rights organizations within the country.
Dr Siddiqi was 48 years old and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
May God grant them strength and patience at this time.
ANOTHER AHMADI MUSLIM MURDERED IN PAKISTAN
It is with great regret and sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
hereby confirms that Sate Muhammad Yusuf, the President of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community in Nawab Shah, Sindh was murdered yesterday the 9th
September, 2008 whilst at work. He was shot three times, including a
fatal shot to his heart.
This follows the murder of Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi on the previous
day.
More details are awaited.
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