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10. Mr. Abdul Shakoor of Sagodha was arrested by police on 11 March 1990
for wearing a ring which contained verses of the Holy Quran and taken to
Sargodha jail.
11. Mr. Gul Mohammad of Sargodha was arrested by police on 9 March 1990
for posting a sticker on his motor cycle which read 'There is no one
worthy of worship but Allah and Mohammad is His Messenger'. He was sent
to Sargodha jail."
81. In another communication dated 20 September 1990, the Special Rapporteur
transmitted the following allegations:
"According to the information received, Mr. Irshadulla Tarar, a member of
the Ahmadi community, was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and the
payment of a 1,000 Rs. fine on 29 December 1988 for wearing a Kalima badge.
An appeal was made but the sentence was reportedly upheld. Mr. Tarar is said
to be held at the Gujranwala Central jail.
According to additional information received, on 11 June 1990 the
District Magistrate of Jhang prohibited the publication, for a period of two
months with immediate effect, of the Ahmadi daily newspaper 'Al-Fazal',
Rabwah, under the West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance I960, on
the grounds that it had been acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance
of public order. It is reported that no specific reason for this action had
been cited, nor legal justification provided.
It is also reported that expressions of hostility towards the Ahmadi
community have continued to be formulated by mullahs in Chak Sikandar and
Khatse Nabuwat. It is further alleged that the 16-year-old son cf Sahibzada
Abdul Salam had been captured, beaten and accused of proselytisnw
It is
reported that he was imprisoned for three to four days., '"
Saudi Arabia
32. In a communication of 15 June 1990 addressed to the Government of
Saudi Arabia, the following information was transmitted by the Special
Rapporteur;
"'It has been reported that the Shi'a community has been subjected to
religious discrimination in Saudi Arabia. Members of that community have
allegedly not been allowed to preach and to practise openly some of their
religious rites, such as the procession of Ashura (the commemoration of the
death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet's grandson) and some have been detained
without charge or trial.
The following cases of alleged arrests have been brought to the attention
of the Special Rapporteur:
1.
Sheikh Hassan Makki al-Khuwaildi, a leading Shi'a scholar, was
arrested on 31 October 1988, after having preached on Shi'ism, and has
allegedly been kept in detention without charge or trial.
2.
Muhammad Abdul-Rahim al-Faraj, a 18-year-old student, and