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Maintenance of Order and Public Safety, decree 1074 of 6 July 1972, by
throwing stones at 16 members of the police force, who suffered serious
injuries and bruises all over their bodies.
"In conclusion it is necessary to refer to articles 11 and 47 of the
National Constitution: 'Aliens have the same duties and rights as
Nicaraguans, with the exception of political rights and such other rights
as may be established by law; they may not intervene in matters relating
to the political rights established in the Constitution and the law'.
That is the context in which some foreign priests have engaged in
activities reserved for nationals of the country, leading to their
expulsion."
Pakistan
66. In a communication of 7 April 1989 addressed to the Government concerned,
the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur:
"It has been reported that Ahmadis in Rabwah have been prohibited
from celebrating the first century of the Ahmadiyya movement starting on
23 March 1989, and that section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code,
prohibiting any gathering, was promulgated in Rabwah for an indefinite
period. Twenty-four persons were reportedly taken into custody; court
proceedings were instituted against 4 of them for alleged contravention
of section 144, and cases were registered against the 20 others under
section 298c of the Penal Code.
"Meetings of Ahmadis celebrating the first century of the Ahmadiyya
movement were also reportedly banned in Jhang, Faisalabad and Lahore.
"The following cases have also been reported concerning alleged
violations of the 1984 Ordinance No XX:
"(a) A court in Tando Adam (Sindh) issued a warrant for the arrest
of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Supreme Head of the Ahmadiyya Movement in
Islam because he had described himself as a Muslim;
"(b) Two cases were registered against the editor and the publisher
of Al-Fazl. the daily newspaper of the Community, because it had
published verses from the Holy Koran;
"(c) Cases have been registered under sections 295c and 298c of the
Penal Code against a number of persons in Gujranwala, Sheikhupura,
Tharparkar and Attock districts for using Muslim forms of greetings;
"(d) Mr. Irshad Khan of Gujranwala was given one year's
imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 rupees for wearing a Kalima (article of
faith) badge;
"(e) Seven members of an Ahmadi family in Islamabad were arrested
on 20 December 1988 for inscribing Islamic terms on wedding invitation
cards."