E/CN.4/1993/62 page 84 On 9 March 1992, two brothers from Mansehra who belong to the Ahmadi faith, Mr. Taj Muhammad and Mr. Mubarak Ahmad, were reportedly charged under Sections 298C and 506/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code for stating that they were Muslims. Mr. Taj Muhammad is said to have been arrested and his release on bail denied. On 31 March 1992, a case was reportedly registered under Section 298C of the Pakistan Penal Code in Kotri, Sind, against Mr. Nasir Ahmad Baluch, Mr. Mubashir Ahmad Gondal and Mr. Ghulam Bari Saif who were accused of propagating the Ahmadi faith. On 3 April 1992, about a dozen persons reportedly raided the house of Mr. Nasir Ahmad Baluch in Kotri, Sind, and threatened the women and children residing there. They are reported to have encircled the house until 5 a.m. the following morning. On 3 April 1992, a police squad led by the local magistrate reportedly raided an Ahmadi place of worship in Kotri, Sind, and arrested all the persons gathered there, including two young boys, Ferhan and Mehtab. Some of those arrested were reportedly beaten at the police station. Houses of Ahmadis were reportedly raided subsequently and charges were reportedly brought against 20 persons under Section 298C of the Pakistan Penal Code. A number of persons were allegedly also charged under Section 295C which carries the death penalty. All the imprisoned persons were subsequently also charged by the police for breach of peace under Sections 107/117 of the Pakistan Penal Code. On 4 April 1992, Mr. Hafiz Muzaffar Ahmad was arrested in Rabwah for inviting Ahmadis to fast during the month of Ramadan. He was reportedly charged under Section 298C of the Pakistan Penal Code. On 23 April 1992, 12 Ahmadis from Basti Rindan village, Dera Ghazi Khan district, were reportedly charged under Sections 295 and 298C of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 16 MPO for offering prayers. On 16 May 1992, Mr. Nasir Ahmad and 12 other Ahmadis from Nankana were reportedly charged under Sections 295A and 298C for writing the inscription ’Bismillah-ir-Rahman-i-Raheem, Nahmaduhu wa Nusalle Ala Rasool-i-hil Karrem’ on a wedding invitation. Mr. Nasir Ahmad and Mr. Babar were reportedly arrested on this occasion. On 19 May 1992, charges under Section 16 MPO were reportedly brought in Jhang against the publisher and printer of the Ahmadi monthly Khalid publication for the use of Islamic terms in their publication. On 29 May 1992, similar charges under Section 298C of the Pakistan Penal Code were brought by the District Magistrate of Jhang against the editors, publishers and printers of the Ahmadi publications Ansarullah, Khalid, Misbah and Tasheez-ul-Azhan. Mr. Muhammad Manzoor, a student of health education from Mirpur Azad Kashmir reportedly indicated that students had decided to organize a social boycott against him because he belonged to the Ahmadi faith. He is said to