A/HRC/4/21/Add.1 page 58 stabbed to death while he was on trial for blasphemy charges at the District and Session Court of Muzzafargarh on 16 June 2006. According to what has been alleged, his murder was instigated by Mr. R. and carried out by five members of his seminary. Two of the perpetrators were subsequently captured by bystanders and handed over to the police while two policemen who allegedly tried to overpower the attackers were injured. 245. Mr. Abdul Sattar Gopang worked as a tax collector for the union council in Jatoi town, Muzzafargarh. Mr. R., in charge of a seminary, had not been paying his toll tax and had verbally threatened Mr. Gopang when asked to do so. On 13 March 2006, Mr. R. again refused to pay his toll tax. He then went to the police and filed a fabricated case of blasphemy against Mr. Gopang. According to the information received, Mr. R. allegedly told members of his seminary that they would go to heaven if they killed Mr. Gopang for having committed blasphemy. Concerns have been expressed that fabricated blasphemy charges are possible as a consequence of the Blasphemy Laws. To date, it is the Special Rapporteurs’ understanding that the three remaining perpetrators remain at large and that no charges have been brought in connection with the murder of Mr. Gopang. Observations 246. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that she has not received a reply from the Government concerning the above mentioned allegation. She would like to refer to her framework for communications, more specifically to the international human rights norms and to the mandate practice concerning “Freedom of expression including questions related to religious conflicts, religious intolerance and extremism” (see above para. 1, category IV. 1.). Moreover, the Special Rapporteur wishes to appeal to the Government of Pakistan to ensure that the death of Mr. Abdul Sattar Gopang is promptly, independently and thoroughly investigated. Urgent appeal sent on 13 July 2006 jointly with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living 247. The Special Rapporteurs brought to the attention of the Government information they had received regarding twelve Ahmadiya families from Jhando Sahi village in Daska Tehsil. On 24 June 2006, a group of unidentified individuals attacked an area inhabited by a dozen Ahmadiya families in Jhando Sahi village, forcing the families to leave the village. The group injured two people, burned down the community’s place of worship, two shops and a number of houses. The group attacked the community following as yet unsubstantiated claims that Ahmadiyya youths had burned copies of the Quran. According to the information received, the District Police have charged four Ahmadiyya youths with desecrating the Quran. However, no charges have been brought in connection with the attack on the village. Furthermore, the families have been informed by the police that they are not allowed to visit their village and to go back to their houses without prior permission. Response from the Government dated 12 October 2006 248. The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan presented the information received from the concerned authorities of Pakistan on the attack on Ahmadiya families. On 24 June 2006 some Qadiyanis allegedly set fire to pages of the Holy Quran. This was witnessed by some Muslim villagers of the area. Consequently, the villagers gathered and took out the protest