E/CN.4/2001/0063 page 31 The accused was reportedly detained in the Faisalabad district prison, although no appropriate investigation was conducted. It is said that the family of Ashiq Masih also constantly receives death threats. 115. In July 2000, in the village of Bandai in Dir district, North-West Frontier Province, a religious leader, Maulana Ziaul Haq, reportedly issued a fatwa calling on Muslims to kill Westerners in the Maidan region and to kidnap and force female employees of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to get married. This fatwa strengthened a ban imposed by the district authorities at the behest of local mullahs, which was designed to prevent NGO personnel from entering the region. The extremist organization Tehrik-I-Nifaz-Shariat-Muhmmadi is apparently behind these events; it is organizing a campaign against NGOs, which it accuses of spreading anti-Islamic Western philosophies such as protection of women’s rights. 116. On 5 August 2000, Mohammed Yusuf Ali, a Sufi mystic accused of blasphemy, was reportedly condemned to death in Lahore. It appears that this decision was reached despite the fact that the persons who had accused Mohammed Yusuf Ali of proclaiming himself a prophet failed to back up their allegations with any hard evidence. The accused is said to have denied the allegations, and certain witnesses admit that they had not fully understood his claims. The accuser is apparently the secretary-general of an extremist organization, Majlis-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat (Organization of the Finality of the Prophet), known for its anti-Ahmadiyah campaigns. 117. On 4 October 2000, Dr. Younus Sheikh, a doctor and professor at the Islamabad College of Medicine, was reportedly arrested by the police on a charge of blasphemy. It was alleged that on 2 October 2000, during a class in the presence of students, he had stated that the prophet was not Muslim before his fortieth birthday, and that the prophet’s parents were not Muslims because their deaths pre-dated the prophet’s announcement of his mission. The accuser is Maulana Abdur Rauf, head of the Rawlpindi branch of Majlis-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat. None of the members of this extremist organization had actually attended Dr. Younus Sheikh’s class. On 19 October, Younus Sheikh was brought before a court and remanded in custody. During this hearing, he was reportedly attacked by 20 mullahs from the Rawlpindi branch of the aforementioned organization. He is currently being detained on remand in Adiala prison. 118. On 30 October 2000, five ahmadiyah, including a child, were reportedly killed by unidentified armed men while they were leaving a mosque after morning prayers in the village of Ghatialian near Sialkot in Punjab Province. Ten Ahmadis were also injured in this attack. No one has been arrested in connection with these events. Papua New Guinea 119. In 2000, the Minister for Home Affairs reportedly stated his opposition to the arrival of Muslims in the country, and his Department has set about drafting legislation to control non-Christian religions. As a first step, and pursuant to a request from the Department, an ecclesiastical coalition is said to have prepared a document entitled "The Inclusion of Islam into Papua New Guinea: A Warning", which alleges that Islam is a bellicose and violent religion which oppresses women and minorities. It further claims that Islam is a threat to the peace and unity of Papua New Guinea, which should remain a Christian country.