E/CN.4/1990/46 page 34 67. In a communication of 13 October 1989, the following information was transmitted: "It has been alleged that on 12 April 1989 the houses of 17 Ahmadi families in Nankana Sahib, district of Sheikhupura, were either burned down or seriously damaged. The same day, the Ahmadi mosque in the city was allegedly demolished. During the events copies of the Qur-an are said to have been set on fire. It has also been reported that these anti-Ahtnadi attacks were carried out by Muslim 'fundamentalists' acting with the acquiescence of the police authorities who allegedly made no attempt to protect the victims. "It has been reported that on 16 July 1989 in the village of Chak Sikander, district of Gujrat, Muslim 'fundamentalists' set on fire more than 100 houses of Ahmadis, shot at them and killed their animals. As a result of the shooting three Ahmadis were allegedly killed and many more wounded. It has also been reported that, during the anti-Ahmadi riots, the village exits were all blocked to impede Ahmadis from escaping. The events allegedly took place in the presence of police personnel. The shooting, looting and vandalism were said to have happened in the presence of the Superintendent, the Deputy Commissioner and the Deputy Inspector General of Police. The acts of arson, looting and ransacking of Ahmadi homes reportedly continued into the next day, 17 July 1989. According to the information received9 the 50 Ahmadis still staying at Chak Sikander fear for their lives." 68. In a communication of 8 November 19899 the following information was transmitted: "It has been reported that Dr0 Abdul Quddus* a well-known Ahmadi personality, was shot dead in Nawabshah, Sindh, on 28 September 1989. His assassination allegedly took place as he was returning to his clinic after visiting a patient. The killing of Dr. Quddus took place two months after the assassination, in Nawabshah, Sindh, of his brother, Dr. Abdul Qadir. It has further been reported that the following other Ahmadi personalities have recently been assassinated: Qureshi Abdur Rahmans In'am-ur-Rahman Anwar, Abdur Razzaq, Dr. Aqeel bin Abdul Qadir, Mahmood Ahmed Athwals Syed Qamr-ul-Haq, Khalid Suleman, Babu Abdul Ghaffar and Dr. Munawar Ahmad. "It has also been reported that several mullahs held a meeting on 11 October 1989 at Kharian and announced that on 2 November 1989 they would attack and destroy the town's mosque. According to the reports, the mosque had until now been used peacefully by both Ahmadi and non-Ahmadi communities. Furthermore, death threats have reportedly been issued against Ahmadis in the towns of Sargodha, Kasur, Khushab, Chawinda, Daska and Nawabshah. "Reports have also been received regarding the arrest of Sahibzada Mirza Khurshid Ahmad and Sahibzada Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Director for General Affairs and Director for Tabligh of the Central Organization of the Ahmadiyya Movement, respectively, on 20 October 1989. It has been alleged that for the first time in years, the Ahmadis of Rabwah were