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A loaded H.R. story of 1980 – worth placing on record here Rabwah: The daily Alfazl dated October 11, 2012 published an article written by Mr. Bashir Ahmad Rafiq, with title: Good Words about Chaudhry Zahur Ahmad Bajwa – my mentor, my friend. Mr. Rafiq is a former Imam of the Fazl Mosque in London, while Mr. Bajwa was a Director of Public Affairs of the Ahmadiyya Worldwide Jamaat in 1980s. The narrated incident is indicative of the Ahmadis‟ human rights situation in 1980 when general Zia was in power, Mr. Bhutto had been hanged a year before and the notorious Ordinance XX was still four years in the future. The narrative translated below is an extract from this article. “In 1980, … I built a comfortable house in Rabwah, and shifted to it. Mr. Bajwa would occasionally visit me and we had coffee together. This continued for long. It was in those days that someone knocked at my door; I opened it and found a respectable-looking visitor there. He introduced himself as the Assistant Commissioner of the sub-district that included Rabwah. I took him inside. He told me that he had never been to England. “Someone told me that a man lives here who had stayed in England for long, and this moved me to visit you and get some information about England”, he said. Subsequently every time the commissioner would come to Rabwah, he visited me at home. Once he brought his family along. Mr. Bajwa was the Director of (Ahmadiyya) Public Affairs (Nazir Amur Aama) in those days, and I kept him informed of these visits to avoid any misunderstanding. Mr. Bajwa himself had invited the commissioner to his place couple of times, and asked me to come along as well. The commissioner was impressed by Mr. Bajwa‟s personality and hospitality. “(Then) In those days, there was suddenly a police raid on Mr. Bajwa‟s residence and he was arrested. The FIR had been registered in the name of the Assistant Commissioner. It was mentioned therein that forbidden literature had been recovered from Mr. Bajwa‟s home. This was a very unusual incident. Mr. Bajwa was not only the Director of Public Affairs, but also hailed from a noble land-owning family of Sargodha. He had a vast property and was a man of influence in the area. All his brothers held high posts in civil and military. “The news of Mr. Bajwa‟s arrest spread like wild fire. All his friends were upset. I was very concerned that this man was behind bars on a false charge, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who, as the eldest son, was a favorite of his parents, who after receiving high education had dedicated his life to the service of the community, and who had played a distinguished role for years in bringing good name to Islam and Pakistan in England. How was he spending his time in prison, how was he bearing up with the difficulties of lockup, I wondered. “Mr. Bajwa was released on bail after a while. He was given a great reception on return to Rabwah. The very next day, Mr. Bajwa came to my home. Over coffee, he described his experiences of incarceration. Before leaving he said, “Mr. Majoka, the Assistant Commissioner is a friend of both of us, but he is more intimate with you. Ask him sometimes as to why he had this fabricated case registered against me.” I agreed to meet the commissioner in the next day or two and find out the reality of the case. “A few days later I called on the A.C. at his bungalow in Chiniot. He was sitting in his lawn in company. He stood up, received me, and having got me seated, asked his cronies to leave as he had important business with his visitor. After all had gone, he said to me, “Mr. Rafiq, I know the purpose of your visit, but before you say something please listen to me. One day, I received a written out FIR. It stated that I had raided Mr. Bajwa‟s house and recovered banned literature. I was astonished to read the FIR. I had carried out no raid, Mr. Bajwa was my mentor and friend, how could I lie so blatantly against him? So, I proceeded to see the Commissioner, Jhang. The Commissioner told me that those orders had come from high authorities so I had to sign the FIR and arrest Mr. Bajwa or consider myself fired. That made me think. I was at a loss. Eventually I decided that I had to save my job even at the cost of a good friend. So I signed the FIR and arrested Mr. Bajwa the next day.” Having said that 16
Mr. Majoka said, “Mr Rafiq, since that day, ashamed, I had not the courage to visit Rabwah. I am very ashamed from Mr. Bajwa. Please ask him to forgive me. I decided to violate my conscience only to save my job”. “I took leave and told the whole story to Mr. Bajwa.” From the media Two Ahmadis among eight gunned down (in Karachi) The daily Dawn; Lahore, October 24, 2012 Target attack leaves one Ahmadi dead The daily The Express Tribune; Lahore, October 20, 2012 Qadiani accepts Islam The daily Jang; Lahore, October 22, 2012 Ahmadis barred from offering Eid prayer (in Rawalpindi) The daily The Nation; Lahore, October 30, 2012 The Commission (HRCP) reaffirmed its demand for an end to the discrimination against the Ahmadis and to ensure the inclusion of their names in the voters’ list. The daily Dawn; Lahore, October 8, 2012 Qadianis be fired from key posts. Anti-blasphemy legislation should be undertaken: Tahrik Khatme Nabuwwat conference The daily Ausaf; Lahore, October 1, 2012 A military operation is called for in Chenab Nagar: Khatme Nabuwwat Conference The daily Waqt; Lahore, October 5, 2012 Chenab Nagar, Khatme Nabuwwat conference: The town is decorated with banners. The daily Pakistan; Lahore, October 2, 2012 Chenab Nagar: Broken roads, heaps of filth; people upset; citizens sick due to pollution; sanitation staff inactive; senior officials should take notice. The daily Nawa-e-Waqt; Lahore, October 1, 2012 Chenab Nagar: Encroachments abound; roads blocked; walking becomes difficult in the bazaar. The daily Dunya; Faisalabad, October 9, 2012 Chenab Nagar: Unscheduled (electric) load-shedding has crippled economic life The daily Aman; Faisalabad, October 15, 2012 Mirzais are the worst enemies of Islam: Usman Qadri (ST) The daily Jinnah; Lahore, October 8, 2012 We’ll have to unite to exterminate Ahmadis: Tahaffuz Khatme Nabuwwat conference The daily Waqt; Lahore, October 24, 2012 Blasphemous film is joint effort of Jews, Hindus and Qadianis: Rana Abdul Jabbar of Minhaj ul Quran, Dajkot The daily Aman; Faisalabad, October 2, 2012 Thousands of participants in Aalami Tajdar Khatme Nabuwwat Rally take oath to sacrifice their lives for the honour of Prophethood (in Lahore) The daily Pakistan; Lahore, October 1, 2012 The rulers should terminate relations with the US and put a stop to apostatizing activities of Qadianis: Khatme Nabuwwat conference The daily Khabrain; Lahore, October 6, 2012 Qadiani hand behind anti-Pakistan conspiracies: Mian Idrees The daily Mashriq; Lahore, October 19, 2012 Khatme Nabuwwat moot tomorrow (in District TT Singh) The daily The News; Lahore, October 17, 2012 17
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