The following is a list of cases filed against Ahmadi Muslims under 295c PPC and other sections. It is most probably incomplete. At the time of reading some of the cases may have been decided.
It should be noted that 295c carries the death penalty. Section 298c carries up to three years in prison and/or fine.
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION |
1 |
Mirza Muhammad Din Naz |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi |
Case#: |
2 |
Qazi Munir Ahmad |
Date: 15-08-88 |
3 |
Ch Ibrahim of Rabwah |
Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that an article about the Prophet's (SAW) life was published in the magazine 'Ansarullah'. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Shazadpura |
4 |
Ch. Khalil Ahmad District Sangarh |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi |
Case#: 170 Date: 17-02-87 Section: 295c, 298c |
One Muhammad Ishaq,lawyer, got a magazine to study in Feb. 1987, and gave this to the complainant. Subsequently the case for preaching was registered against the accused. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Shazadpura |
5 |
Mokhtar Ahmad |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi |
Case#:106 |
6 |
Abdul Rehman |
Date: 13-08-87 |
7 |
Ali Ahmad of District Sangarh |
Section: 295c, 298c |
The allegation in this case is that in the afternoon prayertime, the accused after azan (the call to prayer) recited darood (blessings on Muhammad SAW), bismillah (in the name of God) and other Qu'ranic words. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: City Kasur |
8 |
Sh. Muhammad Aslam |
Fazal Hussain President, Tahafaz-e-Khatam -e-Nabuwwat, Kasur, Distt. Kasur |
Case#: 481 |
9 |
Mushtaq Ahmad |
Date: 27-08-87 |
10 |
Muhammad Islam |
Section: 295c, 298c |
11 |
Qurashi Noor Ahmad Khan (residents Distt. Kasur) |
The allegations are that the accused wrote "Kalima Tayyiba" (Article of Faith) on thier house, shop, and place of worship. The accused were initially arrested under 298c but 295c was added later. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Sangarh |
12 |
Rashid Ahmad Khan of District Sangarh |
Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor |
Case#: 52 Date: 05-04-8? Section: 295c, 298c |
The allegation is that the accused wrote a Quranic verse "God is sufficient for his servant" on the outer wall of his house. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Sambrial |
13 |
Malik Nisar Ahmad of Sambrial |
Mohammad Saeed Zaki |
Case#: 81 |
14 |
Malik Noor Ahmad and |
Date: 14-04-88 |
15 |
Ashaq Mahmood of District Sialkot |
Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that the accused wrote the article of faith on their house. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Tando Adam |
16 |
Mirza Mubarak Ahmad of District Sangarh |
Maulvi Ahmad Hamadi |
Case#: 01 Date: 31-01-89 Section: 295c, 298c |
The allegation is that the accused wrote on a letter head an Arabic expression meaning "with the name of God and blessings on Muhammad SAW and the Promised Messiah". |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION |
17 |
Sh. Muhammad Yousaf |
Sayyad Muhammad Yahya Fazl Hussain |
Case#: ** |
18 |
Sh. Muhammad Aslam |
Date: 20-09-89 |
19 |
Mrs. Sh. Muhammad Aslam |
Section: 295c, 298c |
20 |
Miss Farida Farhat |
** Criminal appeal in the High Court |
21 |
Malik Abdur Rabb |
22 |
Khawaja Khalil Ahmad |
23 |
Capt. Muhammad Zakrya |
24 |
Sajid Nadeem |
25 |
Sh. Muhammad Anwar |
The allegation in this case is that accused wrote a Quranic verse meaning "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful", Islamic salutation, and arabic words meaning "May Allah wish" on a wedding invitation card. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Tando Adam |
26 |
Mirza Muhammad Din Naz |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi |
Case#: 128 |
27 |
Ch. Muhammad Ibrahim |
Date: 11-09-90 |
28 |
Qazi Munir Ahmad & All residents of Rabwah |
Section: 295c, 298c |
The allegation in this case is that accused used material in the magazine "Ansarullah" that amounts to posing as a Muslim. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Bagwan Pura |
29 |
Muhammad Ashraf Sindhu Advocate, Shalimar Town Lahore |
Muhammad Ramzan |
Case#: 415 Date: 04-10-90 Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that accused used derogatory words for the Prophet SAW. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Sambrial |
30 |
Khawaja Muhammad Amin |
Sahibzada Suliman Munir of Sambrial,District Sialkot |
Case#: 204 |
31 |
Malik Anayat Ullah |
Date: 08-07-91 |
32 |
Hameed ul Hassan Shah |
Section: 295c, 298c |
33 |
Muhammad Yousaf |
34 |
Malik Nisar Ahmad |
35 |
Mahmood Ahmad Dogar & All residents of District Sialkot |
The allegation in this case is that the accused by writing Kalima Tayyaba on their houses have committed the offense of defiling the sacred name of the Prophet SAW. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Phaloura |
36 |
Guffar Ahmad Butt |
Shahid Amin Bhatti Muslim Mujahid Force, Chawinda |
Case#: 159 |
37 |
Basharat Ahmad Butt |
Date: 21-09-91 |
38 |
Mahboob Ahmad Butt |
Section: 295c |
39 |
Mohammad Yaqoob Butt |
40 |
Mohammad Aslam Mughal |
41 |
Rahmat Ullah |
42 |
Mohammad Ismail, & All residents of Chawinda |
The allegation in this case is that the accused had written the article of faith on their shops and place of worship. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Shahadara |
43 |
Habib Ullah of Shahadra |
Muhammad Muzzafar, Chughtai, Shadara |
Case#: 326 Date: 29-10-92 Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that the accused levelled the accusation against the Holy Prophet SAW that he loved Hazrat Zainab and married her after getting her divorced and thus defiled the sacred name of the Prophet SAW. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Kotri |
44 |
Mubasher Ahmad |
Maula Shah Muhammad Rafi ud Din, Kotri |
Case#: 49 |
45 |
Ghulam Bari |
Date: 31-03-92 |
46 |
Nasir Ahmad Blooch |
Section: 295c, 298c |
47 |
Abdul Qudoos and residents of Kotri |
The allegation in this case is that the accused had preached thier faith and used derogatory words against the Holy Prophet SAW. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Kotri |
48 |
Ijaz Ahmad |
Ayaz Ahmad, Site Incharge, Police Station Kotri |
Case#: 50 |
49 |
Shahid Mureed |
Date: 03-04-92 |
50 |
Muhammad Sharif |
Section: 295c, 298c |
51 |
Iftikhar Ahmad |
52 |
Imtiaz Ahmad |
53 |
Abdul Qadeer |
54 |
Inam Ahmad |
55 |
Shahbaaz Khan |
56 |
Bakhat Ali |
57 |
Abdullah Abad |
58 |
Masood Ahmad |
59 |
Mahtab Ahmad |
60 |
Sadiq Ali |
61 |
Kashif Muhammad |
62 |
Saeed Ahmad |
63 |
Farhan Ahmad |
64 |
Rafiq Ahmad |
65 |
Mohammad |
66 |
Mohammad Aslam |
67 |
Farooq Ahmad, & All residents of Kotri |
The allegation in this case is that on a Friday a sermon was given in which it was alleged that the Holy Prophet SAW committed many errors, and that the prophethood never ended after him and many derogatory words were used against Islam. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Nankana |
68 |
Ch. Nasir Ahmad |
Mehr Shaukat Ali Shahid, Group Leader, International Majlis Tahafaz -e- Khatam -e- Nubawwat, Nankana, District Sheikhupura |
Case#: 122 |
69 |
Mrs. Ch. Nasir Ahmad |
Date: 16-05-92 |
70 |
Ch. Sarfraz Ahmad |
Section: 295c, 298c |
71 |
Mrs. Ch. Sarfraz Ahmad |
72 |
Ch. Mohammad Yousaf |
73 |
Ch. Bashir Ahmad |
74 |
Ch. Khalid Ahmad |
75 |
Ch. Ijaz Ahmad |
76 |
Ch. Sakandar Pervez |
77 |
Ch. Bashir Ahmad |
78 |
Ch. Babar Ahmad |
79 |
Ch. Shahrookh Sakandar |
80 |
Ch. Ijaz Ahmad & All residents of Nankana |
The allegation in this case is that the accused wrote a Quranic verse meaning "In the name of God most Gracious, Most Merciful", Islamic salutation and Arabic words meaning "May Allah wish" on the wedding invitation card of thier daughter. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Tando Adam |
81 |
Nawab Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Wakil ul Tabshir, Rabwah |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi, Tando Adam |
Case#: 71 |
82 |
Sayed Ahmad Ali Shah, Naib Nazir Islah o Irshad, Rabwah |
Date: 05-10-92 |
83 |
Mirza Abdur Rahim Beg, Karachi |
Section: 295c, 298c |
84 |
Saddar ud Din Khokar |
85 |
Ch. Nazir Ahmad |
86 |
Sayyed Sakhawat Ghah |
87 |
M.J. Asad |
88 |
Abdul Malik |
The allegation in this case is that the accused in a registered letter used the Quranic verse "In the name of Allah, most Gracious,ever Merciful", Islamic salutation etc. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Sadar Gujranwala |
89 |
Maula Dost Muhammad Shahid, of Rabwah |
Khawaja Muhammad Shafiq
Ch. Ghulam Muhammad, Thekedaar, Gujranwala |
Case#: 127 |
90 |
Nazir Ahmad |
Date: 23-03-88 |
91 |
Manzoor Ahmad |
Section: 295c, 298c, 188 |
92 |
Munawar Ahmad |
93 |
Muhammad Yousaf |
94 |
Shabbir |
95 |
Nasir |
96 |
Zaffar |
97 |
Shabbir Ahmad Shahid, Missionary |
98 |
Khalid |
99 |
Saleem, & residents of Talwindi Musa Khan,District Gujranawala |
The allegation in this case is that the accused preached thier faith. They were sentenced to two years with a fine of five thousand rupees each. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Khushab |
100 |
Hakim Jameel, Khushab |
Aquil Abbas Shah, Khushab |
Case#: Date: Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that the accused painted with black paint on a board of Khatam-e-Nubuwat and thus defiled the sacred name of the Prophet SAW and also wrote the article of faith on his place of worship. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Nankana |
101 |
Kaleem Ahmad, Nankana |
Abdul Majeed Akhtar |
Case#: 381 Date: 28-08-87 Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that the accused tore of a pamphlet of Khatam-e-Nubuwat and thus defiled the sacred name of the Prophet SAW. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Karahna |
102 |
Rana Asal Ahmad |
Hafiz Muhammad Akram Toofani, District Sargodha |
Case#: 120 Date: 26-11-92 Section: 295c |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
103 |
Ms Amatullah Saleem, Teacher, Government High School, Dunya Pur, District Lodhran |
A parent of a student |
Case#: Date: 04-02-93 Section: 295c, 295a |
The allegation in this case is that the accused recited the kalima (God is One and Muhammad is His Messenger) in a school assembly on 27 Jan 93 and had otherwise preached Ahmadiyyat.
The case was registered on the written complaint from a parent who alleged that the accused and two of her colleagues were Ahmadis. However, it was learnt that the other two are not Ahmadis. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Barana |
104 |
Rai Ghulam Abbas Bhatti |
Liaquat Hayat, Inayat Pur Bhattian, District Jhang |
Fir#: 177 |
105 |
Ata Mohammad Bhatti |
Date: 24-09-93 Section: 298c, 188 |
The allegation in this case is of arranging a religious gathering at Inayat Pur Bhattian addressed by Ahmadi scholars. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Mandi Bahauddin |
106 |
Mohammad Aslam Moong, District Mandi Bahauddin |
Hakim Khan Moong, District Mandi Bahauddin |
Fir#: 324 Date: 14-10-93 Section: 298c |
The accusation is that the accused preached the advent of Imam Mahdi in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and posed as a Muslim. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Tando Adam |
107 |
Mirza Muhammad Din Naz, Editor |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi, Tando Adam, Dist. Sanghar |
Fir#: 102 |
108 |
Ch. Mohammad Ibrahim, Publisher |
Date: 01-11-93 |
109 |
Qazi Munir Ahmad, Printer |
Section: 295c, 298c, 298b |
110 |
Sheikh Abdul Qadir |
111 |
Masood Ahmad Nasir |
112 |
Mahmood Ahmad Ashraf |
113 |
Arif Roomi |
114 |
Abulfazal Rashid |
The allegation in this case is that the monthly magazine "Ansarullah" (July 93) contained essays and poems on the greatness of the Holy Quran, etc. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Rabwah |
115 |
Mirza Muhammad Din Naz, Editor |
Home Secretary, Punjab |
Fir#: 236 |
116 |
Ch. Mohammad Ibrahim, Publisher |
Date: 16-11-93 |
117 |
Qazi Munir Ahmad, Printer |
Section: 298c |
The accused are alleged to have published the monthly "Ansarullah" (May 93) and to have preached their faith through it. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Rabwah |
118 |
Naseem Saifi, Editor |
Home Secretary, Punjab |
FIR#: 235 |
119 |
Qazi Munir Ahmad, Printer |
Date: 16-11-93 |
120 |
Agha Saif Ullah, Publisher |
Section: 298c |
The allegation is that the accused posed as Muslims in the daily "Al Fazl". |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Dera Ismail Khan |
121 |
Rashid Ahmad, Dera Ismail Khan |
Haji Ghaisuddin, Dera Ghazi Khan |
FIR#: 529 Date: 17-07-93 Section: 295c |
The allegation in this case is that the accused displayed verses of the Holy Quran in his shop. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Abbotabad Cant. |
122 |
Syed Bashir Ahmad, Phagla |
Waqar Gul, President, Majlis Tahaffuz Khatame Nabuwwat Youth Force, Abbotabad |
FIR#: 734 Date: 27-07-93 Section: 295c |
The allegation is that the accused gave a book written by Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan to someone to read. The book is the biography of Sir Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan's mother. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Sarwar Road |
123 |
Mian Rafiq Ahmed Gondal |
Rizwan Ghafoor |
FIR#: 87 |
124 |
Mian Sa'ad (son of Mian Rafiq) |
Date: 09-10-93 Section: 295c, 298c |
The allegation in this case is that accused preached their religion in public. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Piplan, Dist. Mianwali |
125 |
Riaz Ahmad Numberdar |
Mohammad Abdullah |
FIR#: 160 |
126 |
Riaz Ahmad |
Date: 21-11-93 |
127 |
Qamar Ahmad |
Section: 295c |
128 |
Mushtaq Ahmad |
The allegation in this case is that accused preached and used abusive language. The bail petition for this was heard on March 19, 1994 before the Lahore High Court. The hearing was postponed till April 10, 1994. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
129 |
Syed Nazir Ahmad Shah |
|
Case#: |
130 |
Syed Mahboob Ahmad |
Date: 01-08-93 |
131 |
Syed Sajjad Ahmad Khan |
Section: 325c |
132 |
Azhar Rahim |
The accused had gone to court to seek bail for their brother and were attacked. They fired in self defense. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION |
133 |
Shafiq Ahmad, Rabwah |
|
FIR#: |
134 |
Syed Abdur Raziq Shah, Abbotabad |
Date: 01-08-93 |
135 |
Rafi Ahmad, Abbotabad |
Section: 107, 151 |
A case was registered with reference to the case of Syed Nazir Ahmad Shah, Syed Mahboob Ahmad, Syed Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Azhar Rahim (charged on 01-08-93 under 325c) for threatening the peace. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Arifwala |
136 |
Mumtaz Ahmad, Chak 22/EB |
Hafiz Ahmad, Chak 22/EB, Tehsil Arifwala, Dist. Sahiwal |
FIR#: 288 |
137 |
Rashid Ahmad, Dist. Sahiwal |
Date: 31-08-93 |
138 |
Nasir Ahmad |
Section: 506/24, 341 |
139 |
Nasir Mahmood |
The allegation in this case is that the accused threatened Hafiz Ahmad for not joining their faith. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: Kamir |
140 |
Mumtaz Ahmad, Chak 22/EB |
Hafiz Ahmad, Chak 22/EB, Tehsil Arifwala, Dist. Sahiwal |
FIR#: 112 |
141 |
Rashid Ahmad, Dist. Sahiwal |
Date: 16-06-93 |
142 |
Nasir Ahmad |
Section: 506, 452 |
143 |
Majeed Ahmad |
The allegation in this case is that the accused threatened Hafiz Ahmad for not joining their faith. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
144 |
Dr. Mohammad Akhtar, Medical Officer Noorpur Thal |
|
FIR #: Date: 21-02-94 Section: 295c, 298c |
The accused was arrested on February 21, 1994 in Noorpur Thal and charged with propogating his faith. His first bail application was rejected. The case was transferred to the court of Mr. Nabi Ahmad, Magistrate, who heard the case on March 9, 1994. The case then transferred to the court of Mian Abdul Halim Saddique, Sessions Judge. The Sessions Judge is an Ahmadi Muslim. The bail application was accepted by him on March 16, 1994.
The reaction of the mullahs has been very hostile. The President of the Khushab branch of the Khatam-e-Nabuwwat group (an organization that specifically targets Ahmadis) has demanded the transfer of the Judge from Khushab. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
145 |
Mr. Hameed Ullah, District head of the Ahmadiyya Community |
|
Case#: |
146 |
Chaudhry Mohammad Sharif |
Date: 28-04-94 |
147 |
Mr. Nisar Ahmad, Ahmadi Missionary |
Section: 298c |
The accused were charged in Lodhran with preaching their faith. Appeals for bail before arrest had been rejected by the Sessions and High Court. M/s. Hameed Ullah and Chaudhry Mohammad Sharif were released on bail on July 17, 1994. According to the latest information available to the author Mr. Nisar Ahmad is in Bhahawalpur Jail after his bail application was rejected. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
148 |
Mian Mohammad Aslam |
|
Case#: |
149 |
Mr. Ejaz Ahmad |
Date: 23-06-94 Section: 298c, 295b |
The accused were charged with displaying the kalima and Quranic verses on an Ahmadi mosque in Qasur. The two were jailed after bail applications were rejected by the Sessions Court. The Punjab High Court was moved for bail. The case was kept pending for seven weeks. Bail was granted August 15, 1994. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
150 |
Mr. Nisar Ahmed, Ahmadi missionary |
|
Case#: Date: 17-07-94 Section: 295c |
The accused was arrested on 17 July 1994 under the blasphemy law 295c PPC. He was released on bail after 9 weeks on 23 September 1994. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
151 |
Mr. Dabeer Ahmad Sheikh, Chak 62/M.L. |
local President, Majlis Tahaffuz -e- Khatam -e- Nabuwwat |
Case#: Date: 20-07-94 Section: 298c |
District Council Bhakkar organized a meeting on family planning on June 29, 1994. The accused was invited to speak. It is alleged that before the speech the accused recited "In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, most Merciful", and that he greeted the audience with "Pece be upon you".
The complaint was lodged by the local President of the Majlis Khatam-e-Nabuwwat group (an organisation that specifically targets Ahmadis) and the District Inspector of Police ordered that a case be registered. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
152 |
Mr. Zafar Ahmad Tanoli |
|
Case#: |
153 |
Mr. Rafi Ahmad Tanoli |
Date: 28-09-94 Section: 298c |
The accused allegedly advertised to facilitate students wishing to proceed to Russia for education. The are alleged to have preached their faith through such methods. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
154 |
Mr. Mahmud Ahmad Khalid, Amir of Ahmadiyya Community in Mandi Bahauddin |
Member of Khatam -e- Nabuwwat Organisation |
Case#: Date: 03-10-94 Section: 298c |
The accused is charged with displaying a sticker of a verse of the Quran on his car and thus posing as a Muslim. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
155 |
Prof. Abdul Qadir Dahri |
Maulvi Ahmad Mian Hamadi |
Case#: |
156 |
Mr. Mohammad Ghous Sheikh, keeper of Ziaul Islam Press, Rabwah |
Date: 12-10-94 |
157 |
Mr. Qazi Munir Ahmad |
Section: 295a, 295b, 298c |
The Professor was charged with translating the Holy Quran into Sindhi and the keeper of the Press was charged with printing it. Bail was secured from the Sindh High Court. |
No. |
ACCUSED |
ACCUSER |
POLICE STATION: |
158 |
Mian Iqbal Ahmad, Amir of the local Ahmadiyya Community |
|
Case#: Date: 13-10-94 Section: 295a, 298c |
Numerous anti-Ahmadi rallies had been held by mullahs in Distt. Rajanpur. They demanded the arrest of the Amir of the local Ahmadiyya Community under 295c. They alleged that in a discussion with them Mr. Iqbal Ahmad had committed blasphemy against the Holy Prophet SAW. The District Magistrate appointed a Magistrate to investigate the allegation. The Magistrate submitted a report to the District Magistrate absolving Mr. Iqbal Ahmad.
Mr. Ahmad was arrested on 13 October, 1994 and charged under sections 295a, 298c. A bail application was rejected by the Sessions Court. The Punjab High Court granted bail on November 28, 1994.