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Ahmadi Man Killed by Islamist Mob in Karachi as Tensions Escalate

Authorities investigate the fatal beating of Laeeq Cheema by a TLP-linked mob, while 25 Ahmadis are placed in protective custody.

Police officers arrive to control the situation as supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community at outside their place of worship, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)
Paramilitary soldiers and police officers stand guard at outside the Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community's place of worship, where supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Ahmadi, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)
Police officers stand guard at outside the Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community's place of worship, where supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Ahmadi, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)
Police officers rescue members of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community from their place of worship, where supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Ahmadi, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)

Overview

  • Laeeq Cheema, a 47-year-old member of Pakistan's Ahmadiyya community, was fatally beaten by a mob in Karachi's Saddar neighborhood on April 18, 2025.
  • The mob, reportedly linked to the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), targeted Cheema after surrounding an Ahmadi worship site during Friday prayers.
  • Police confirmed the killing but have yet to arrest any attackers; around 25 Ahmadis were taken into protective custody for their safety.
  • The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned the attack as a failure of law enforcement and called for swift prosecution of those responsible.
  • Ahmadis, declared non-Muslims by Pakistan's constitution in 1974, face systemic persecution, with over 280 killed and thousands charged under blasphemy laws since 1984.